HDDA’s Public Art & Mural Program

Where will your project take place?

M59 and Railroad Viaduct, Highland Township, MI 48357

Briefly Describe Your Project Idea:

HDDA’s has launched a Public Art & Mural Program as our strategic objective of enhancing public space for people to connect and gather. We are starting our second mural on the concrete portions of the Center Median, East and West Bound sides of the CSX train viaduct across M59 near Milford Rd.

Why does your community need this project?

The Highland Downtown Development Authority (HDDA) Board realizes we have an incredibly important role to play in the health of our businesses and the culture of our downtown. Consistent with the HDDA’s strategic objective of enhancing public space for people to connect and gather, we have launched a Public Art & Mural Program. This program fosters the revitalization of Downtown Highland by improving the visual appearance of downtown buildings and structures and brings art to unexpected places.

What do you hope to achieve through this project?

The HDDA will help reimagine and reinvent public and green spaces in Downtown Highland through a Place Making Initiative.
• Viewed by 30,000 cars daily/ 10,680,000 yearly
• Create additional reasons for our community to live and shop in Downtown Highland
• Build public excitement for Downtown Highland through visual arts
• Improve the overall appearance of the Downtown
• Increase local pride in Downtown Highland