A rendering of the Marsh Creek and Trawick road improvement project showing different lanes and sidewalks and their uses.

Marsh Creek Road and Trawick Road Public Art

Raleigh Arts | A Percent for Art Project


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Artists rendering of metal poles with seating at the bottom and birds at the top.

Project Details

This project is part of the Marsh Creek Road & Trawick Road Improvement Project and a Percent for Art project. 

The Marsh Creek Road and Trawick Road corridor provide access to Wilburn Elementary School, Marsh Creek Park, and frequent transit on Capital Boulevard. The two streets function as one street connecting Capital Boulevard and New Hope Road. For this reason, the City decided to combine the two streets into one project, planning to widen Marsh Creek Road and Trawick Road to three lanes from Capital Boulevard to New Hope Road. The design incorporates sidewalks, enhanced bus stops, bicycle infrastructure, street trees, and traffic calmin as well as public art.

Migratory Bird Activities

As part of the Marsh Creek Road & Trawick Road Public Art Project, the public artists will create "Accession Perch" a series of sculptures along the corridor that highlight migratory bird species.

Linked below are fun SPARK activities created by artist Shannon Newby, founder of Kid Lab, to teach kids about migratory birds.

About Kid Lab and SPARK

Kid Lab is a learning lab that offers kids (and their grownups) opportunities to fuel their curiosity by tinkering, making art and learning through creative play. 

SPARK activities are project based unit studies, each incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Playful projects, Art, Reading, and acts of Kindness!

Timeline

Estimated installation in Spring/Summer 2026.

Public Input

Marsh Creek Road & Trawick Road PublicInput Project Page

Art and architecture studio Legge Lewis Legge LLC, (LLL) is gathering inspiration and learning about the Marsh Creek Road and Trawick Road communities. Visit the PublicInput project page to view community comments, and to share input and stories about the neighborhood. 

About the Artists

Image of Legge Lewis Legge LLC (LLL) art and architecture studio members

Legge Lewis Legge LLC (LLL)

Legge Lewis Legge LLC (LLL) is an award-winning art and architecture studio founded in 2001 by architect Murray Legge FAIA and filmmaker Deborah E. Lewis of Austin TX, and artist Andrea Legge in New York City. 

We work as a team on conception and design and practical work is divided according to the partners’ skills: Architect Murray Legge FAIA, is the founder of Murray Legge Architecture in Austin, Texas. Deborah Eve Lewis is a filmmaker, DP, cinematographer, and film professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Andrea Legge is an artist and designer based in New York City. LLL is a family business; Murray and Deb are partners, and Andrea and Murray are siblings.

Legge Lewis Legge projects have won many local and national design awards; a National AIA Design Award; a Texas Society of Architects Citation of Honor, and an Austin Art in Public Places Community Arts award among others. LLL has also been included in the Americans for the Arts’ ‘Public Art in Review’ annual honor roll.

We feel that public art is by definition site- and community-specific, and we don’t approach a project with preconceived concepts, apart from meeting practical requirements. We see public art as creative infrastructure for community that incorporates local cultural and natural histories.  

Learn more about Legge Lewis Legge LLC (LLL)

Contact

 

Kelly McChesney
Public Art Director
kelly.mcchesney@raleighnc.gov
919-996-5657

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Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
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Raleigh Arts
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