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THE AGREEMENT WITH THE TRIBE
IN EXCHANGE FOR USING THEIR
NAME. ###
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND
WORDS... BUT CAN IT FIGHT
CRIME TOO? PROVO POLICE SAY
YES. ELEVEN NEWS REPORTER SAM
HANCOCK LOOKS AT TWO PAINTINGS
TRYING TO MAKE PROVO A SAFER
PLACE.###
THE PROVO CITY RIVER TRAIL IS
A GREAT PLACE FOR ANYONE
LOOKING TO GET SOME FRESH
AIR... BUT LATELY... THE
STRETCH FROM UNIVERSITY
PARKWAY TO 800 NORTH LOOKS
MORE LIKE A DESOLATE ROAD THAN
A JOGGER'S PARADISE. THE
TRAIL HAS A STIGMA OF CRIME
WHICH IS SCARING MANY PEOPLE
AWAY.
"On the whole the trail is
still very safe. There have
been a few incidents that have
worried people."
PEOPLE WILL SEE MORE LITTER...
GRAFFITI... AND UNWANTED
GUESTS THAN EXERCISERS... BUT
ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS ARE
THE TUNNELS. THEY'RE DARK
AND WINDY MAKING IT DIFFICULT
FOR ANYONE TO SEE IF THERE'S
POTENTIAL DANGER AHEAD.
"People using the trail have
two options... They can either
go through the dark tunnels,
or try their luck crossing the
busy streets."
TO FIX THE PROBLEM... PROVO
POLICE ENLISTED THE HELP OF
LOCAL ARTIST JESS SMILEY. THEY
COMMISSIONED HIM TO PAINT
MURALS IN TWO OF THE TUNNELS
TO CHANGE DARK AND SCARY... TO
BRIGHT AND FUN.
"It just makes people safer
and that's what we want.
The perception it is a safer
place."
SMILEY RECEIVED HELP FROM MORE
THAN 50 VOLUNTEERS... AND WAS
HAPPY TO MAKE HIS COMMUNITY A
LITTLE BIT SAFER.
"I hope it makes the trail
more enjoyable for people and
give them more reasons to come
out."
WE STILL DON'T KNOW IF THE
NEW MURALS WILL BRING MORE
RUNNERS TO THE TRAIL... BUT
PROVO POLICE SAY IT'S A GOOD
START. IN PROVO. SAM HANCOCK.
ELEVEN NEWS.###