Located at an undercrossing within Annie's Glen/Bidwell Park is an art project created by local artists and schoolchildren. There's a large tile which highlights this tile project and it reads:
Annie's Glen Bikeway Project
The Annie's Glen Bikeway Project includes a bicycle/pedestrian path, a bridge, an undercrossing, and community-created art tiles which result in a safe and attractive connection between Bidwell Park, local schools, and downtown Chico. The Community Tile Project, installed in the undercrossing, interprets the theme of the Big Chico Creek riparian corridor in over 1,300 tiles made by local community groups, school children, disabled adults, families, and individual citizens. Participants, under the direction of artist Janice Hofmann, used a variety of techniques including glazing pre-made tiles and carving wet clay tiles. Visually impaired artists created high relief tiles as the decorative border for this plaque.
Contractors: Franklin Construction, Wahlberg Construction, MacMichael Electric
Metal Design and Fabrication: Jeff Lindsay, Red Hot Metal, Inc.
Community Tile Project Artist: Janice Hofmann, All Fired Up! Ceramic Art Center
Tile Installation: Dave Trombley Construction, KFK Tile, Best Built Construction
Community Tile Project Participants: Hooker Oak Elementary School, Emma Wilson Elementary School, Chico Country Day School, Marigold Elementary School, Shasta Elememtary School, Butte County Blind and Visually Impaired Students, Marsh Junior High School, Chico Junior High School, Snow Goose Festival, Mains'l Serv. Inc.
City Council: Ann Schwab, Mayor
Tom Nickell, Vice-Mayor
Mary Flynn
Scott Gruendl
Larry Wahl
Jim Walker
Andy Holcombe
Special Thanks: City of Chico Bicycle Advisory Committee, Friends of Bidwell Park, Chico Area Recreations and Park District, California Junior Scholastic Federation Club, Butte County Association of Governments, Caltrans, Dennis Beardsley, Kelly Spasbo, Bonnie Parkin, Liz Masher, Bridget Hull, Susan Maretti, Pervey Oster, Jim Baumgartner, Jeanine Dunsmoor, Cindy Duchala
A City of Chico Capitol Improvement Project, the Annie's Glen
Bikeway Project was completed in 2010 and funded in part
with a Safe Routes to School Grant.