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Native birds and flowers come to life through utility box art at UCLA

Bird art on traffic signal control box

Gray hunks of metal, now awash and alive with color, are making a splash at intersections across the UCLA campus.

Traffic signal control cabinets for UCLA, which regulate light timing and sequencing to ensure a safe and efficient flow of vehicles and pedestrians, will now also direct Bruins and visitors’ attention through art. Today, these utility boxes feature memorable paintings of birds, flowers and other imagery. The art project was brought to life by UCLA Transportation, as part of the UCLA Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) Center BEWell (Built Environment) Pod.

Read the full story on UCLA Newsroom.