Can art walls curb tagging?

Tagging can be a drag. One way to help those with a spraycan habit find better targets is to create tagger-friendly walls where it's ok to make your mark. I've liked the idea as a friendly way to try to improve the tagging situation on the Hill.



But this Slog post -- Taggers Ruining It For Everyone Else -- is a disappointing read. William Bloxom made a wall available at his South Seattle warehouse but it sounds like taggers haven't been willing to contain themselves to the art wall.

... as the wall has grown more popular, neighbors say it has brought litter, noise, and problems with parking and tagging to the area.

"[So far] the city’s been pretty passive," Bloxom says, "but there are other issues with people down here... creating a leverage point [for] the city." Bloxom says he's been hearing complaints from neighbors about his "European-style…monolithic sketchpad" and he's worried his wall may end up disappearing like the long-gone art walls at the Comet or the Vogue, two bars on Capitol Hill. "Every single wall that's come alive like this has gone away," he says.

Only one example. Anybody know of other art walls with better results?