Thursday, June 18, 2009
Pedestrian Bridge Project
Posted by Mary Cashiola on Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM
In connection with the University of Memphis' new law school on Front Street —Â scheduled to open this fall —Â the Riverfront Development Corporation is building a pedestrian bridge across Court Avenue.
The bridge will connect the former Customs House turned law school with Confederate Park.
As part of the city's percent-for-art program, which funds public art with capital improvement monies, the UrbanArt Commission is seeking an artist to create a lighting design for the bridge.
"With the bridge running parallel to Riverside Drive and Front Street, this lighting project will allow for the structure to become a Memphis landmark, reflecting across the Mississippi River and enhancing the Memphis skyline," reads a release from UrbanArt. "Artists will be selected for the project based on previous experience with lighting projects."
The selection committee is also interested in finding an artist who has experience with "green" lighting projects, as those have lower energy costs and a longer lifespan.
More information can be found at UrbanArt's website. Proposals are due 4 p.m. Friday, June 26th.
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Hold on. Are you telling me that so many UM law students will be visiting Confederate Park — and the traffic along Court is SO heavy — that they will require a bridge over that traffic just to get there? And what do they mean by it "reflecting off the Mississippi River"? You'd have to be on the OTHER side of the river to see any reflection, and if they haven't noticed, nobody lives on the other side of the river. This is madness. Surely this money could be better spent — by giving it to the Lauderdales.
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Speaking of wasted money, whatever happened to that bridge across Central to keep the main campus students from getting squished by cars so frequently?
That was a done deal about 4 or 5 years ago, wasn't it?
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