Garden In Transit

Come September, expect to see just about all NYC yellow cabs dressed in flowery overcoats, as fall fashion permeates the citizenry and leaves no cab behind.

Here’s a quote from NYC.gov:

“Garden in Transit,” a temporary public art project, will be displayed on New York City’s yellow taxicabs in the Fall of 2007. This privately-funded project will celebrate the 100th anniversary of New York’s first motorized taxi as part of TAXI ‘07, an initiative led by the Taxi and Limousine Commission and the Design Trust for Public Space. Beginning September 2006, school-aged children from local hospitals, after-school programs, and recreation centers throughout the five boroughs, assisted by thousands of adult volunteers, will paint large, colorful flowers onto self-adhesive material that will be installed on yellow taxicabs beginning September 2007. Volunteer opportunities range from on-going participation to one-time only projects.

It’s a privately-funded project, so that ought to make it that much more palatable. If you’re in the area, take the opportunity to leave your mark. You’ll enjoy such pastimes as rolling around in a rainbow of paint, working up a solid appetite, and having your name on your own work in a moving gallery.