Help the City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) spread the word on pedestrian and bike safety, by submitting a safety-related haiku art piece. Selected winners will receive a Safe Routes to School and Move Forward PGH gift pack, and the winner will receive a copy of their haiku street sign and have it displayed on signs around the city! The deadline to submit your work is Sunday, June 13, 2021.

A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry made of short, unrhymed lines that can evoke colorful imagery and short stories. Haiku can come in a variety of different formats of short verses, but the most common is a three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

• The first line is 5 syllables
• The second line is 7 syllables
• The third line is 5 syllables

Example of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety haiku:

• To adverse to risk (5 syllables)
• To chance the lottery, yet (7 syllables)
• Steps into traffic (5 syllables)

For more information or questions, please contact: Harriet Jackson at harriet.jackson@pittsburghpa.gov or Cassandra Leopold at cassandra.leopold@pittsburghpa.gov.