Traffic Safety Mural Coming to Third Avenue

A traffic safety mural that grew out of concerns about children being struck by cars on Third and Fourth Avenues will be painted next month on Third Avenue and there's a community meeting to preview and discuss the design on Thursday night (7/19). The project is a collaboration between Transportation Alternatives and Groundswell, the community mural project. The nonprofit has coordinated the creations of dozens of very cool murals around Brooklyn like the big one you might have noticed on Fourth Avenue at Sackett Street. The project was inspired by the tragic death of James Rice--who was struck and killed by a Hummer at Third Avenue and Baltic Street on his way home from pre-school in February--and many other children that have been injured and killed by cars.

The dozen young people that have been working on the mural design will be previewing it the meeting. The hour-long event will tak place at 5:00PM at the Groundswell Mural Project at 339 Douglass Street, which is between 3rd and 4th Avenue.