Blue Tile Project DAO
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Bringing Houston's Legacy Back
The idea of the Blue Tile Project is to become a conduit of all things Houston.
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Bringing Houston's Legacy Back

The idea of the Blue Tile Project is to become a conduit of all things Houston. 

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How it Started?

Joey Sanchez and his wife, Kelly took a bike ride one Saturday morning from Downtown Houston to Herman Park.  Along the way, through Midtown, they began to take photos of each blue tile street sign that they encountered.  Which lead to the question “How many blue tile street signs are in Houston?”  After the documentation of 20+ photos, the BlueTileProject.com was born.

Our Goals

Historic Preservation

To document and catalog all remaining blue tiles in Houston

Art & Image

To utilize the blue and white tiles as a civic image of all things Houston

Local Business

To certify and promote local business

Historic Preservation

To document and catalog all remaining blue tiles in Houston

Art & Image

To utilize the blue and white tiles as a civic image of all things Houston

Local Business

To certify and promote local business

Where Are We?

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Blue Tile Project DAO
Your chance to explore Houston’s history and become a force for good in Houston’s Future.
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What is BTP DAO?

The idea of the Blue Tile Project is to become a conduit of all things Houston and bring the blue tiles back to the Bayou City.

One day on what seemed like a typical bike ride around Houston for Joey and Kelly Sanchez, an idea was crafted. The two began photographing all of the blue tile street signs along their route. This led to uncover these hidden gems all over the city of Houston. As a result, on May 1, 2015, the Blue Tile Project was born.

As Houstonians began responding and sharing the #BlueTileProject, they noticed that the tiles were more than just a street sign. The blue tiles were historically significant as the first sign of #StreetArt in Houston.  Now, these mosaic art works are a symbol of art and civic image for the city.  The civic image spans across neighborhoods and connects businesses and residents to the local streets of Houston in which they live, work and play.

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What is a DAO?

DAO or “Decentralized Autonomous Organization” is a community-led entity with no central authority. It is fully autonomous and transparent: smart contracts lay the foundational rules, execute the agreed upon decisions, and at any point, proposals, voting, and even the very code itself can be publicly audited.

In other words, DAO Collectives basically refer to groups of people centered on a specific purpose that work in coordination according to a shared set of rules encoded in code and therefore, resistant to influence, bias and corruption.

For most types of organizations, DAO can be thought of as a mix of Fan Club, Advisory Board, Patrons, Auditors and Supporters all rolled into one.  

DAOs are in an early stage of evolution. This DAO gives you an opportunity to gain a firsthand experience of something that many believe will change how our society organizes. It’s expected to bring about an era of transparency and trust in organizational structures.

Why this DAO?

Save Blue Tiles

Identify and save existing blue tile street signs

Support Local Businesses

Certify and promote local businesses in Houston

Art in Houston

Support art and identify civic images in Houston

Blue Tile For You

Design and mint your own blue tiles

Vote

Vote on various proposals that will shape the organization as it grows

Commmunity

Join a community of preservation and celebrate uniquely Houston things

How It Works?

Here is how the BTP DAO will operate. It will be collaboratively managed through its governance interface Powered by Fleato.

Proposals

The community will propose and vote on BTP ideas, suggestions and any other topic that is put up for a vote. Voting takes place on the BTP DAO’s governance interface, powered by Fleato.

Voting

All members are eligible to vote on proposals, but some member’s vote may have more weightage based on the number of tokens they hold and/or if they are a member of Advisory and other councils.

Collaborate

BTP DAO has an inbuilt discussion forum that members can use to discuss any proposal, ideas, upcoming votes, etc. Members may be able to earn rewards by participating in various discussions related to the DAO.

Rewards

Members can earn various rewards by participating in the DAO. These rewards can be in the form of physical objects, virtual rewards (example NFTs) or elevated privileges in the DAO. You will be able to see your earned rewards on the BTP DAO’s member interface, powered by Fleato.

How to Join BTP DAO?

There are Four ways in which you can join.

By minting your own Blue Tile

By purchasing Blue Tiles and installing

Attending a Blue Tile meetup

By Invitation from a member

Get Your Membership

Enthusiast

$ 0
00
  • Mint a Blue Tile
  • Join BTP DAO

Supporter

$ 20
00
  • Mint 2 Blue tiles
  • Join BTP DAO​

Sponsor

$ 279
00
  • Mint 2 Blue Tiles
  • Get physical tiles + installation
  • Join BTP DAO

Advisory Board Membership

Membership to the Advisory board is by Invitation only. Members are selected based on various parameters such as Token holding, Community Engagement, Alignment with the mission of the DAO, etc.