The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking an ambitious step in its ongoing efforts to beautify the nation’s transportation network, following the establishment of a special council to inform the architecture of critical infrastructure.
The Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Council (BTIC) is a initiative dedicated to advising the policy and design aspects of building beautiful structures for highways, bridges and transit hubs.
The council will oversee and provide insight the holistic architectural design and policymaking process by:
- Identifying best practices.
- Developing aesthetic performance metrics.
- Providing guidance on projects that enhance public spaces and reflect local character.
A total of 11 members will comprise the council, each serving two-year terms with the potential for reappointment. Nominations for membership into the council were submitted last year, tapping the nation’s greatest architects, landscape designers, urban planners, artists, transportation engineers and historic preservation advocates.
The creation of the BTIC aligns with the administration’s “Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again” executive order – a move made to update the policies for federal architecture design. The renewed focus on the aesthetic value of America’s transportation infrastructure comes into focus as the government prepares to celebrate the United States’ Semiquincentennial – marking 250 years since its founding in 1776.
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