John Reinke / Redmond Neighborhood Blog |
Photo by John Reinke, Redmond photographer
Source: Cathy Beam, Principal Environmental Planner, City of Redmond.
News and Opinion on Neighborhoods, Schools and Local Governments of Redmond, WA.
John Reinke / Redmond Neighborhood Blog |
Downtown Station Light Rail Bicycle Mural Art
"During the days riders pedal along trails, meander through lanes, and commute on the streets of Redmond. At night the bicycle constellation shines down on them."
-- Sound Transit art mural installation, 166th Avenue NE / photos Yoder, 5/31/25
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"Five thousand years ago Redmond, Washington, was buried under 3,000 feet of ice. Today we rarely if ever, see large boulders—glacial erratics—that were left in the wake of the retreating ice. On the new Redmond Central Connector park, the city built their own erratic in the form of historical art.
When the BNSF Railroad left Redmond, it left behind miles of rails, mounting plates, and spikes. 3,000 steel plates were salvaged from the BNSF Railroad that once crossed the site; these form the cladding for the Erratic‘s skin. Motion detectors inside the glass fronts activate colored LED lights, delighting passersby with an interactive experience."
The Erratic was created by artist John Fleming, It was commissioned in 2013 for the Redmond Central Connector in celebration of Redmond’s Centennial. Mr. Flemming also painted SKY PAINTING on a large downtown parking lot (you got to see it to believe it.) He installed railroad "Signals" art in the downtown Linear Park.
Great Blue Heron "Species of Local Importance" Sammamish River, Redmond, WA. |
"I only caught part of your meeting last night, but it sounds like the State is requiring updates to the Critical Area Ordinance?
As a college educated biologist -- similar to Mayor Angela Birney -- Critical Areas are important to me. In the Ives Administration, I made "Species of Local Importance" and "Habitat of Local Importance" comments to the Planning Commission chaired by Mr. Snodgrass. After much discussion, the commission decided on the Great Blue Heron (GBH) and Riparian habitat, in which it lives.
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Tendril Pat |
"Tonight I received the 2023 Humanities Washington Award, the Highest Award in Washington state for Public Humanities . This award recognizes my contributions over the years to Living traditional Arts and folk life in the state of Washington.
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Beautiful art! But don't stare down at it when you're in the crosswalk. Drivers may get distracted and not recognize it's a crosswalk. |
This double rainbow photograph was taken by a friend on Sunday at Cottage Lake and confirmed by my next door neighbor. On the same day we experienced ~ 20 minute hail shower. It came out of the blue!