Designer bikeracks in DC

What a great idea for utilitarian public art! Bike racks designed by artists. Read more about how this project was implemented in NYC here.

The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District is commissioning designs for bicycle racks that can double as public art throughout the 42 blocks of the area.

The designs are supposed to be both functional and artistically compelling, according to the BID. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 9.

Selected designers will receive $1,500 and a Saturday night stay for two at the Mayflower Hotel.

The BID has made a number of recent efforts to improve the area’s streetscape, such as commissioning public art for the Farragut North Metro Station and a tree-lined median for Connecticut Avenue now in development.

From the Washington Business Journal.