Real Art Ways


BRT Competition Partners Real Art Ways Connecticut Department of Transportation Capital Region Council of Governments Project As an alternative to widening I-84 and I-91, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are creating a new Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) for the Hartford Metropolitan area. The competition will identify a station designer for the stations on the first segment of the system, running between downtown Hartford to New Britain (12 BRT stations). The design competition is being organized by Real Art Ways, which will exhibit the proposed designs in the summer of 2002.		[ brt competition ] Information for Designers, Press, Public Designers Interested design firms can submit their names and addresses in an email message and will be placed on the mailing list to receive the Competition Brief when it is ready for release. All information regarding submission of materials, deadlines, technical details and the like will be contained in the Competition Brief, as well as the names and contact information of the Competition Advisors who will be the sole point of contact for competitors. To be sent a Competition Brief and put on the mailing list for this competition, please send address information to Real Art Ways BRT Design Competition Press Members of the press can contact Steven Holmes, Director of Visual Arts and Public Programming at Real Art Ways for information on the competition and for media materials. Public Questions regarding public involvement in the competition process should be directed to one of the following contacts. Real Art Ways:Steven Holmes, Director of Programming CONNDOT: Sandy Bartenstein, Transportation Planner CRCOG:Linda Osten, Principal Planner, Community Development