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Home » Making streets safer for all users » Silent Lights

  • Location: New York, Mode: Streets

Silent Lights

Located in the north Fort Greene neighborhood, Silent Lights is an artistic lighting project conceived by New York City DOT’s Urban Arts Program and the Brooklyn Arts Council, and designed by Urban Matter Inc. These organizations, in partnership with a wide range of local residents, community foundations, and nonprofit organizations, worked to turn a dark, loud overpass into a pleasant experience for the pedestrians who must cross under it. 

Key partners: New York City DOT, Brooklyn Arts Council, Urban Matter Inc

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How artists help transportation projects

  • Generating creative solutions for entrenched transportation problems
  • Making streets safer for all users
  • Organizing transportation advocates
  • Engaging multiple stakeholders for an inclusive process
  • Fostering local ownership
  • Alleviating the disruptive effects of construction
  • Healing wounds and divisions
  • Mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

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