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“For the Les Clos walkway, we had an inspiring idea. We launched a drawing contest with the complicity of the City’s day camp. Children of all ages from Prévost city participated. The idea was to reproduce the winners’ drawings on the path. The children will walk along the path, illuminated by their creations.” Pier-Luc Laurin, City Councilor, Les Clos prévostois, Quebec (Canada). ANIMATION MARKING IN PUBLIC SPACES The objective of “meeting zones” and “pedestrian areas” is to give the city back to pedestrians, to make them want to travel by foot and take back ownership of public spaces. The time has come to revolutionize what was once a “cars-first” public domain by sharing the roadway, giving priority to pedestrians before cyclists, and to cyclists before motorists! Some cities are going further still by covering roadways with fun and colorful decors that support the identity of these areas and help pedestrians make the space their own. It is dubbed animation marking, now a legalized concept in French urban areas since September 2015. What if animation marking also allowed pedestrians to reclaim the night, to learn how to get around in the dark again? This is the approach taken by the City of Prévost in Canada, which chose LuminoKrom® paint to mark the path between a parking lot and a kindergarten. Local children’s drawings were used by the applicator to create the templates, making the project even more meaningful to the community! What if animation marking allowed users to reclaim pedestrian paths at night? 9