1	Aesthetic Issues Related to Riverfront Design Owensboro Public Art Commission Gary Adams, AICP - April 5, 2004 Associate Director, Planning Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission Street Termination Pavement Sculpture Garden Room River Wall Panels Access to the Water
2	Street Termination Pavement Veterans Blvd Intersections Emphasized At St Elizabeth, Frederica, St Ann, Daviess streets Street Pavement will be different material, pattern, or color to indicate pedestrian crossings and to celebrate the riverfront Allen Street End - Special Feature Vehicular Court for Passenger Drop-off Serves Sculpture Garden Room to east Serves Activities Lawn to west
3	Sculpture Garden Room From Allen St to Daviess St Today: POW/MIA Memorial Location Relocate the Memorial Elsewhere? Future: Outdoor Sculpture Exhibits Permanent or Temporary Exhibits
4	River Wall Panels 9’ X 9’ reinforced concrete panels form the wall along earth fill Stabilize the river bank and increase the depth of Smothers Park Patterns formed or etched into each panel Public Art as integral element in wall 30’ tall running 1600’ along river Range of symbols that relate to Owensboro-Daviess County history Announce Owensboro Riverfront to Cary Bridge and Ohio River traffic
5	River Wall Panels
6	Access to the Water Floating Dock Zigzag ramp drops down to -30’ Ramp self-supported over water Or built into earthen slope
7	Access to the Water
8	Access to the Water Today, the Boat Ramp creates a shoreline where waves lap against a visible landing Pays tribute to Owensboro’s wharf history – the place where cargo and passengers came and went during the founding period of Yellow Banks Allows immediate access to the water Proposed Riverfront Plan will remove the shoreline landing Increases useable space above the 50-year flood elevation Significantly reduces frequency of removing high-water river debris Access will be provided to the water surface via a ramp system to a floating dock for boat passenger transfers
9	Fort Lauderdale Riverfront
10	Fort Lauderdale Riverfront