Guerrilla Wayfinding in Raleigh “We’re not sure anyone else out there is doing this – mounting walkable direction signs around town, under cover of darkness. In mid-January, a group calling themselves Walk Raleigh posted 27 such signs at three intersections around the city, and we hear (by reading their Facebook page), that the stunt has actually caught the eye of city officials who may look to make the signs permanent. This is tactical urbanism at its best: a fly-by-night citizen-led escapade whose whimsy could ultimately prompt real improvements to city amenities. So, kudos to these brave urban guerrillas (whom we assume traveled by foot in between installations)” Source: theatlanticcities /via rinsquared:Very Short List:smartercities:
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Guerrilla Wayfinding in Raleigh

“We’re not sure anyone else out there is doing this – mounting walkable direction signs around town, under cover of darkness.

In mid-January, a group calling themselves Walk Raleigh posted 27 such signs at three intersections around the city, and we hear (by reading their Facebook page), that the stunt has actually caught the eye of city officials who may look to make the signs permanent. This is tactical urbanism at its best: a fly-by-night citizen-led escapade whose whimsy could ultimately prompt real improvements to city amenities. So, kudos to these brave urban guerrillas (whom we assume traveled by foot in between installations)”

Source: theatlanticcities

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Source: theatlanticcities.com

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  1. sombresilhouettesbringnoglory reblogged this from eozberk
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  3. dinosaurdog reblogged this from hellyeahraleigh and added:
    Sadly, the city took these down!: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/23/1877282/raleigh-likes-the-idea-not-the.html...
  4. dontpanic23 reblogged this from hellyeahraleigh and added:
    There are even signs like this on Hillsborough that tell you how far of a walk it is to Centennial Campus. Cool stuff.
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    “We’re not sure anyone else out there is doing this – mounting walkable direction signs around town, under cover of...
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    radarqnet:theatlanticcities
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    “We’re not sure anyone else out there is doing this – mounting walkable direction signs around town, under cover of...
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  20. llysakowski reblogged this from smartercities and added:
    Smart Guerilla Way Finding...pedestrians in Raleigh, NC. smartercities
  21. goldman reblogged this from smartercities and added:
    I can think of a lot of neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens that could benefit from something like this.
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  23. keithkurson reblogged this from rinsquared and added:
    This is really cute! I really like this idea.
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