Freshwater Railway
Disillusioned with the arduous way transit is developed, a Detroit-based transit professional, Neil Greenberg, dreamed bigger and imagined a fictional commuter rail system for Michigan that bypassed the uninspired, constrained transit planning process. Through a detailed website, Greenberg presented a new concept to the public and shifts the process away from the usual restrictions and […]
El Paso Transnational Trolley
What began as an arts-driven guerilla marketing campaign for the fictional return of a historic streetcar in the border communities of El Paso, TX and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, is becoming a reality; a demonstration of the power of art to capture the imagination of a community and help them look at old problems in different […]
New Hampshire Ave: This is a Place to…
A stretch of New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park, MD just outside Washington, DC was a typical auto-oriented street designed to move commuters through a place quickly, making walking, rolling, and biking for residents not just difficult but unsafe. With an invite from the city, a dance group harnessed the power of arts and culture to shift the narrative of a place defined by its transportation challenges.
Chattanooga DOT Artist-in-residence program
In the spring of 2020, Chattanooga’s Department of Transportation (CDOT) launched its own artist-in-residence program, based on the model of Saint Paul’s City Artist program. (Eric Asboe, Chattanooga DOT’s transportation administrative manager, formerly served as director of development for Public Art Saint Paul.) CDOT selected artist Jules Downum as its first artist-in-residence. The challenge With […]