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Work has been underway on the forthcoming PiggyBank bus stop this week, which saw the pouring of the concrete pad and the installation of the frame of the whimsical shelter. The stop is being installed in the right of way of the Republic Bank on Euclid Avenue.
Yet to come are the seats and glass panels for the back, roof and sides, which will be ordered, along with a dollar bill graphic, once the onsite place measurements are taken, according to Kate Savage, who has organized the project on behalf of the Columbia Heights Neighborhood Association for nearly two years. A ribbon-cutting reception will be announced in the coming weeks.
The project has been a partnership between Columbia Heights Neighborhood Association, Art-in-Motion, Republic Bank, Lextran, which donated the excavation work, the stop's foundation and pouring the concrete pad, and over 150 Kickstarter donors who contributed over $10,000.
The bus stop is being built by Josh Marrillia of Marrillia Design and Construction. Designs were provided by Patrick Morgan, a Lexington native who received his masters in architecture from University of Pennsylvania this past May.