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SUBMIT YOUR DESIGN!

THE WINNING DESIGN WILL BE FEATURED ON THE PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY AT BOSTON LINEAR PARK!

Deadline for design submission:
February 10th, 2025.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

 

CalTrans, in partnership with the City of San Diego, and All for Logan are excited to announce the restoration of the pedestrian bridge on 30th St and Boston Ave, located in Logan Heights. This is a unique chance to have your design featured on a public walkway in your community that will be enjoyed by community members every day. 

 

The winning design will be installed by CalTrans using custom thermoplastic tiles, transforming the bridge into a beautiful and lasting piece of public art. The design you submit must reflect the spirit and identity of the community—celebrating the community and its culture. Please see the attached sample for inspiration. 

 

Our community will play a vital role in the selection process! Once submissions are in, the community will vote on which design best represents them and their connection to this space. The artist behind the winning design will have their work proudly displayed, with a plaque placed on the bridge recognizing their contribution to this meaningful project.

 

All you need to do is submit your design, and the rest will be handled by CalTrans. This is a wonderful opportunity to leave a lasting legacy in our community, so let your creativity flow and share your vision with us!

 

DEADLINE FOR DESIGN SUBMISSION: February 10, 2025, at 11:59pm

 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The art will span the length of the bridge:

  • Bridge Dimensions: 360’ long x 8’ wide

  • Design Placement: From just behind the sidewalk on the Newton side (where the permanent bollards are) to the end of the new ramp on the Boston side (where the temporary bollards are).

  • Your design must reflect the spirit and identity of Barrio Logan and Logan Heights. 

  • The selected design will be chosen by the local community through a public vote.  

 

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

  • Design Title and Description: Provide a brief title and description of your design. Explain how it reflects the community and why you chose the design elements.

  • Digital Submission: Submit your design as a high-quality digital image in JPG, PNG, or PDF format. The file should not exceed 10 MB in size.

  • Design Type: Simple, and repetitive. Think of a pattern or tile-like design that’s easy to follow and won't be too detailed.  

  • Theme: The design must reflect the character and identity of Barrio Logan/Logan Heights community. 

  • No text allowed, other than community identifiers such as "Barrio" and/or "Logan".

  • No LED lights or other illuminated features.  

  • Color Palette: Keep it simple. 

 

TIMELINE

Design Submission Deadline: February 10, 2025 at 11:59pm

Community Voting Period: February 15 – February 25, 2025

Top 3 Finalists Announced: February 27, 2025

Final Selection: TBD

Installation by CalTrans: Summer 2026

 

HOW TO SUBMIT

  • Fill out the application and upload your design HERE.

 

If you have any questions, contact us at allforlogansd@gmail.com or visit Caltrans

 

We look forward to seeing your creativity and vision for the Boston Linear Park pedestrian bridge!

 

Note: The community will choose the top 3 designs of which will be turned in to Caltrans.  The final design will be selected by CalTrans for installation. Only one design will be selected. 

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EXAMPLES:​

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Caltrans Transportation Art Guidelines:

Transportation Art:

Transportation Art is a visual expression that reflects the local communities' unique aesthetic, environmental, scenic, historical and cultural values.

Who can propose installation?

A public agency defined as a city, county, incorporated town, tribal government, or non-federally recognized tribe.

What can be proposed?

Transportation Art includes graphic or sculptural artwork, either freestanding or placed upon a required engineered transportation feature and must not contain text.

Where can it be located?

Transportation Art can be free-standing or placed upon required engineered transportation features such as a noise barrier, retaining wall, bridge, bridge abutment, bridge rail, or slope paving.

Transportation Art must not:

  • Display text

  • Simulate color combinations of colors usually reserved for official traffic control devices described in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

  • Create a distraction to transportation system users.

  • Include distracting illumination. 

  • include reflective or glaring surface finishes.

  • Imitate, obscure, or interfere with traffic control devices.

  • Interfere with airspace above the roadway.

  • Be placed within State highway right-of-way upon trees, rocks or other natural features.

  • Adversely affect existing structures, drainage patterns or stormwater runoff quality, landscaping or natural vegetation.

  • Include reflective or glaring surface finishes. 

  • Include moving elements (kinetic art) or simulate movement.

  • Restrict sight distance. 

  • Display symbols or icons such as flags, logos, or commercial symbols, except as allowed in Sub-article "Sponsor Recognition" of the Project Development Procedures Manual (PDPM) Chapter 29, Section 9.  

Transportation Art must:

  • Include graphics or sculptural artwork that expresses unique attributes of an area’s history, resources, or character.

  • Be a freestanding structure or integrated with an engineered transportation feature.

  • Be appropriate to its proposed setting and be in proper scale with its surroundings.

  • Be located where maintenance can be safely performed as specified in the encroachment permit, the maintenance agreement, and in conformance with Caltrans’ procedures.

  • Be composed of materials that are durable for the projected lifespan.

  • Be fully funded for design, installation, maintenance, restoration, and removal by others for its projected lifespan.

  • conform to provisions of the California Outdoor Advertising Act.

  • Be designed to minimize ongoing maintenance needs. Approved Caltrans protective graffiti coatings may be required if appropriate.

  • Be consistent with Headquarters Division of Maintenance-Structure Maintenance and Investigations inspection requirements, including the following:

    • Paint used on structures should not fill or obscure cracks. Latex or other flexible type paints may be used on concrete structures only with written permission from the Headquarters Division of Maintenance-Structure Maintenance and Investigations.

    • Painting of steel structures will only be permitted with written permission from the Headquarters Division of Maintenance-Structure Maintenance and Investigations.

    • Painted art should avoid load-carrying, stress-bearing structural members including, but not limited to bridge girders, soffits, columns, and piers. Wing walls and abutments are preferred locations for painted art.

    • Artwork must not hinder inspection of bridges, retaining walls, and other structures.

    • To facilitate Caltrans’ inspection, mural art may be placed on removable panels.

    • Chipping, blasting, or modifying existing concrete surfaces is prohibited, unless required by Division of Maintenance-Structure Maintenance and Investigations.

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