Recently, yellow taxicabs were decorated with flowers to celebrate 100 years of motorized, metered taxis in New York City. The project entitled, Garden in Transit was started by two brothers, Ed and Bernie Massey from California in 2000. Over 27,000 pieces of vinyl sheets were painted by children in schools and hospitals and used to cover the roofs and top surfaces of about 12,700 taxicabs in the city.Of the painted flowers above, which is your favorite?
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Dang!! You beat me to it! I think this is such a great initiative. Everything looks so much better with a bunch of flowers, doesn't it?
How cool is that! My favourite is the pink flowers....and I agree with Eliane....everything DOES look so much better with a bunch of flowers. They're like smiles :o)
I like the ones with the pink. They're all so colorful and festive!!
Super idea; colourful, cheerful, and whimsical. Great. The upper right is my favorite.
I like the orange flowers with the red middles.
What a great idea! I hope the boss of taxis in Toronto reads your blog, we could do with some brightening up around here!
Oh, my. Ming, I cannot pick a favorite. I'm a big-time flower lover; I wear an enamel flower pin to work every day! Super-dooper photos. I'm gushing, but I can't help myself. And guess what I thought they were when I saw them on the portal? Some sort of iced cookies!
Mama and I got a laugh out of your comment about our neighbors' electricity use. Thanks for visiting.
Now that is a hard choice...but I think I like the first one. This is a great idea...I'd love to ride in a flower colored taxi.
No kidding....100 years of taxis eh?
Would you believe, I've been inside the sheet metal walls of a taxi only two times in my 38 years?
Superbe, l'idee est grandiose, je les aime tous. Bravo aux taxis new yorkais
Superb, the idea is imposing, I like them all. Cheer with the taxis new yorkais
Wow! You'd not miss these, would you? Are they to be permanently on the yellow cabs?
I like the bottom right best - it picks up the yellow of the cab.
Those are really cool! I like the purple with the orange centers the best--I like bold!
I like them all but the one colored like the taxi color would be my favotite of those shown.
Very funny this taxi !!!
my. they're pretty! how long will they be on the taxis for?
Jilly & Jun - I don't know how long this program will last. As you can see, some of the flowers on the vinyl sheets are already losing its paint job. I don't think new ones will be added once the current ones fade.
I've been seeing those all around town these days. You've gotten some really colorful shots of them. I like the yellow flower with the green background the best. I think they look really nice and cheerful!
I like all of them! First on van/buses, now art on taxi. That's great!
WOW! Now that is colorful. Do they run on flower power??
Right side. . . Middle taxi.
What a great idea!
I was wondering what was going on with all those flowery taxis....great concept and great photos.
I noticed this new cab design. Almost took pics of them but didn't. Glad you did. They actually look nice. Spruces up the yellow cabs a bit. ;-)
Paz
Love them! My favourite one is probably the one with the bright pink flowers - you can never go wrong with a bit of pink:)
Thanks for the background info on this... I've been taking many photos of these taxis myself... And wondered why all the fancy colors...
I love your little montage
> Over 27,000 pieces of vinyl
> sheets were painted by
> children in schools and
> hospitals
But it wasn't just children doing the painting; I painted vinyl with flowers, too, and I am not a kid at all.
I even took photos of the painting process. See? Painting a Garden in Transit
Anulla, your right, 80, 000 flowers were painted by 23,000 children AND adults in NYC schools and hospitals as an art therapy, education, and collaborative community project.
NYC taxis will be blooming until this December! Show your support and 'flag a flower fare!'
they are disgusting. i hate all of them. really. the yellow underneath is one of the best colors in the city, and the idea of improving on that makes me feel sick.
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