{"id":2132,"date":"2008-12-30T18:56:39","date_gmt":"2008-12-30T22:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2008-12-30T18:57:18","modified_gmt":"2008-12-30T22:57:18","slug":"dc-bike-rack-design-competition-this-means-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/12\/30\/dc-bike-rack-design-competition-this-means-you\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Bike Rack Design Competition (This Means You!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m lifting this wholesale from a DC-related listserv that I’m on, and posting it with the admonition that you – yes, you<\/strong> – consider having a go at it.\u00c2\u00a0 Bike racks aren’t complicated, and we might all benefit from a new perspective.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Plus, $1500 and a night at the Mayflower?\u00c2\u00a0 That could be fun (just ask Elliot Spitzer).\u00c2\u00a0 Here’s the Call for Entries:<\/p>\n

Call for Entries
\nCreative Bicycle Rack Design
\nDeadline: Friday, February 9th at 5:00 p.m.
\nHonorarium:\u00c2\u00a0 $1,500<\/p>\n

Project
\nThe Golden Triangle Business Improvement District is requesting drawn design entries for creative and unique bicycle racks.\u00c2\u00a0 The racks will be installed within the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District
\nin Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

The call is open to the entire art community including visual artists, architects, graphic designers, urban designers and bicycling enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

The winning entries will receive a $1500 honorarium plus a complimentary Saturday night stay for two at the luxurious Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, in the heart of the Golden Triangle.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

\nBackground
\nThe Golden Triangle encompasses 42 blocks of Washington, DC’s central business district directly south of Dupont Circle and bounded approximately by Pennsylvania Ave, New Hampshire Ave, Massachusetts
\nAve and 16th Street NW. The Golden Triangle is a bustling cosmopolitan commercial area with 75,000 professionals and over 800 retailers and restaurants. The Golden Triangle BID works to keep the area an
\nexceptional place that is clean and friendly, inviting and accessible.\u00c2\u00a0 For more information about the BID visit www.goldentriangledc.com.<\/p>\n

Design Guidelines<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2The main body of the rack must be designed to be fabricated from steel tubing
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Accommodate at least 2 bicycles upright by its frame
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Enable the frame and one of the wheels to be secured using a standard u-lock
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Provide locking points that are between 1′ and 3′ off the ground
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Provide locking points with a thickness of 1″ minimum and 4″ maximum
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Include no sharp edges or other potential safety hazards
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2A gap near the bottom for pedal clearance
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2A base that can accept at least two 3\/8″ x 3″ wedge anchors for surface mounting
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Reflect or complement the character of the area<\/p>\n

Fabrication
\nThe Golden Triangle BID will be responsible for fabrication.<\/p>\n

Selection Process
\nThe selection panel will include representatives of the community, art professionals and members of the Golden Triangle BID. The panel will select one or more designs based on originality, ease of maintenance,
\nand the ability to transform the public space.\u00c2\u00a0 The Call is open to all, however preference will be given to those who work and\/or reside in the Washington Metropolitan Area.\u00c2\u00a0 The selected artist(s) will be
\nexpected to work with the panel to refine the design for functionality purposes if deemed necessary. When the design(s) are approved the artist will assign the copyright of their design to the Golden Triangle BID.<\/p>\n

Schedule
\nCall for Entries Issued\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 -December 24, 2008
\nCall for Entries Due -February 9, 2009, 5 p.m.
\nReview of Entries -February 2009
\nDesigns Selected -March 2009
\nFabrication and Installation -Spring 2009<\/p>\n

Submittal
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Cover page with name, address, telephone number and email address
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Letter of interest of no more than 1 page stating your interest and qualifications for the project.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2High-quality JPG,TIF, or EPS image of the drawn design, less than 4MB, to scale with measurements
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Description of materials, finishes, and color.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2Locations will be determined at a later date but the artist may propose a specific location in this submittal.<\/p>\n

Submit design entries by February 9, 2009 at 5 p.m. to<\/p>\n

Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (attn: David Suls)
\n1120 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 260, Washington, DC 20036
\nOr
\nEmail to dsuls at goldentriangledc.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m lifting this wholesale from a DC-related listserv that I’m on, and posting it with the admonition that you – yes, you – consider having a go at it.\u00c2\u00a0 Bike racks aren’t complicated, and we might all benefit from a new perspective.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Plus, $1500 and a night at the Mayflower?\u00c2\u00a0 That could be fun (just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cycling","category-dc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2132"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2134,"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132\/revisions\/2134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}