Safety Sign Project - It All Means Stop!

  • The street sign designed by students from IS 2.
  • Safety Sign Project - It All Means Stop!
  • Safety Sign Project - It All Means Stop!

Project Description

Groundswell and the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) designed the Traffic Safety Sign Residency Program to engage public school students in exploring traffic safety information through the creation of original street signs. Signs designed collaboratively by students at each of our partner schools are digitally rendered by Groundswell artists, fabricated by NYC DOT’s Sign Shop, and temporarily installed in local locations students identify as in need of traffic signage. Through this program, students learn how signs and symbols can work to communicate ideas and explore visual art techniques to develop graphic images. These signs then help increase safety awareness and prevent accidents in locations around each school community. Students from IS 2 chose to include their school mascot in this reminder that all the symbols for a crosswalk hand, red light, and stop sign all represent the same thing.

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Project Info

Location: 333 Midland Avenue Staten Island, NY 10436
Neighborhood: 
Dongan Hills


Program: 
Safety Sign Initiative


Theme: 
Livable Streets


Year: 
2011


Partner(s): 
IS 2


Lead Artist(s):
Frank Parga


Participants: 

 

7th grade students at IS 2
Medium: 
Printed Metal Sign


Dimensions: 30" Diameter

Fun Facts

Suggested Activity
Think about areas in your neighborhood that may be in need of a traffic sign. Do people drive too fast near your school? Do people roll through stop signs by your house? Design a traffic safety sign that reflects traffic issues in your neighborhood.
Research
According to Transportation Alternatives, New York has the highest number of pedestrian and cyclist deaths and injuries in the United States. Pedestrian and cyclist deaths make up a majority of traffic deaths.
Fun Fact
You should always wear a seatbelt when you are in the car and always wear a helmet when you are on a bike. It is also very important to “Stop, Look, and Listen,” when you are crossing the street, because others might not see you.