“It’s everywhere”: That’s the message from Washington State Dept. of Transportation officials about graffiti on state highways in #Seattle. Taggers are illegally spray painting names, symbols, and designs on freeway property and WSDOT paints over it with gray paint to match the concrete. But it’s becoming a growing issue and state troopers say if you see something suspicious, report it.
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It's 🎨 artwork people. Please give me a break. WSP has alot more to worry about tagging 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️if the artist dies doing their work it's OK. Really this is not news or a issue. Can we report more on rent control and affordable housing and stability
Graffiti “isn’t safe” 😂😂😂
When you catch the tagger you make them clean off the walls all of them until they're are all cleaned even if there's only one or two may come do it Believe me they find a new habit ❗
I just visited friends in Vancouver, BC. It was pristine. Driving back into this blighted, messy city of Seattle was depressing. I asked my friends why Vancouver, BC is so pristine, clean and full of fun outdoor venues. Their response, "You get what you pay for." Hard answer, but these two cities illustrate this truth. California cities have mobile paint trucks that just keep going and stay ahead of the tagging.
This is why, when I (59yo) buy a single can of spray paint a wally world, I have to show identification! Gee, that's working great!
They can afford spray cans and drugs wait untill reality comes around 😊
Install cameras …then arrest these thugs and put in jail for a year …cut off their
Voters chose not to hold anyone accountable for their actions and got what they deserved.
it's not everywhere!! keep it in the citys!!
treat it like buying a can paint in the city's! like buying a gun
Some of it actually nice too look at but some is just trash 🗑
I see it everyday parents don’t know how to parent
The government likes it. They think its street art. Libs think its interesting
5 years prison time no parole will stop it
Biggest waste of tax dollars. Go after the litter and illegal dumps.
graffiti is the least of our problems…
Taggers are keeping theses dudes jobs alive
Ngl if it wasent for them yall wouldent have a job, right?
WSDOT has failed the people of Washington state for years. The Legislature should be hauling in WSDOT's administrators into public hearings to bring accountability for the lack of leadership in cleaning up homeless camps and the graffiti.
All the money budgets???
It will come around. More $$$. Uh huh
The WSDOT team needs to work harder, and the WSP has failed to do their job.
It’ll never stop 💯💯💯
🙌ESH
Seattle used to be a clean, beautiful city. Have you seen the piles of garbage up and down I5? What a dump.
Keep our streets dirty!