Culver City Presents Four Murals Designed by Local Students on Ballona Creek Bike Path
Culver City Public Works recently added four sidewalk murals along the Ballona Creek Bike Path entrances to raise awareness about stormwater impact on our urban and natural environments. This is a collaborative community improvement project among Public Works, the Culver City City Council, Culver City High School students and local artist Lindsay Carron that brings awareness to stormwater impact, the Ballona Creek and Marina del Rey Watersheds.
“The City is grateful for partnerships with Culver City High School and Lindsay Carron in adding four beautiful murals to our community’s beloved Ballona Creek bike path,” said Culver City Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells. “As part of the City’s efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, we hope these murals encourage residents to spend time outside and reflect on the significance of the creek to our community so we can preserve it for future generations.”
Each mural highlights the historical significance of Ballona Creek as well as the connection between the community and wildlife with Ballona Creek, which runs through Culver City to the Pacific Ocean. The four murals complement two existing murals along the bike path, Postcards from Ballona and Rivers of the World, that were finished in 1997 and 2000, respectively.
Students from Culver City High School’s Audio, Visual and Performing Arts class developed conceptual designs that were presented to the City Council on November 18, 2019. The City then tapped Carron to implement the students’ concepts on the East Sepulveda Bike Path entrance/exit, the Overland West Bike Path entrance/exit, the Overland East Bike Path entrance/exit and the Duquesne Avenue Bike Path entrance/exit.
Carron specializes in artwork that connects humanity and wildlife. She is an artist in residence with United States Fish and Wildlife Service and has worked with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to produce a neighborhood poster series in Marina del Rey, among other projects.
The Ballona Creek Bike Path runs alongside Ballona Creek and connects to the Pacific Ocean. It starts in Los Angeles, continues through Culver City, connects with a beach path at Playa del Rey and continues south to Redondo Beach and north to the eastern portions of the Park to Playa Trail.
Revitalizing Ballona Creek is one of five strategic goals set by the Culver City City Council in 2018. Learn more about the Council's effort and its remaining strategic goals in the 2018-2023 Strategic Plan. Visit the City's Ballona Creek Bike Path Murals Project webpage to find more details about the initiative and the Biking in Culver City webpage to learn how Culver City is becoming an even greater place to ride bikes.
About Culver City
Culver City is a five-square-mile, urban community of 39,000 residents surrounded mostly by the City of Los Angeles but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. It is centrally located on the Westside near Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles International Airport. Culver City is particularly known for its well-run public school system, "small town" charm, growing high-tech and creative economies, and a dynamic downtown that is regionally known as a destination for restaurants, live theater, and art galleries.
