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Just across Main Street, at the corner of Vervais Drive, is the Main Street Green, a small open space and a gate that opens onto the Pleasanton Centennial Trail. This side of Main Street has more visitors due to the lawn-covered open space and the access provided to the arroyo. However, there is little space available for a sculpture. The site features a wonderful artist-designed bench, donor brick pavers and an stately pine tree with a dedication plaque at its base honoring along-time City employee. The sculpture could address the hidden treasure of the Arroyo, somewhat obscured at this point due to the growth of plants adjacent to the fence. Reference to the natural scenery just under the bridge could tie together a number of elements and make thematic sense. From a formal point of view, the sculpture needs to have vertical legibility to be noticed by those traveling in vehicles and it should also offer tactal rewards for pedestrians. Lighting, either as an integral component of the sculpture or an external source, is important as there is significant evening traffic passing by this intersection. Audiences: Pedestrians, transit patrons and those in vehicle on Main Street and along Vervais Drive and Del Valle Parkway Budget: $75,000 - $150,000 Timeframe for Construction: Design: one year Fabrication and installation: one year Site requirements/constraints: There are three vertical supports nearby: Two for streetlights and one for a traffic signal, requiring a sculpture of sufficient bulk to assume visual prominence. Anything too thin will run the risk of visual distraction from these three elements. There are also some restrictions on the width of the sculpture as it meets the ground, as there must be sufficient passage allowed for pedestrians, strollers, wheelchairs and the like. Even though there are two light standards in the immediate area, the sculpture should be lighted with its own system. 20