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Englewood commission reviews bridge gateway designs, warns permits will require CDOT and railroad approvals
Summary
The Englewood Cultural Arts Commission reviewed proposed artwork designs for three Santa Fe Street bridge gateways and heard staff say the city does not own the bridges, meaning art installs will require CDOT, railroad and possibly RTD permits; the group favored a cohesive look and discussed vinyl wraps, paint, colors and accessibility.
The Englewood City Cultural Arts Commission on Tuesday reviewed proposed artwork concepts for three bridge gateways on Santa Fe Street and was told the city does not own the bridges, so installations will require permitting from the Colorado Department of Transportation and the railroad and possibly RTD.
The commission’s communications director, Chris Harguth, gave an update and said, “we do not own the bridges, which is going to probably complicate, the permitting a little bit,” and that staff will pursue permits now while weather delays installations.
Why it matters: the three gateway sites — Dartmouth & Santa Fe, Hamden & Santa Fe and Oxford & Santa Fe — are major entry points to Englewood and the commission framed the artwork as a wayfinding and placemaking…
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