Manuel Pulido joins other artists as they paint turtles on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
Artists paint turtles on Manitou Springs street to slow down the traffic.
Manuel Pulido joins other artists as they paint turtles on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Artist Maggie Quinn paints a turtle on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Manuel Pulido, left, and Vincent Coleman join other artists as they paint turtles on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A pet tortoise walks past one of the painted turtles on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as artists work on the calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A pet tortoise walks past the artists as they paint turtles on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of the calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Manuel Pulido, left, and Vincent Coleman join other artists as they paint turtles on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Artist Maggie Quinn paints a turtle on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Artists Darrin Zeer, left, and Maggie Quinn paint turtles on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Manuel Pulido joins other artist as they paint turtles on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test the effectiveness of the art to slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)An Artist paints a turtle on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Artist Bobby Halbert paints a turtle on El Paso Blvd. in Manitou Springs Monday, Oct. 04, 2021, as part of a calming asphalt mural project to test whether the art will help slow down traffic near crosswalks. The pilot project was funded by Smokebrush Foundation and is the first of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
