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Council approves Douglas Street redesign budget and artist teams but pauses final OK for kinetic ‘feather’ artworks
Summary
Council approved the revised project budget and a supplemental design agreement for Douglas Avenue (Seneca to Meridian) and asked staff to gather more community input before final approval of public art that includes a gateway mosaic and moving 'feather' sculptures.
The Wichita City Council on Wednesday approved a revised budget and supplemental design agreement for a multimodal reconstruction of East Douglas Avenue from Seneca to Meridian that includes a public-art program, but members asked for more community input before approving the final public-art designs.
Project and art: Public Works presented a corridor redesign that narrows the roadway to one lane each direction with a two-way center turn lane, adds curb extensions and relocates pedestrian crossings to reduce crossing distances. A public-art commission selected two artist teams: Armando Munoz (Site A) to create a gateway piece…
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