sbX Bus Rapid Transit Stations,
E Street Corridor

sbX Bus Rapid Transit Stations, E Street Corridor

The sbX bus rapid transit line is a nearly 16-mile route, connecting San Bernardino and Loma Linda, California. Omnitrans, the lead agency for the bus project, called out to artists across the country to create original artwork for each station, narrowing the 54 submissions to nine finalists. Each station has a theme, and GGI was the chosen fabricator for four of the artists, using Alice® direct-to-glass printing to bring their artwork to life.

FEATURED PRODUCT

Alice® Direct to Glass Printing
Laminated
Low Iron

Owner/Developer

OmniTrans Regional Transit Authoriy

architect

Gruen Associates

Artists

UrbanRock Designs: Jeanine Centuori and Russell Rock

Featured Stations

Carnegie Drive West, Tippecanoe and Hunts Lane

Theme

Setting the Tables

Location

San Bernardino, CA

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The "Setting the Tables" artwork for the sbX E Street Corridor Bus Rapid Transit is installed at three stations along the E Street Corridor Bus Rapid line. The theme is appropriate for the area served which is known for its offering of dining and entertainment.

The color range used in the artwork is captured perfectly with the ceramic frit ink used to recreate the design onto a virtually colorless low-iron glass substrate. The glass is tempered which fuses the ceramic ink design into the glass making it durable and colorfast.

Since the glass panels are used outdoors, the decorative glass panels are laminated using a .060 SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayer that provides safety and weatherability for the exposed edges.

Some colors can represent a challenge based on the digital imaging process used in the glass industry. The Alice® Direct to Glass printing technology and the expertise of the graphic team truly sets GGI apart, particularly when it comes to large format printing and custom work.

Alice® allows the opacity level to be customized from translucent to fully opaque as desired, and within one glass panel. For ease of installation, each panel is marked with a code indicating the location or order of placement. This identification marking also makes it easy to reorder glass in the event there is a need since these codes are kept on file by GGI for future use.