Public Art
As part of the CATS Art in Transit program, the 3rd Street features several pieces intended to provide a better overall aesthetic for the station. The most notable work at the station is the lighting created by the artist Jody Pinto. The display encompasses 20 illuminated fiberglass canopies that also serve as shelter for users during inclement weather. The canopies range in height from 9 feet (3 m), 11 feet (3 m), and 13 feet (4 m) and are either green or berry in color. Additional works include bas-reliefs entitled Gingko by Alice Adams, drinking fountain basins designed to look like dogwoods, the North Carolina state flower, by Nancy Blum and track fencing featuring dogwood leaves by Shaun Cassidy.
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