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Project Name: "Best Friend" Amenity Stations <br />Location: Main Street sidewalks <br />lea <br />Summary Description: A popular pastime of many Pleasanton residents is to walk with their dogs <br />along Main Street for recreation, shopping/errands, socializing and meeting other dog owners. Dog <br />walkers are faced with the predicament of improvising ways to accomplish errands, ensure their <br />companions' comfort and comply with City health regulations and ordinances. <br />As a complement to the more common pedestrian-oriented "street furniture" of benches, bike racks, <br />trash receptacles and tree grates, dog amenity stations can promote responsible ownership practices <br />while adding humor and personality to the streetscape. <br />An artist's commission would result in a prototype model and locational recommendations for <br />replication at several strategic locations along Main Street. The stations could be adhered to building <br />frontages (with owners' permission) or installed along sidewalk curbs and maintained by cooperating <br />merchants, with additional support from the Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA). <br />Audiences: Dogs and their owners, dog lovers, street maintenance workers/pedestrians <br />Budget: <br />$3,000 fabrication per station <br />$5,000 artist's prototype design fee <br />Timeframe for Construction: <br />Fabrication: six months <br />Installation: two months <br />Site requirements/constraints: Building facade, frontage or curbside; safely distant from pedestrian <br />traffic, away from parked/parking cars. <br />Potential Co-sponsors, Partners, Collaborators: Pleasanton Downtown Association, local property <br />owners and merchants, Valley Humane Society, local dog clubs <br />32 <br />