SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh highlighted a new street art mural created by students from STEAM at Dr. King Elementary School on Tuesday.
The temporary mural art, which is painted on Martin Luther King Boulevard between Oakwood Avenue and Leon Street, is centered around refining safety and calming traffic in the southside Interstate 81 corridor.
The artwork reflects themes chosen by the students which include life, laughter, growth and peace. This is part of an ongoing effort to make the areas impacted by the Interstate 81 viaduct for decades have safer traffic speeds…