San Jose merchants hope eye-popping street mural brings more foot traffic to downtown

THE PROMENADE AT San Pedro Square has a stunning new look after more than 1,000 volunteers picked up a paint roller.

A new mural called “Threads Woven” has dramatically changed San Pedro Square. The brainchild of the San Jose Downtown Association and arts nonprofit Local Color, the mural was funded through the Adobe Hometown Grant. The mural cost about $100,000, according to the association, and is part of an effort to engage residents and draw more foot traffic into the city’s core.