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Arlington County adds public art to Columbia Pike transit shelters
Summary
Arlington County officials described public-art elements installed as part of Columbia Pike multimodal street improvements: two major artworks, roughly 5,000 resident-donated coins from about 117 countries, and 23 transit shelters topped with site-specific designs.
Arlington County showcased public-art elements added to the Columbia Pike multimodal street improvements project, a presenter for the county said. The project, focused on the western end of Columbia Pike, aims to improve pedestrian, transit and driver safety while adding site-specific artwork.
The county highlighted two major pieces created for the corridor: The Pike by Donald Lipsky and A Certain Slant of Light by Spencer Finch. According to the presenter, approximately 5,000 coins donated by Arlington residents ' representing contributions from about 117 countries ' were incorporated into the work. "There are about 5,000 coins that were all given by residents of Arlington," the presenter said.
The presenter said 23 new transit shelters along Columbia Pike will include components of A Certain Slant of Light to enhance their rooftops and that the shelters' leaflike designs are different at each location. "The leaflike designs, which are different at each shelter, are based on color memories of Columbia Pike solicited from community members," the presenter said, describing the project's community-engagement process.
The county emphasized the variety of color memories contributed by residents and said the diversity of those responses informed the designs. The presenter described the results as giving the Pike a new, locally specific character.
No formal votes or legislative actions were recorded in the segment. The presentation described completed and installed public-art elements tied to the Columbia Pike street-improvement project.
