ARTIST: Vicki Scuri
MATERIAL: Concrete and potential lighting
DATE: In progress
LOCATION: Pedestrian tunnel will connect the Weston Trail with the Crabtree Creek Greenway

In 2019 the Town of Cary brought artist Vicki Scuri on board for the design and development of what will become the new pedestrian tunnel to connect the Weston Trail with the Crabtree Creek Greenway. Vicki Scuri has 30+ years of experience specializing in public art and working to create meaningful and purposeful site-specific work. The goal for this project is to enhance the pedestrian tunnel in a way that makes it feel safe, welcoming, and meaningful to the community. For more information, read her preliminary site review and stay tuned to this page for updates. 

To learn more about Vicki Scuri, visit her website. 

Crabtree Creek Trail Weston Parkway Crossing

Read more about the updated design phase

This New Pedestrian Tunnel will connect the Weston Trail with the Crabtree Creek Greenway, providing access to a regional trail system and Lake Crabtree. Lake Crabtree is a prime destination for neighborhood residents, nearby office workers, school children, and visitors alike. Imagery of water is inspiring and symbolic. Water is associated with the source of of life. Also, its symbolism encompasses many different meanings, across many different cultures. Water is universal. It is associated with birth, fertility, transformation, cleansing, dreams, wisdom, memory, and much, much more. Lake Crabtree is a prime destination for people walking the Weston Trail. It will connect trail users to the lake. I find this connection compelling so I decided to work with imagery of water for the Crabtree Tunnel wall patterning systems.

The following images convey our ”inspired by water” concept for
Crabtree Creek Connector. The project includes custom cast concrete
walls suggesting water patterns and 8”x8” Dal Natural Hue Tiles to
introduce a playful path through the tunnel suggesting a wave motion.