Proposed long term projects
8: Gateways
An additional improvement to the South Broad Street Route 1/ Amtrak Overpass is to create a series of gateways over the roadway. The presence of the gateways would help to define the edge of the adjacent districts. The design of the gateways has not been considered yet, but intent would also be to help enliven the pedestrian experience across the overpass. The locations shown in the diagram above are at the support spans of the overpass so that the base of the gateways could be structurally located at the supports rather than at the clear span of the overpass. The resulting experience for pedestrians would be that of crossing smaller, less monotonous spans of the overpass, interrupted by the gateway structures.
The gateways could be designed to act as armatures for way-finding signage, road and pedestrian lighting, and even for vegetation. The character of the gateways should also be rooted in the character of one or more of the adjacent districts.
The gateways could be designed to act as armatures for way-finding signage, road and pedestrian lighting, and even for vegetation. The character of the gateways should also be rooted in the character of one or more of the adjacent districts.