Beauty and the Bridge

Imagine yourself out for a walk on a warm summer afternoon, a light rain has begun to fall as you approach the McCallie underpass. The usual sound of cars passing overhead has a new, human undertone joining its chorus. Sounds of laughter, cheers of encouragement, the woosh of urethane wheels gliding over smooth concrete. As you cross under the shelter of the bridge your eyes are met with art and color that have grown to overtake the grey concrete bridge supports, rising from a shimmering rain garden and native plantscape. ...