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[Jacob]

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Jacob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Stewart" <johns at feetfirst.info>
To: <announce at feetfirst.info>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 11:23 AM
Subject: [Feet_First] Seattle's First Intersection Repair Project...this 
Saturday!


> This Saturday, September 9, 2006, residents of Seattle's Squire Park 
> neighborhood will “reclaim” the intersection of 20th Avenue and E. Marion. 
> Seattle’s first ever “Intersection Repair” will begin at 10am and end with 
> a street celebration at 3PM. Intersection repair (started by a non-profit 
> group called City Repair based in Portland, Oregon) is the conversion of a 
> public street into a public square. Squire Park residents will paint a 
> unique mural in the middle of the intersection creating a public space for 
> use by all!
>
> This event has been organized by the Squire Park Community Council’s 
> Reclaiming the Streets for the People Committee, with participation from 
> Feet First. The Committee recently completed a plan that will make 
> neighborhood streets greener, calmer, friendlier and safer. One element of 
> the plan includes “Street Reclaiming,” a non-traditional method of traffic 
> calming. It is a method of using the street for neighborhood-building 
> activities such as play, socializing, commerce, and culture. Reinstating 
> these community-building functions puts people on the street and causes 
> traffic to slow down.
>
> This Committee’s work has been sponsored by Northwest Insurance Council 
> and City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Rodda Paint, Fair Trade 
> Puget Sound and Tony’s Coffee have provided support to Saturday’s 
> intersection repair.
>
> For more information on Intersection Repair, visit 
> http://www.cityrepair.org/ir.html. For more information on the Squire Park 
> Reclaiming the Streets for the people, contact Barb Biondo at 206.325.3915 
> or e-mail squire_park_street_reclaiming at yahoo.com.
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