In an effort to soften the streetscape and offer shade to pedestrians, this 3 part project will add artwork, plantings and a small shade structure to an East Austin corner serving 2 public bus routes. Funded by East Austin Rotary through a grant from Keep Austin Beautiful, large steel planters filled with tough, low-maintenance, native plants and new street benches are a first step in cleaning up an important but neglected corner. To create the planters, a decommissioned agricultural tank was salvaged and reused in cylindrical sections which are scaled to accommodate the root systems of street trees and visually anchor the corner.    

(With help from Cap Metro Adopt-a-Stop and Mission Possible)