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A fun concept. The artist has used the venue in a creative and clever way.

My only reservation is that this would be considered too interesting for drivers with Liberal Arts degrees, and they would focus more on the art piece than on their driving. So I would suggest making the work minimalist with not so much detail.

But this proposal is nowhere near the threat to public safety that some people pose when they wave signs at busy intersections promoting products commercial and political.

For drivers, at least, it seems as if the main experience of this project will be approaching it. (I certainly won't be looking out the side window admiring it up close while I'm trying to navigate that roundabout! The person on that side of the back seat can, of course...)

Given that, I'd like to see a little more thought given to how the poles are placed in the roundabout. Having them evenly around the edge seems like a simple, but not very interesting spatial arrangement to me, and I don't think it will make them look very interesting spatially as you're driving up to the roundabout with a little time and energy free to actually pay attention to them... Perhaps the Council could ask the artist and staff to discuss rearranging them in some clusters that would make more interesting spaces?

Best,
Thad

I am interested to know if the placement of these cedar pole 'monoliths' will be astronomically relevant. Will they align in such a way as to celebrate the alignments of the planets?

Some extra effort could make this installation into something that is very outstanding and relevant, artistically and spiritually.

After thinking more about this, the juxtaposition of a 'stonehenge' like monument to the roadway, in particular a roadway feature that is designed to make it so people don't have to stop, is ironic.

I am not exactly sure what I think about it. But it sure is a statement about culture. A drive-by stonehenge.

After thinking more, I was initially offended by the idea. But now I can see that there is probably a fairly large amount of humor involved in the whole idea.

Including 'stonehenge' in the title and description is thought-provoking.

I like how the artist was mindful of environment and history and the "vocabulary of images" meaningful to neighbors. This is a much more responsible way to go about a public art project.

I do agree with Bert that a Stonehenge-like monument in a spot where people aren't supposed to go is a little strange... it might be more appropriate in a park. But I don't think it's objectionable in a roundabout.

and makes people think.

In the Downtown Together meetings there was a smattering of discussion about towns in England, Germany and the Netherlands (I think) that are removing driving signage and erasing the physical barriers between motorized and non-motorized traffic. What has been found is counter intuitive. Accident rates actually decrease when motorists loose the sense of entitlement and are forced to negotiate with each other and with pedestrians and bike riders.

I do not know how applicable such efforts are to this particular proposal. I just wanted to raise this line of thought.