Midtown Viaducts will be a public art + light project at the Cass and Second Ave. viaducts between A
07/24/2015
The Viaducts project on WXYZ-TV Channel 7. Thanks to Kristin Pierce for the coverage!
Detroit underpasses getting major makeover, project intended to make pedestrians feel safer Three viaducts in Midtown are getting a makeover. Midtown Detroit Inc. is in charge of Midtown Viaducts Public Art and Light Project.
07/24/2015
More coverage about the viaducts from the Detroit News.
“These [viaducts] will help signal to the rest of the creative world that this area is a cool place to come do business."
~Jim Boyle of the New Economy Initiative
Perked-up underpasses to link Detroit neighborhoods Midtown Detroit Inc. announced winners who will redesign scary viaducts on Detroit’s Cass, Second and Third avenues.
07/23/2015
Yes!!!
Midtown Detroit viaducts to get arty makeover Three teams of artists and designers will turn Midtown viaducts into light-filled art experiences.
06/23/2014
MIDVIA Update: We've narrowed down proposals, and will be working with the finalist designers on next steps for the viaducts! We thank everyone for their proposals and patience. We are pioneering in the city in terms of the scope of the project, and it has taken a bit longer than we anticipated. Stay tuned for an official announcement regarding which projects the railroad companies and City of Detroit approve for installation!
06/06/2014
Meetings with the railroads. Announcing winning proposal(s) soon!
05/21/2014
The Midtown Viaducts Selection Committee is hard at work reviewing proposals and crunching numbers. We'll announce the winning proposal(s) soon! Lots of exciting proposals to choose from.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Midtown clean-up event today! We had some serious workers out there a few tons of trash picked up... The viaducts greenway has never been so clean!
05/03/2014
We found this guy during our clean up this morning! Thanks
05/03/2014
This is a huge mound of trash at the Cass Ave. viaduct. We named it Mont Cass.
05/03/2014
Team Second Ave. after cleaning up the !
Help us clean up the today 8am - 12pm. Meet at Wayne State welcome center.
That's it for submissions. We're excited to get to work on phase II of this project. Stay tuned to our blog (midtownviaducts.tumblr.com) for updates!