"Street friction?" Is that referring to the static crackle created by Mount Lawley hipsters in tight jeans?

The city must still be reeling from being told it was going to be swallowed up by Perth as part of the Barnett government's recent council reform, because the bureaucratic lingo left us all here at WAtoday.com.au scratching our noggins.

In what could actually be a worthy project hidden behind some amusing language, the city has been working with the Public Transport Authority and Main Roads for the last 18 months to enhance walkers' experience on Beaufort Street.

Artist Roly Skender has painted the entire road at the Grosvenor Road intersection. But the designs are described to "reference the rotating heavenly bodies in their own cycle; sun, earth and moon".

Eh? Well, that is bound to stop motorist hurtling along Beaufort Street.