New DOT Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Council holds first meeting
After announcement in late October the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Council held their first meeting. The council describes their work as “The Council identifies best practices, develops aesthetic performance metrics and advises on projects that enhance public spaces and reflect local character.” This also follows as the President signed the executive order in August, “Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again.”
- Chair: Justin Shubow, President, National Civic Art Society
- Bradley Cambridge, Sr. Project Architect, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners
- Maryam Ghyabi-White, CEO and President, Ghyabi Consulting and Management
- Bryan Jones, Mid-Atlantic Division President and Senior Vice President, HNTB Corporation
- Gary Meisner, President, Meisner+ Associates | Land Vision
- Jason Pike, Design Division Director, Texas Department of Transportation
- Peter Quintanilla, Vice President of Design Hub, Michael Baker International
- Kim Vierheilig, President of Buildings, STV, Inc.
According to Nate Berg at Fast Company, the first meeting the council discussed a national conceptual competition for transportation infrastructure design. As well as a design guidebook with aesthetic recommendations for the design and renovation of federally controlled transportation projects. It currently holds the tentative title: “Beauty and Transportation.” It is unclear when the DOT Council guidebook will be released and implemented.
