I'm perfectly fine with the crosswalk being painted in a more interesting way, but looking at the sidewalk on the other side of the street there makes me think maybe that city has some more important things they need to work on for walkability before they should start worrying about prettifying stuff.

I'm not sure sacrificing clarity for quirkiness is progress.

What is green, or open or reclaimed about this? Let alone all of these?

It's like a captcha for self driving cars. Should I use extra caution or not? Can I go or do I let the skinfolk pass first?

Stuff like this bothers me. If cars, pedestrians, or cyclists use the crossing and the road that it crosses over, painted lines and way finding markers need to be consistent and clear for safety.

It's fine to paint a crossing like this at an entryway to a museum or library, but not on a road.

Dazzle camo for pedestrians

Yeah, can you imagine the shit storm if someone rigged up traffic lights with some strobe effect and RGB LEDs to make driving, "fun, attractive, and accessible to more people."

In my cynicism I'll venture that if pedestrians were required to carry insurance for collisions, insurance companies would not let these cross walks stick around for a hot 5 minutes.

@MapAmore @openstreetmap crossing:markings=artwork seems a good key. crossing:markings=yes is too generic, IMHO

What the cinnamon toast fuck is this? I'd tag it as a public art installation and tag the crossing separately as unmarked.

@MapAmore

But wait, there's more #StreetArt crossings! :mastorofl:

https://designbump.com/28-unbelievable-pedestrian-crossing-street-art/

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@openstreetmap

I just learned that apart from the official meaning of "Gora" cited in the original toot, apparently, it appears to be a nod towards the argot of the @pinoy #LGBQT community, meaning "Let's go."

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