A playful crosswalk in Mérida was short-lived.Photo: Courtesy
It didn’t take long for natural elements to fade a charming yellow-pencil-themed crosswalk that a crew painted outside a Centro elementary school in Mérida.
Less than a week after the City Hall collaborated with art students in the painting of a creative pedestrian crossing comprised of yellow No. 2 pencils, a single rainstorm has practically erased it.
The city was so proud of its efforts, it posted a professionally produced video of the crew painstakingly painting the crosswalk, at Calle 57 and Calle 50.
Students at the UADY Campus of Architecture, Habitat, Art and Design, who collaborated on the work, lamented the poor quality paint they had to use. They warned that if the crosswalk disappears completely, it will pose a risk to pedestrians.
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The city should have just left the original, standard crosswalk, they told La Jornada Maya.
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