The Barbara Walker Crossing earned international recognition from two major organizations: Collaboration of Design + Art in Public Spaces (CODA), an international clearinghouse for connecting designers and artists, and the Portland Garden Club.ĬODA’S international jury gave the Crossing top honors in Transportation and the Crossing also won one of the three People’s Choice awards, selected from among hundreds of entries worldwide. In 2014, the Portland Parks Foundation adopted the project and partnered with Portland Parks & Recreation, the Portland Bureau of Transportation, Metro, and hundreds of Portlanders to bring the bridge to life.Ĭompanies like KPFF, R&H Construction, Walker Macy, and Shiels Obletz Johnson all played important roles, donating hundreds of hours of work for the design, engineering, construction, and installation of this bridge.Ĭontributions from foundations, businesses, and hundreds of donors made all of this possible. It moved from dream to drawing board in 2012 when architect Andrew Wheeler and artist Ed Carpenter began lobbying. The Barbara Walker Crossing had been a dream for decades.
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