Creative responses to graffiti include murals, landscaping and more.
Stop Graffiti Now!
The City of Minneapolis has a webpage to allow neighbors to share creative tips for preventing graffiti. “Every day I see more and more creativity from neighbors who are using art and landscaping to prevent graffiti,” 9th Ward Council Member Gary Schiff said. I hope this website becomes a tool for neighbors to submit their own photos and share ideas across the city.
The webpage www.minneapolismn.gov/graffiti/ shows examples such as landscaping, murals and types of fencing that deter graffiti. Residents are encouraged to send in photos of their own efforts, and share helpful tips. Graffiti often collects on large flat blank surfaces, such as buildings, garages and flat fences. Landscaping, like ivy or other clinging plants helps to reduce the likelihood of graffiti on a surface. Some fences are less likely to be spray painted such as fences with board gaps, alternating boards or lattices.
