SmART Streets project combines art and pedestrian safety measures

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SmART Streets project combines art and pedestrian safety measures

Downtown Rochester is going to get more colorful this summer and hopefully safer for pedestrians. A new program called Downtown SmART Streets, led by Reconnect Rochester, aims to install traffic-calming infrastructure—like curb bump-outs and plastic bollards—and brighten it with the works of local artists.  “Downtown SmART Streets is the intersection of street design and art to make meaningful, measurable change where safety improvements are ne…