Comments on Rahway Rising: 'Eye candy' planned for downtown areas

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2010-02-10T08:18:10.158-05:00

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"(click here if you don't remember the re...

2010-02-10T07:24:18.533-05:00

"(click here if you don't remember the reference)"

I don't remember the reference, but can't 'click here'. Can you fix that?

Thanks.

Tax breaks, "big incentives"? Such as......

2010-02-09T23:26:35.295-05:00

Tax breaks, "big incentives"? Such as...? Something like Park Square got (reduced property taxes for five years)?

"Horrendous"? Really? I wouldn't go that far. And I'd hardly call it a major barrier. I'll admit I'm not usually at Train Station Plaza during morning rush but there certainly seems to be more than enough room to get by to the train steps.

But that's the tricky thing: one person's "art" is another person's feces (click here if you don't remember the reference). My understanding is a committee will determine locations ("20 to 25" I was told, may be a bit much) and vet the artists.

I do like the sound of your window treatment program better.

A good window treatment program would be a store b...

2010-02-09T21:22:35.363-05:00

A good window treatment program would be a store behind the window that sells products that people actually want to buy. That makes windows look great.

"Let's keep the rage in Paris" What...

2010-02-09T15:02:04.642-05:00

"Let's keep the rage in Paris"

What do you have against swings?

Let's keep the rage in Paris..How long will it...

2010-02-09T14:47:22.618-05:00

Let's keep the rage in Paris..How long will it take for these pieces to be vandalized in our town? We need to draw people downtown first to see the artwork, not the other way around.

Here's an idea for a piece of quirky "art...

2010-02-09T14:10:02.939-05:00

Here's an idea for a piece of quirky "art" for Rahway: how about putting up some swingsets at Berzenic Park?

And how about some quicky, ya know, "art" for little kids to play on at one of the river parks downtown? Like a slide.

I hear these sorts of artistic pieces are all the rage in the art-world in Paris ...

Two dozen quirky spots downtown for sculpture? C&#...

2010-02-09T13:27:14.064-05:00

Two dozen quirky spots downtown for sculpture? C'mon already!

2 important points regarding the Rahway art moveme...

2010-02-08T23:22:33.455-05:00

2 important points regarding the Rahway art movement:

1. I'm all for beautifying the city, but let's not depend on the arts for economic growth. It's time to get serious about bringing in successful businesses by creating big incentives and tax breaks. The jobs, sales tax, parking revenues will help offset these breaks but at least will spur growth.

2. Just because it's "art" doesn't mean it's good, even if it's for sentimental purposes. The hearts memorial in front of the train station is horrendous looking and creates a barrier to a high traffic path to the train steps. It's for a good cause but it doesn't mean it's worthy of being publicly displayed. I could create some giant piece of crap and say its for Haiti or something...does that mean I can plop it down in the middle of the town? Or does the art, regardless of its cause, need to satisfy a certain standard of visual presence? As the mayor begins to plant art around the city, I hope a standard of quality is followed so this town doesn't look like a refrigerator filled with kindergarten art.

Right you are Kevin, same idea. My original draft ...

2010-02-08T22:52:52.387-05:00

Right you are Kevin, same idea. My original draft of this post included info on the fact that the murals are a copy of what Asbury Park did, but I edited it down. Kennedy said the Asbury Park mayor visited Rahway to discuss the project.

Asbury Park started an empty window art project a ...

2010-02-08T08:29:00.354-05:00

Asbury Park started an empty window art project a few years ago.I think its called postcards from Asbury. It featrues old pictures of the town and visitors applied to what looks like large size postcards. The vacant stores were then filled with fun and interesting old pics instead of empty windows.It also seemed to encorage people walking to slow down and mingle etc.. seems like a great idea...