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Cincinnati Gateways
Public/Private Partnership Welcomes Visitors to the City
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Client:
City of Cincinnati
Cost:
N/A
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Scope:
KZF designed ten downtown Cincinnati gateways located at the most visible and traveled entrances to the city to celebrate its corporate and civic history.
Project description:
The Cincinnati Downtown Gateway Program’s goal is to enhance downtown Cincinnati’s “front doors” by constructing improvements in highly visible areas in a way that provides a unique identity and sense of place for each location. Capital funding and maintenance were provided via a public/private partnership.
The overall design concept is to provide identifiable places where fountains, monuments, towers, campaniles, lighthouses, beacons, gateposts and/or pylons become the focal points of a network of “green” entryways into Cincinnati.
Several major corporations in Cincinnati contributed to the program, and matching funds were provided by the City of Cincinnati. The State of Ohio also provided funds, and the city received an ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act) grant for six of the gateways.
All the gateways are lighted at night to enhance the liveliness of the city.
"Supported heavily by corporate cash and in-kind contributions, along with a variety of tax sources, the program intends 'to celebrate downtown' and 'make it aesthetically pleasing' with a series of 10 enhancements on its edges, said Bob Richardson, city architect."
The Cincinnati Enquirer, July 2, 2001