Designing Local - SIGNED RECOMMENDATION (RFP24-029) - 04.22.2024
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CITY OF SMYRNA PUBLIC ART CONSULTANT PROPOSAL
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DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE
PROJECT INFO
SULLIVANT BRIGHT PUBLIC ART & PARKLET PROJECT
CITY OF COLUMBUS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE | COLUMBUS, OHIO
The Sullivant Avenue corridor in West
Columbus had experienced severe
disinvestment over several decades.
The City of Columbus initiated a
major streetscape improvement
project for the corridor that included
sidewalk repairs, new crosswalks and
medians, and improved signalization.
To complement this project and
encourage direct involvement by
local community members, the City
of Columbus engaged Designing
Local to plan and manage a program
to incorporate public art and
placemaking elements throughout
the corridor.
Designing Local cataloged potential
project sites to understand the
proposed capital improvements.
Following the initial phase, the team
hosted a series of focus groups with
community leaders that will culminate
into one large public meeting. After
the public meeting, the team selected
artists for a variety of projects.
Each project will be visually
represented and presented to the
Department of Public Service for
approval. The team will also propose
tactical urbanism parklets within this
phase. The Department of Public
Service approved the Public Art Plan
and the team presented the Plan to
the Columbus Art Commission.
In total, fourteen visual artists, five
poets, a graphic designer, and a
photographer were selected by
the design team to participate in
the installation. This group was
composed with diversity and
community representation in mind.
Though the artists come from around
central Ohio, many of them hail from
the area and represent its cultural
diversity.
This project demonstrates the firm’s
abilities to provide strategic direction
for placemaking and land use issues
as well as the firm’s capabilities to
both develop and communicate
creative concepts which contribute
to community safety and sense of
place.
Sidewalk bump-outs and pedestrian
refuge islands were constructed to
shorten the distance to cross the
street, make pedestrians more visible,
and help to slow driver speeds.
Data collected after implementation
shows that crashes decreased by
approximately 50%, and extreme
speeding (50+ mph) was reduced by
as much as 92%.
Client:
Columbus D
epartment of
Public S
ervice
Contact: Dan Wayton, PE
614.645.3797
Role: Prime C
onsultant
(Public
Art)
E.P. F
erris is Prime Consultant
for
Corridor Engineering
Time: 2020-2023
2021 ASLA OHIO MERIT
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