The park reintroduces a wetland to an area that had been transformed from wetlands, to industrial district to chic new neighborhood. Using 368 reclaimed local train rails and hand painted inlaid glass panels, German artist and landscape designer Herbert Dreitseitl created a 60 meter long undulating Art Wall that provides a connection to the industrial past of the site while forming the eastern boundary of the park. Since Dreitseitl is a unique combination of artist and landscape designer, the Regional Arts & Culture Council opted to put the percent for art fund into the Art Wall rather than create a small stand alone project. This is the first city block in Portland that is designed so that surrounding sidewalks drain into the site rather than into the streets and their storm drains.