Volunteers touch up the Bybee Circle on repainting day.

The Eastmoreland traffic circle intersection of S.E. Bybee Boulevard at 37th Avenue that neighbors turned into a street mural last year was repainted on August 2.

“The paint really had faded in a year,” commented the artist behind the project, Collin Murphy. “It looked a bit brighter after we washed it, before repainting it today!”

The design is pretty much the same, Murphy admitted. “But, we’ve had a slight modification in our colors from last year. This bright turquoise [in the design] has now been played down.”

In total, about a dozen volunteers worked on the project, Murphy told THE BEE. “There are several neighbors here today. We have had people who were just walking by and decided to paint for a while! And, some of my friends, who live on other neighborhoods in Portland, are having a great time doing this.

“This is good because it brings the neighborhood together,” Murphy reflected. “And it slows down the traffic, which is the main purpose of a traffic circle. And, people do drive into the area to look at it.”

A barbecue ended the day, in celebration of their success.