October 1, 2023
Creating a Sense of Place through public art and branding in transit shelters
Bus shelters are part of the fabric of communities across the nation. They are highly visible structures found from large urban downtowns to small-town main streets. Bus shelters can be seen in affluent communities, cultural centers, and diverse residential neighborhoods.
While … Read More »
May 4, 2021
Creating a Sense of Place™ through public art
As industry leaders, Tolar Manufacturing continues to provide the best-in-class street furniture solutions, bus shelters, rail stations and other transit needs. We are proud to not only provide efficiency and reliability in keeping our communities safe, but also to help create a Sense of … Read More »
February 4, 2019
Tolar Manufacturing Company completed the design and fabrication of 41 custom-built, “papel picado” themed, transit shelters ranging in size from 14-ft to 27-ft long, which are place throughout the City of Santa Ana, California.
Tolar Manufacturing brought to life the vision of Suzi Furjanic, an Associate Planner with the City of Santa Ana Public … Read More »
December 11, 2018
Tolar Manufacturing Company recently completed the fabrication of a Memphis Area Transit Authority bus shelter now installed in the historic Soulsville neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, on the corner with legendary Stax Records.
“Working on public art transit shelter projects has really become a hallmark of Tolar Manufacturing,” stated … Read More »
November 28, 2018
Tolar-built City of Santa Ana bus shelters inspired by “papel picado” Mexican folk art
Tolar Manufacturing Company recently completed the design and fabrication of 41 custom-built, “papel picado” themed, transit shelters for the City of Santa Ana, California.
Working closely with ND Construction, Inc., … Read More »
June 27, 2018
Branded transit shelters and signage leveraged as BRT elements for Gary, Indiana’s new Broadway Metro Express rapid bus service
On February 19th, 2018 Gary Public Transportation Corp (GPTC) launched its new Broadway Metro Express. This is the first BRT style, rapid bus service project in the agency’s history, which began as a private streetcar … Read More »
January 18, 2017
~ 15 bus shelters receive public art makeover ~
Tolar Manufacturing Company announced today it has supplied custom art glass panels for 15 bus shelters that the company previous built for the City of Gainesville, Georgia. The Bus Shelter Art Project is a partnership between the City, Vision 2030 of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce, … Read More »