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Gateways Initiative Background
The Gateways Committee is proud to present our recommendations for the Gateways Initiative that was first conceived in late 2010. The purpose of the Gateways Initiative is to both foster Merion Village as a community and to increase the visibility of MV to those outside of our neighborhood. The Committee has worked for the past year to develop the plan and design elements that are shown here. To develop the plan the Committee commissioned a study by the Neighborhood Design Center. This study provided a great deal of information on existing conditions, traffic flow, and general recommendations. After this was developed the first public meeting was held to gather public input. At this meeting residents and other vested individuals were voiced their opinions on style, locations, and were able to voice other concerns. Given the NDC study and the public meeting input the Committee developed various plans and elements that could be used in our area. After meetings with MVA board, city officials, and the Columbus Arts Commission the Committee developed the plan here. This plan is meant to guide gateway development over the next few decades. The Committee is working towards plans for city permitting (excluding sculptures), to save money on permit fees the plans are going to include as many items as possible.
Design Summary
To honor the steel workers who first settled our community, weathered steel is the primary finish of our gateway elements. Weathered steel adds a signature style for our community and will help to differentiate Merion Village from our neighboring communities. The plan is made up of five basic elements; the first is a pedestrian gateway. The pedestrian gateway is the largest element acting as a threshold for those on foot along High Street and is substantial enough to be effective from a vehicular perspective. The entry features and enhanced entry features are used at vehicular entries into our neighborhood. The enhanced entry features are located based on visibility and site constraints. The Committee also included information kiosks as part of this plan. These kiosks are located in heavy pedestrian areas and are intended to help communicate community events and other important information. Sculptures are the last element on the plan. These have been located at public institutions, churches, and along High Street to improve this corridor. Each of these sculptures is intended to be unique and will represent the Merion Village community. If you have comments or questions feel free to email the Gateways Committee at gateways@merionvillage.org. |
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