PUBLIC MEETING & WORK SESSION

WORK SESSION

DETROIT

April 21, 2010

I-94 REHABILITATION

PROJECT

of Transportation

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INTRODUCTIONS

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PURPOSE OF MEETING

Part 1:

Orientation – project

background and process

and outcomes for today’s

meeting

Part 2:

Work Session – review

and respond to Aesthetic

Design Alternatives

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Part 1

Orientation –

Project & Schedule Summary

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Design & Engineering

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Advance Bridges

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Funding

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Anticipated Construction

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Part 1

Context Sensitive Solutions –

As defined by FHWA & MDOT

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“A collaborative, interdisciplinary approach

that involves stakeholders to develop a

transportation facility that fits its physical

setting and preserves scenic, aesthetic,

historic, and environmental resources while

maintaining safety and mobility.”

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Part 1

Outcomes for today’s

meeting – public guests will

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Develop an understanding

of the project

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Give input on Community

Preferences

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Provide aesthetic comments

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Part 1

Project Background

Part 2: Review of Design Alternatives

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Summary of Goals

and Mission Statement

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Overview of Design Review

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Part 2

Workshop Session –

Review of Aesthetic Design

Alternatives

Part 2: Review of Design Alternatives

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Presentation of Design Elements

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DESIGN ELEMENTS

Part 2: Review of Design Alternatives

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Civic/Neighborhood Zone –

Landscaping, Paving, Public Art

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Piers

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Abutment, Retaining and

Noise Walls

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Ornamental Railings

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DESIGN ELEMENTS

Continued

Freeway Corridor

Part 2: Review of Design Alternatives

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Piers

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Corridor Landscaping

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Lighting

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Neighborhood Bridges

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Neighborhood Bridges

Bridge Pier Alternatives

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Neighborhood Bridges

Abutment, Retaining and Noise Wall

Pattern Alternatives

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Neighborhood Bridges

Ornamental Railing

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Interchange

Ramp Pier

Community

Bridge Pier

Neighborhood

Bridge Pier

Cast in Place/

MSE & Noise

Wall Patterns

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Fin Pier Combines with Constellation Wall Pattern

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Constellation

Pattern –

Cast in Place

or MSE Walls

Three Panels

Inspiration – Orientation to the

North Star. Forward momentum,

wave-like flow, rhythm, repetition

Three panels rotated & repeated

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Interchange

Ramp Pier

Community

Bridge Pier

Neighborhood

Bridge Pier

Cast in Place/

MSE & Noise

Wall Patterns

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Classical Arch Pier Combines with Textile Wall Pattern

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Textile Pattern – Cast in Place or MSE Walls

One Panel Rotated

& Repeated Below

Inspiration – Famous quilts by African-

American women that have appeared on U.S.

Postal Service stamps. Syncopation,

improvisation, ripples in water, forward

movement, momentum

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Interchange

Ramp Pier

Community

Bridge Piers

Neighborhood

Bridge Pier

Cast in Place/

MSE & Noise

Wall Patterns

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Barrel Arch Pier Combines with Textile Wall Pattern

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Neighborhood and Community Bridges

Lighting and Ornamental Railing Alternatives

Part 2: Review of Design Elements – Lighting & Railing

Detail –

Stainless Steel

Wire Mesh

Textile

Elevation

Detail –

Black Vinyl

Coated Wire

Mesh Textile

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Noise Wall Alternatives

– Match Wall Patterns

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Civic/Neighborhood Zone

Neighborhood Bridges

Civic/Neighborhood Zone Alternatives

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Civic/Neighborhood Zone & Corridor Landscaping

Boulevard Trees

Boulevard Landscaping & Median Plantings

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Freeway Corridor Landscaping

Typical Section –

Mainline between

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nd

_{Street & Cass}

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Freeway Corridor Landscaping

Typical Section –

Mainline between

John R & Brush

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Part 3

Community Preferences

Part 3: Community Preferences

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Discuss Aesthetic Design Alternatives

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Ask questions of the Project Team

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Use the colored dot stickers to show your

individual aesthetic preferences on boards

(use: green 1

_{choice; yellow 2}

_{; red 3}

_{; black “other”)}

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Additional input: comment cards available;

check MDOT’s project web site for meeting

exhibits

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Thank you for your participation!

Your input helps us create a better