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An end to vandalism

Oberursel S-Bahnhof 1

The Bahn (German Railways) has repainted the underpass at Oberursel station (the station I park and ride from, when I travel to work) at least 6 times in the last two years. Every time, graffiti re-appeared the day after the work was finished, and within a week or two, you would not know that the station had been cleaned up at all.

Now the Bahn has come up with a new approach. One which has worked. They invited spray-painters to paint the walls of the underpass for them. Here are the results – two weeks after the work was finished, there hasn’t been a single graffito anywhere in the underpass or in the station building.

Oberursel S-Bahnhof 2

Oberursel S-Bahnhof 3

Oberursel S-Bahnhof 4

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One Response to “An end to vandalism”

  1. Keys Corner » Blog Archive » Medieval “graffiti” Says:
    April 12th, 2005 at 19:04:51

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