Lake Highlands Public Improvement District beautifying neighborhood traffic boxes

The project, which is fully funded by the Lake Highlands PID, will help fill a void of public art in the neighborhood, Stewart said.

“We don’t have a lot of public art in District 10,” she said. “The city has a lot of wonderful public art, but District 10 has [about] three pieces of public art, and that’s a pretty small number compared to other districts.”

Each box selected for the project will be wrapped with a nature-themed mosaic, Stewart said. The first of the new traffic boxes depicts two peacocks as a nod to the peacocks that are known to live near Flag Pole Hill.

What’s next

The timeline for the installation of future traffic box art displays is not yet set, Taylor said. However, the Lake Highlands Public Improvement District is working to select a site for the next box, which she said will be located in the area near Forest Lane and Audelia Road.

“I can’t really say how many more of these that we’re going to do, but we do plan on doing more,” Taylor said.

The Forest-Audelia box is likely to be decorated with butterflies, which are often seen as a symbol of growth and rebirth. The symbolism is significant for that area of Lake Highlands, which city officials are hoping to revitalize with a new park and multipurpose center.

Stewart said the “best-case scenario” is that the Lake Highlands Public Improvement District is able to install 5-10 traffic boxes in the next few years.