New Orleans is set to receive a number of flower decals to decorate temporary schools, transitional housing and reconstruction sites, a bonus from an art project in New York City, http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com.
Children painted 27,000 bright vinyl panels to adorn NYC cabs, but several thousand were left over because not all Big Apple cab drivers wanted to display them. The non-profit project, called Garden in Transit, launched in September to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the metered city cab. The project ended earlier this month.
Organizers Ed and Bernie Massey decided to give the bulk of the leftover artwork to New Orleans. Other recipients include California, China, South Korea, Mexico and Cuba.
Flowers promote positive image
Meanwhile, Salinas, Calif., is looking for an official flower to represent the city, says thecalifornian.com. Mayor Dennis Donohue got the idea last summer when a woman named Esther Wilson wrote a letter saying that a flower would help promote a positive image for the city. Nominations are being accepted until Jan. 25. Five finalists will be chosen; the public will vote to choose the winner, to be announced March 12.
Flowers stop traffic
And in Ft. Worth, Texas, city engineers are finalizing a proposal from a team of volunteers to use giant flower pots in the middle of intersections to slow speeding cars. Families who live in the Ryan Place neighborhood will vote on whether to implement the plan. For the full story, see wfaa.com.