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MAPS beautification plan unveils Bessie Coleman Garden and Reno/Eastern corridor designs
Summary
MAPS staff and designers presented the first MAPS Phase 2 implementation package, including a Bessie Coleman Garden near the airport (with a scaled plane wing feature subject to FAA fence approval), improvements at Reno & Eastern with sculptural elements, and bridge panels for First American Boulevard; budgets include a 10% contingency and are within MAPS 4 allocations.
The council received a preliminary report on the first MAPS Phase 2 beautification package on March 10, covering several downtown and airport‑area projects intended to improve public spaces and honor local aviation history.
Kayla Copeland, principal landscape architect at Copeland Design Collective, presented renderings for the Bessie Coleman Garden near Amelia Earhart Lane and Terminal Drive: plans call for a plaza with interpretive signage, a…
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