Permits & Zoning: Influence of Gentrification on the Production, Distribution, Maintenance & Destruction of Public Art Identity

Studying the spatial distribution of public art in Portland, OR in comparison to transit veins, Design Overlay Zones within the zoning code, permit status, and demographic data collected from IRB approved surveys and interviews. Other topics addressed within those methods are the frequency of perceived themes in murals and the perception of the destruction/replacement of public art.