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List Of Lynx Public Art Artists
Since 2002, the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) has incorporated public art in various capital improvement projects. Encouraged by the Federal Transit Administration policy circular 9400.1A, the Art in Transit program is to add visual quality with a profound impact on transit patrons and the community at large. CATS commits 1% of design and construction costs for the integration of art, which includes stations and surrounding areas, park and ride lots, transportation centers, maintenance facilities, and passenger amenities. The following list are artists that have contributed to the Art in Transit program. References External links *CATS
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Charlotte Area Transit System
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Charlotte metropolitan area. CATS operates bus and rail transit services in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas. Established in 1999, CATS' bus and rail operations carry about 320,000 riders on an average week. CATS is governed by the Metropolitan Transit Commission and is operated as a department of the City of Charlotte. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . History Origins Prior to 1976, public transportation in Charlotte was entirely privatized. Trolleys operated in the city from 1891 until 1938. Privately operated bus routes also ran in Charlotte until 1976. In 1976, the City of Charlotte began operating bus routes under the Charlotte Transit brand, which operated from 1976 until CATS' founding in 2000. (Charlotte Transit and the Charlotte Area Transit System are not to be confused despite the similarity in name.) Charlotte Transit ope ...
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25th Street Station (Charlotte)
25th Street is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in the Optimist Park neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It opened on March 16, 2018, as part of the Blue Line extension to the UNC Charlotte campus. The station features an island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ... and is located in Optimist Park. References External links *25th Street Station Lynx Blue Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 2018 2018 establishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-railstation-stub ...
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36th Street Station (Charlotte)
36th Street is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It opened on March 16, 2018, as part of the Blue Line extension to the UNC Charlotte campus and features a single island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte .... References External links *36th Street Station Lynx Blue Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 2018 2018 establishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-railstation-stub ...
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Charlotte Transportation Center
__NOTOC__ The Charlotte Transportation Center (CTC), also known as Arena or CTC/Arena, is an intermodal transit station in Center City Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It serves as the central hub for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) buses and connects with the LYNX Blue Line and CityLYNX Gold Line. It is located on East Trade Street, Fourth Street and Brevard Street. Notable places nearby include the Bank of America Corporate Center The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft (265 m) skyscraper in Charlotte center city, Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina. Designed by Argentina, Argentine architect César Pelli and HKS Architects, an ..., Belk Theater, EpiCentre, Overstreet Mall and the Spectrum Center (arena), Spectrum Center. History The CTC celebrated its grand opening on December 11, 1995, through a partnership with then-NationsBank. Its completion moved the central transfer point for all CATS buses from Tr ...
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UNC Charlotte–Main Station
UNC Charlotte–Main is a light rail station on the LYNX Blue Line in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It opened on March 16, 2018, as part of the Blue Line extension to the UNC Charlotte campus, and serves as the line's northern terminus. The station features a single island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ... and is located on the north side of Cameron Boulevard, adjacent to the university's main campus in University City. History The university entered into a partnership with the city government in 2005 to bring light rail to the campus. Construction on the station began in late 2014, and the foundation was completed by the end of 2015. The first test trains arrived at the station in June 2017. The Blue Line extension opened on March 16, 201 ...
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Carson (LYNX Station)
Carson is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves the South End neighborhood. Location The station is located next to Carson Boulevard and is accessible by sidewalk and the Charlotte Rail Trail. The immediate area features multi-level apartments and offices, with the Arlington (the pink building) and Dowd YMCA located nearby. History The station officially opened for service on Saturday, November 24, 2007, and as part of its opening celebration fares were not collected. Regular service with fare collection commenced on Monday, November 26, 2007. Station layout The station consists of two side platforms, both of which includes a low-level area for heritage streetcars, and six covered waiting areas; other amenities include ticket vending machines, emergency call box, and bicycle racks. The station also features several art installations including a drinking fountain basin designed to ...
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I-485/South Boulevard (LYNX Station)
I-485/South Boulevard is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The elevated island platform is the southern terminus stop along the Lynx Blue Line and includes the second largest park and ride operated by Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). Serving both Carolina Pavilion and Sterling neighborhood in the immediate area, it also serves commuters from Pineville, Ballantyne, and the South Carolina border towns. Location The station is located on an embankment with Norfolk Southern tracks, which goes over a road that connects the parking garage to Carolina Pavilion Drive and South Boulevard intersection. Adjacent and on top of the parking garage is Sterling Elementary School, while across South Boulevard is the Carolina Pavilion strip mall and access to Little Sugar Creek Greenway. South of the station is Interstate 485 (I-485) and the town of Pineville. History Originally, the southern terminus for the Blue Line was proposed for downtown Pineville, near NC  ...
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Mosaic
A mosaic () is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/Mortar (masonry), mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman world. Mosaic today includes not just murals and pavements, but also artwork, hobby crafts, and industrial and construction forms. Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean civilisation, Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with wall and ceiling mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries; that tradition was adopted by the Norman dynasty, Norman Kingdom of Sicily in the 12th century, by th ...
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Leticia Huerta
Leticia Huerta (born 1954) is a Chicana artist known for her public art and paintings that reshape community spaces. Early life and education Leticia Huerta was born in Texas. Huerta earned a B.F.A. in painting from the University of Texas at San Antonio, followed by an M.F.A. in painting at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Initially, she studied biology to prepare for medical school and earned a BA in Biology from St. Mary's University in Texas. Nature and the environment became her passions when it came to creating art stemming from her early studies in Biology. In the years following her graduation from graduate school, Huerta focused on painting before moving on to multimedia. She has emphasized nature's beauty and how we should protect the planet throughout her career, emphasizing on the emergence of climate change. Throughout her art and biology career, Huerta has been driven to keep the environment healthy and stable. Work As an artist, Huerta is passion ...
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9th Street Station (Charlotte)
9th Street is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves Uptown Charlotte's First Ward as well as First Ward Park and the UNC Charlotte Center City Campus. Location The station is located next to 9th Street and is accessible by sidewalk and the Charlotte Rail Trail. immediate to the station is the Ellis, First Ward Park, and UNC Charlotte Center City Campus; while nearby are 525 North Tryon, Charlotte Ballet Academy, First Ward Creative Arts Academy, McColl Center, and SkyHouse Uptown. Artwork As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, 9th Street is a signature station design by Anna Valentina Murch and Doug Hollis, while working within STV Inc. overall Lynx Blue Line Extension design. Called ''UMBRA'', Latin for shadow; the title combines the practical and metaphorical nature of their artistic intent. Inspired by Charlotte's historic textile industry, all ten passenger shelte ...
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