Infrastructure As Civic Art
6 September 2002 - 9:00am
Milwaukee's new 6th Street bridge is a bold and daring design for a walkable city -- and one that the Department of Transportation nearly refused.
"Peter Park, the city planning director, says infrastructure 'should be looked on as a civic art, one whose beauty is derived from the structural expression of the elements themselves.' And the new viaduct, he predicts, could become a recruiting tool for economic development. 'If you're thinking of making an investment in the valley,' he says, 'you now have a fantastic way for your customers and employees to get there.'"
Full Story:
Bold new viaduct affirms faith in city's future
Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 2, 2002
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