Abstract
Freeways often bring adverse visual and environmental consequences. This study reports on two surveys of residents who were asked for their views on using public art as a component of a freeway mitigation program. The results suggest that the public strongly supports public arts programs, but is ambivalent about their use for freeway mitigation. Four factors contributed to a general disapproval of the freeway public art program: the costs of the art, perceptions of a low level of public involvement in selecting the art, lack of a regional art theme, and inappropriate placement of the art. Although public art's potential to raise controversy is familiar, emphasizing its use as a freeway mitigation tool when other adverse freeway effects have not been fully addressed can make matters worse and even jeopardize the mitigation program as a whole. The paper considers the role of public art in planning and how planners may reconcile the conflicting objectives of the artist, the public and local government.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 221-234 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Planning Association |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Mar 1998 |
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Public art in mitigation planning : the experience of the Squaw Peak parkway in Phoenix. / Blair, John M.; Pijawka, David; Steiner, Frederick.
In: Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 64, No. 2, 03.1998, p. 221-234.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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