Was artwork included in the Franklin EmX project?
Yes, artwork was intergraded into the handrails at each new EmX station. In late 2002, Lin Cook, a local artist from Monroe, Oregon, was selected to commission artwork for LTDs first bus rapid transit line. Lins proposal included both cast and laser-cut aluminum forms to hang within the frame of the hand railings. The aluminum forms depict native foliage, a different species for each station. Art at some station locations highlights foliage that may have significance to that part of town. Lins artwork was one of the last pieces of the project to be installed prior to the opening of the line in January 2007. Nearly $120,000 of the project budget was set aside for commissioning this public art.
