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Page 3of 3 <br />Triangle Property Gateway Feature. <br />The City acquired this property for the <br />purpose of constructing roadway <br />improvements at the intersection of <br />Hesperian Boulevard, East 14th Street <br />and 150th Avenue.The art component of <br />theproject seeks to utilize the remaining <br />space available to create a welcoming <br />entry to the City. Preliminary designs <br />have been developed and will be refined <br />through a public process. <br />I-880 Interchange Improvements –“Butterflies & Cherries.”The $108 million I-880 <br />Southbound HOV Project will extend the southbound HOV lane through San Leandro. <br />Recognizing the special circumstance of the project and the singular opportunity for <br />implementing the City’s General Plan goal to provide a gateway at major entrances into the <br />city, the City asked that it be allowed to <br />provide design input on the aesthetics <br />of these two interchanges.Based upon <br />input gathered from the public and City <br />staff, the preferred aesthetic features <br />include the installation of a butterfly <br />pattern under the Marina overpass and <br />a cherry pattern at Davis Street, in <br />addition to decorative fencing and City <br />seals on the end corbels. <br />Murals by Bay Area & Local Artists. Office of Business Development staff are developing <br />relationships with businesses and property owners to locate murals on large blank building <br />walls. This project will highlight the City’s rich culturalheritage while removing large blank <br />building walls that detract from an area’s visual aesthetic value.