Red Curb Starter Kit

If I were living in a dysfunctional city with a municipal government that was paralyzed by self-imposed public outreach requirements for every city action, no matter how small, I might get frustrated enough to partake in some light tactical urbanism.

I do not live in such a city, but if I did, these are the things I would need to, say, paint the curbs at bus stops red so people could board without having to squeeze between parked cars.

• A high-viz vest, hard hat, and clipboard to look the part of a city maintenance worker, because nobody will bother you if you look the part and act like you are supposed to be there.

• Some traffic cones to look official (see above)

• A good push broom to clear away any dirt or debris before painting

• A roll of 3” masking tape for clean lines

• Red Krylon striping paint to paint the actual curb

• White paint and some stencil letters to spray “NO PARKING BUS STOP” once the red paint dries.

• And for the skaters, a rub brick to clean up the edge of the curb before painting so it’ll grind real nice.

Anyway, I am glad I live in a city with a robust, well-functioning city government so I don’t have to resort to this kind of thing.