DIYDPW #74
Handmade sign made of different colored tape providing directions away from a residential area to state roads.
Handmade sign made of different colored tape providing directions away from a residential area to state roads.
DO NOT DRIVE ON SIDEWALK. Portland, OR. August 2022. Thanks to Roger Peet for this contribution to the DIYDPW series! DIYDPW is a frequent, irregular blog post highlighting global examples…
DEAD END. Walkill, NY. June 2022. Someone installed this in hopes people wouldn’t turn down their short road that has no outlet forcing vehicles to make a u turn in…
No Truck Turn. Gardiner, NY. June 2022. Found during a recent detour thru the hamlet of Gardiner. The folks on this corner, placed some cones, surveyors tape and this handmade…
DIYDPW is a frequent, irregular blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage or infrastructure,…
There are a couple of these hand painted signs in the village just North of Bard College, illustrating a “safe” bike route to the campus a couple of miles away….
An example of someone prioritizing glutenous treats as a necessity. DIYDPW is a frequent, irregular blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These…
DO NOT MOW. Kingston, NY. August 2018 DIYDPW is a frequent, irregular blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as…
DIYDPW is a frequent, irregular blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage or infrastructure,…
STOP NO VEHICLES BEYOND THIS POINT. Somewhere in the Catskills, NY. November 2014 DIYDPW is a frequent, irregular blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public…
Please Drive Slowly We <3 Our Children. Tivoli, NY. January 2022
PLEASE SLOW DOWN, Gardiner, NY. January 2021.
NO TURNS! New Paltz, NY. January 2021
Please Slow Down Baby Fox Crossing. Walkill, NY
Bloomfield neighborhood, Pittsburgh, PA
Arlington Avenue, near Allentown, Pittsburgh, PA
Polish Hill, Pittsburgh, PA
I came across @dreadlockpranksta on Instagram awhile back and am finally sharing their DIY installations! Below is a selection of messages left at site specific locations in NYC. See their…
Pittsburgh, PA
parking space saver, Bloomfield neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh: who cleans the 40th Street Bridge’s sidewalks? Most DIYDPW posts focus on signage, but every once in awhile we find a human filling in a vacant municipal role… Dani…
Portland, Oregon (thanks Icky!)
Spruce St Kingston, NY
SLOW Chester, NY
No Parking On Sidewalk Hoyt St, Brooklyn, NY
Be Quiet Curb Yuor Dog Watch our Kids This is Your Block Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Animal X-ing/Cars Stop! Campbell Hall, NY People Xing/Cars Stop! Campbell Hall, NY
Slow Down! Fawn, Rosendale, NY
People create all sorts of signage and barriers when its time for block parties. Park Slope, Brooklyn
Park Slope, Brooklyn. DIYDPW is a frequent blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
from the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, NYC (thanks Josh!) Looking back over the thumbnails on the DIYDPW blog channel page of all of these posts over the last few…
Bath, ME
Vancouver, BC, Canada (thanks Jesse!)
Please Sound Horn Private Road in Orange County, NY. It is my understanding, on roads that have no jurisdiction by the State, County, Town, City or Village, are “controlled” by…
Today I received an anonymous DIYDPW tip-off in my email, the day after the removal of the Jefferson Davis memorial statue in New Orleans, Louisiana: Jefferson Davis Parkway was just…
(photos by John Colombo from The Bulletin v.42 n.5 May 2017) The DIYDPW channel has, until now, always been documentation of signage of some sort. This time I’m highlighting a…
Dalton, PA Taken right as a local resident was stepping out on the street to walk their dog. Ever since Shaun started this series, I’ve been noticing DIYDPW signs everywhere,…
Gardiner, NY This sign did make me slow down, A LOT! I wanna see baby foxes, that sounds incredibly adorable! Ever since Shaun started this series, I’ve been noticing DIYDPW…
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
(location unknown) Troy, New York
Back in 2011, DIYDPW #4 highlighted an unauthorized sign installed at an egregious Pittsburgh intersection (above). That sign was intended to alert drivers that traffic patterns had been changed, even…
Burgettstown, PA, USA – story here. (Thanks, Becca!) DIYDPW is a (semi)weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as…
Pittsburgh, PA, USA These are known as “sharrows”, a type of lane-sharing marking that cities often use on streets where bike lanes won’t fit (or for other mysterious municipal reasons)….
Campbell Hall, NY (Thanks to Kevin, who says this sign was “Installed on a newly tar and chipped road upstate. Super dangerous conditions for motorcycle riding, I was thankful someone…
Jersey St, New York, NY, USA (Thanks again, Kevin!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined…
Hudson Valley, NY, USA (Thanks, Kevin!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples…
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Not exactly citizen-spawned infrastructure, but too ridiculous not to share anyway… thanks, Pete!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department…
Brooklyn, New York, USA (couple blocks from the Interference Archive!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are…
Petaluma, CA, USA (full image below, thanks Kevin!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any…
upstate New York (thanks Kevin!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
Pittsburgh, PA, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post (ok, actually it’s been on hiatus since May 2012) highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects….
OK, so maybe this one isn’t exactly citizen-generated infrastructure in the way I’m usually interested… or is it? If anything it’s hilarious! Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Thanks, Alisa!) DIYDPW is a…
Pittsburgh, PA, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
Pittsburgh, PA, USA (thanks Icky!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples…
Poop Bags in Brooklyn, NY, USA, full image below (Thanks, Mary!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These…
Los Angeles, CA (full article here, thanks Erok!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as…
Pittsburgh, PA, USA (thanks Icky!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of…
Portland, OR, USA (full article here, thanks Vanessa!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as…
This sign was a Mother’s Day present to my mom a couple years back… Pittsburgh, PA, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself…
Brooklyn, NYC, USA: for waiting on the bus (Thanks Josh!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are…
Pittsburgh, PA, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
Portland, Oregon, USA (full article with photos here – thanks Vanessa!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These…
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark (thanks Brett!) “Brandjev” means Fire Lane… and note the crossed out parking spaces. DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department…
Pittsburgh, PA, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal…
Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark (thanks Brett!) DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of…
rural Massachusetts, USA (thanks Colin!)
Chicago, IL, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
Pittsburgh, PA, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
Danger sign on electrical box, Mumbai, India DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal…
Chicago, IL, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
Pittsburgh, PA, USA This is the first installment of what I hope will be a regular, weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works…