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City Seeking Public Input on Proposed Art for MAX Bus Rapid Transit Stations
Released on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Contact Information
Claire Thomas, Marketing and Publicity Specialist, 970.221.6882,
The City of Fort Collins is seeking public input on the proposed art for MAX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations along the Mason Corridor.
An Art in Public Places (APP) artist has created 12 unique windscreens for the MAX stations. The artist has been working with the MAX BRT Project Team to develop functional elements for the transportation corridor project. Each artwork is derived from an aspect of its station neighborhood and the station design. The APP artist was selected through an open competition.
Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Administrator states, “We look forward to showing the community the proposed art for the MAX stations and hearing what they think.” Stations will be constructed in 2013, prior to the BRT service which begins in 2014.
MAX BRT Station Proposed Art Open Houses
Friday, March 2, 5:30-8 p.m.—Opera Galleria, 123 N. College Ave. during First Friday Gallery Walk
Thursday, March 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.— Northside Aztlan Community Center, 112 E. Willow St., Spanish translation available
Wednesday, March 14, 6-8 p.m.—Council Tree Library, 2733 Council Tree Ave.
Monday, March 19-Thursday, March 22, all day—Colorado State University’s Transit Center in the Lory Student Center
Saturday, March 24, 1-4 p.m.—Foothills Mall, 215 East Foothills Parkway
The public is also invited to provide input online. Visit www.fcgov.com/maxart to see the art and station designs and tell us what you think.
MAX BRT Project Artist
Robert Tully is a public artist from Colorado who integrates art into landscapes and building exteriors. Using a broad range of materials including stone and metals, he has completed approximately 26 large-scale public artworks. Much of his art explores the relationship between people and nature and uses multiple elements to make one artwork.
About Mason Corridor
The Mason Corridor is an economic initiative enabled by transit. The five mile north-south byway extends from Cherry Street on the north to south of Harmony Road. The Mason Corridor includes a bicycle and pedestrian trail as well as a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, MAX, which will operate in an exclusive transit-only roadway for the majority of the corridor, and offers many opportunities for redevelopment around the transit stations.
MAX is on the Way!
MAX will link major destinations and activity centers along the corridor including the Downtown commercial, cultural, and business centers, Colorado State University, Foothills Mall, and South College retail areas. MAX will operate nearly twice as fast as auto travel along College Avenue, and provide high frequency service every 10 minutes. Future regional transit connections will link to MAX at the new South Transit Center.
The $87 million project is funded 80 percent by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The remaining 20 percent is available from the City of Fort Collins, Downtown Development Authority, CSU/Colorado State University Research Foundation, and Colorado Department of Transportation.
Follow the Mason Street conversion and Mason Corridor progress at fcgov.com/mason.
An Art in Public Places (APP) artist has created 12 unique windscreens for the MAX stations. The artist has been working with the MAX BRT Project Team to develop functional elements for the transportation corridor project. Each artwork is derived from an aspect of its station neighborhood and the station design. The APP artist was selected through an open competition.
Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Administrator states, “We look forward to showing the community the proposed art for the MAX stations and hearing what they think.” Stations will be constructed in 2013, prior to the BRT service which begins in 2014.
MAX BRT Station Proposed Art Open Houses
Friday, March 2, 5:30-8 p.m.—Opera Galleria, 123 N. College Ave. during First Friday Gallery Walk
Thursday, March 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.— Northside Aztlan Community Center, 112 E. Willow St., Spanish translation available
Wednesday, March 14, 6-8 p.m.—Council Tree Library, 2733 Council Tree Ave.
Monday, March 19-Thursday, March 22, all day—Colorado State University’s Transit Center in the Lory Student Center
Saturday, March 24, 1-4 p.m.—Foothills Mall, 215 East Foothills Parkway
The public is also invited to provide input online. Visit www.fcgov.com/maxart to see the art and station designs and tell us what you think.
MAX BRT Project Artist
Robert Tully is a public artist from Colorado who integrates art into landscapes and building exteriors. Using a broad range of materials including stone and metals, he has completed approximately 26 large-scale public artworks. Much of his art explores the relationship between people and nature and uses multiple elements to make one artwork.
About Mason Corridor
The Mason Corridor is an economic initiative enabled by transit. The five mile north-south byway extends from Cherry Street on the north to south of Harmony Road. The Mason Corridor includes a bicycle and pedestrian trail as well as a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, MAX, which will operate in an exclusive transit-only roadway for the majority of the corridor, and offers many opportunities for redevelopment around the transit stations.
MAX is on the Way!
MAX will link major destinations and activity centers along the corridor including the Downtown commercial, cultural, and business centers, Colorado State University, Foothills Mall, and South College retail areas. MAX will operate nearly twice as fast as auto travel along College Avenue, and provide high frequency service every 10 minutes. Future regional transit connections will link to MAX at the new South Transit Center.
The $87 million project is funded 80 percent by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The remaining 20 percent is available from the City of Fort Collins, Downtown Development Authority, CSU/Colorado State University Research Foundation, and Colorado Department of Transportation.
Follow the Mason Street conversion and Mason Corridor progress at fcgov.com/mason.