What: Urban Design & Public Art Coffee Klatch
When: May 25 10a.m.-11a.m.
Where: Amocat Café, 625 St. Helens Avenue, Tacoma
![PLT map](http://spaceworkstacoma.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/plt-map.jpg?w=300&resize=300%2C300)
The Prairie Line Trail, a $5.83 million rails-to-trails project to link major downtown Tacoma destinations via a pedestrian and bicycle path, is now underway. The design team chosen to create a public art plan for the project, Todd Bressi and Thoughtbarn, will host an open discussion of the trail’s art component on Wednesday, May 25, at the Amocat Café.
![Thoughtbarn_CO2LED_2007](http://spaceworkstacoma.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/thoughtbarn_co2led_20071.jpg?resize=490%2C299)
Todd Bressi is an award-winning Urban Designer and Planner who brings a foundation of research-based design and a public participation approach to the Prairie Line Trail project. He edited the outstanding design journal, Places, for a decade and teaches planning and design courses at the University of Pennsylvania. His work has won national awards and been published in numerous professional magazines. Bressi received a B.A. in Urban Studies from Columbia and a Master of City Planning from UC Berkeley. www.artfulplaces.com
Thoughtbarn, the Austin-based collaborative team of Lucy Begg and Robert Gay, is a multidisciplinary studio that champions the artful design of everyday spaces through buildings, urban strategies, public art installations, and furniture. Some projects of note include a solar-powered way-finding system for the Lance Armstrong bikeway, and a house which can be fully recycled. Invention, collaboration, and resourcefulness are at the core of their practice. www.thoughtbarn.us