News and Opinion on Neighborhoods, Schools and Local Governments of Redmond, WA.
Used to live in Redmond and rode the bus out of the Redmond P&R right next to the skate park. I think the graffitti wall is a pretty good idea but there's a more serious problem at the skate park that needs to be addressed: every morning, the skate park and the surrounding area is filled with trash despite there being numerous trash cans handy. The city needs to forcefully suggest that the skaters and bikers that use the park be more self-policing in this regard or risk having the park turned into a fountain.
The graffiti on the walls looks great. On the fence, however, not so much.
I have been taking photos of the progression of the graffiti wall. I only have a few months worth though. It seems that if something nice goes up it usually lasts for a few weeks. I spoke with one of the artist and he said, "I like to paint something that matters and looks good. I try to cover the tags up with appealing art." He is also a design student at LWTC and also said, "The computer designing can get mundane and unsocial. With being social it is a way to break away from the same style and get ideas from everyday life."
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Used to live in Redmond and rode the bus out of the Redmond P&R right next to the skate park. I think the graffitti wall is a pretty good idea but there's a more serious problem at the skate park that needs to be addressed: every morning, the skate park and the surrounding area is filled with trash despite there being numerous trash cans handy. The city needs to forcefully suggest that the skaters and bikers that use the park be more self-policing in this regard or risk having the park turned into a fountain.
The graffiti on the walls looks great. On the fence, however, not so much.
I have been taking photos of the progression of the graffiti wall. I only have a few months worth though. It seems that if something nice goes up it usually lasts for a few weeks.
I spoke with one of the artist and he said, "I like to paint something that matters and looks good. I try to cover the tags up with appealing art." He is also a design student at LWTC and also said, "The computer designing can get mundane and unsocial. With being social it is a way to break away from the same style and get ideas from everyday life."
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