Those traversing downtown Brainerd in recent weeks have likely noticed a colorful difference.
City staffers have painted several crosswalks bright blue and stenciled white water towers on a few.
The city council approved the measure in March, after the idea cropped up with the city’s parking commission, members of which talked about wayfinding downtown and creating a more pleasant experience for people when getting out of their cars and walking.
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The colored crosswalks are meant to tie the downtown area together and will hopefully entice visitors to park a little farther away from their destination and walk by showing them they are still in the downtown vicinity.
