[2] An island with a large passenger shelter in the middle was constructed, with buses looping clockwise around it and serving stops designated for each route.

[3] The transit center was funded by a combination of a $350,000 grant from the federal Urban Mass Transportation Administration and $50,000 from the mall's owner, the Hahn Company.

The bus boarding area is located on the first level of the garage, which is connected to the MAX platform by a bridge over the I-205 Bike Path.

The first chronological element of The Chain of Life is on the MAX platform, where brick pavers produce patterns from indigenous basketry from the Clackamas area.

[7][8] Elliott's patterned installation of retroreflective road markers in Twisted Ribbon is representative of his signature style, which was described by biographer Sheila Farr as a "unique, gemlike art medium of radiant color and design.