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Mayor highlights $62.8 million federal LBRT award; city narrows public-art RFP to 10 proposals
Summary
The mayor reported a federal award of $62,800,000 for the LBRT project and said the city received about 25 public-art submissions for bus-hub sites, which the city narrowed to roughly 10 finalists.
During the mayor’s report at the January meeting, the mayor said the federal government presented $62,800,000 in funding for the Light Bus Rapid Transit (LBRT) project and described related planning and public-art efforts along the planned route.
The mayor said construction work and bus-stop improvements are visible along 4700 South (referred to in the meeting as '40 Seventh'), and the federal funding marks a major step for the project. The mayor also noted a related request for proposals for public art at bus-hub locations: roughly 25 artist submissions were received and officials narrowed that pool to about 10 finalists who will produce designs for the 10 planned stop locations.
The mayor tied the infrastructure and art efforts to broader mobility and city identity goals and said the city expects to continue public selection and installation work in coming months.
Ending: The mayor asked the council to anticipate further updates as the LBRT project advances and art selections are finalized.
