DCCAH in collaboration with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) awarded RKW a public art grant to develop an artist-created identity to visually unify the environment along the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT). RKW created a comprehensive identity that includes: logo and graphics; signage; wayfinding plan; public art master plan; and public art concepts. Together, the components of this identity will encourage the public to utilize and navigate the 8 plus miles of the trail system.
These proposed public art installations demonstrate how elements from the graphic identity and wayfinding signage will be used to create unique stopping places or visual identifiers along the trail. Such applications help unify the lengthy trail by visually relating without seeming repetitive.
