Artists and local residents joined together to decorate 30 utility poles on South Fourth Street in Opelika to connect the Carver and Jeter neighborhoods.
The Opelika Artline’s vision is to help connect the two neighborhoods by merging together art and history to create an appealing destination for residents and visitors.
The Artline, modeled after the Atlanta Beltline and the Highline in New York City, provides an artistic strategy that builds on the Carver-Jever plan to improve the cities housing, employment and communities well being.
“The idea for the Artline actually came from Aaron Fortner at Canvas Planning,” Wright Said. “In the initial discussions with the residents of the Carver-Jeter neighborhoods there was a great desire to honor the history and heritage of both neighborhoods.”
The plan started last fall when residents painted four intersections along Auburn Street and South Fourth Street.
“We still have some ways to go to determine what the different parts of the community would like to see on their streets,” Wright explained. “We are having an open Community Forum Monday to gather more input from the residents.”
The Artline will be very diverse in its offering while representing all of the community, and Wright believes the Artline will be a huge point of differentiation for Opelika.
On May 26, there will be a community forum. Citizens can offer input on what they would like to see in the Carver-Jeter area.
Visit www.opelikaartline.org for more information about Wright's project.
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