City Beautification Ensemble started colourizing urban fixtures a couple of years ago. Lately they seem to be concentrating their efforts on bike parking. I like them because they really are trying to make things look nice. At first they were pretty slap-dash, and there'd be big messy overspray around everything they did. They got some complaints and then fixed up their methods! Very responsive and responsible for a gang of lads with buckets of paint. Apparently their website is 2% complete.
I like yellow bikes because for a small annual fee you can have access to these plucky little well-oiled one-speeders whenever you like. I picked one up the other day while out on errands. The hard part is bringing them back to the hub on time, cause they are so much fun to ride.
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"... Committee (TPSC) web site revealed that what I'd seen was part of a recent project entitled pedals & paint. On the evening of May 30, the site relates, "the Toronto Public Space Committee (TPSC) and The City Beautification Ensemble (CBE, referenced here by Sally McKay), led a workshop in Trinity Bellwoods Park to teach people how to paint a bike and bike rack. We set out before dusk to make Toronto a more colourful place to live." Yeah, it was even a Bike Week event, although the Cycling Ambass..."
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