Bus Passenger Shelters

Bus Passenger Shelter Prototype Design
by Mary Lucking

In collaboration with Transportation , the public art program hired Mary Lucking of Tucson, AZ to design a new bus passenger shelter prototype that would be smaller and less expensive than the standard Mesa shelter.  This resulted in two prototype designs that feature seating for two, handicap accessibility, shade structure, trash receptacle, bike loop and solar lighting.  It is the intention of the Transportation to mass-produce these designs through a local fabricator and place them throughout the city.

Looking Up
by Simon Donovan & Ben Olmstead

Location:
Banner Baywood Medical Center
6644 Baywood Avenue

The intent of this sculpture/shelter is to create a monumental steel sculptural form of both grace and earthiness. In contrast the "ceiling of people in the sky looking up (or down) at you while you look up is meant to be whimsical, mystical and human in its depictions of ordinary people.

Memento
by Rebecca Ross

Location:
Northeast corner, 
Center Street and First Avenue
Mesa, Arizona

In collaboration with Mesa Arts Center architects, local artist Rebecca Ross created this passenger shelter located on the northeast corner of Center Street and 1^st Avenue.  Memento consists of photographs, both made in and inspired by the City’s original square mile, that have been transferred onto porcelain enameled-steel for permanent display.  The artist states: “The pictures bear witness to a shared history and give a human face to this entry point into Mesa’s new center for discovering the arts.”

Desert Oasis
by Damian Charette and
Martin Moreno

Location:
Southeast corner, 
Broadway and Macdonald,
Mesa, Arizona

Desert Oasis was created in part by the Xicanindio Cultural Arts and Youth Development Program, based at the East Valley Boys and Girls Club Grant Woods Branch in Mesa. The participants helped to develop the ceramic tile mosaic mounted on the seating and support elements.
 

College Garden Station
by Joe Tyler

Location:
Southeast corner, 
Southern & Dobson,
Mesa, Arizona

This distinctive copper and steel shelter is located along the north edge of the Mesa Community College campus, near the rose garden, and was dedicated April 5, 2005. The artist has designed and produced twelve other transit shelters in Tucson, Tempe, Scottsdale and Santa Fe, N.M. The project was funded in part by the City of Mesa Development Services Department.

 

Mesa Oasis by Joe Tyler Location: Southeast corner,  Alma School & Southern., Mesa, Arizona A Victorian bird cage provided the inspiration for this 20-foot tall steel and copper structure, which was dedicated June 5, 2004. The artist has designed and produced twelve other transit shelters in Tucson, Tempe, Scottsdale and Santa Fe, N.M. The project was funded in part by the City of Mesa Development Services Department.    *Featured in On The Road Again...Creative Transportation Design, a publication of the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design.

Double Incline  by Geoffrey Bruce Location: Northwest corner,  Main and Hobson St., Mesa, Arizona Using corrugated and perforated metal, the artist created angled seats, contoured shade screens and a bright purple and yellow color scheme to make this piece distinctive.   The project was funded in part by the City of Mesa Development Services Department.

Bird's Eye Delight  by Colin Bruce Location: Main Street, south side, just east of Macdonald, Mesa, Arizona The artist constructed this piece from painted steel, and it features knitted polyethylene shade canopies. The project was funded in part by the City of Mesa Development Services Department.

Armored Helix  by Eric Weber Location: Main Street, south side, just east of Longmore, Mesa, Arizona This piece is constructed from painted steel, and features a free-form sculptural shape that provides a unique design statement. The project was funded in part by the City of Mesa Development Services Department.