Percent for Art Input

Today's the last day to offer input on the proposed Percent for Art projects for the new City Hall.  For more information on the two projects, visit the Office of Cultural Affairs website.

Proposed Second Floor 

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Proposed Third Floor

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Traffic Box Art Video

The City Channel has made a great video featuring Kate Gray and showcasing all three of our traffic boxes.  It will also run on the City Channel through the end of the month.

Traffic Box Art Video

Pitch Slam for New Entrepreneurs

Are you an up-and-coming entreprenuer interested in getting feedback on your idea?  Then come join the Innovate!2010 Pitch Slam!

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute is partnering with market intelligence and advisory firm, Guidewire Group, on the Innovate!2010 global competition to identify and promote up-and-coming technology and media startups.

The two-day workshop and event will include a student-only workshop and pitch review, a professional pitch slam, guest speakers on creating a successful business, and a review of local opportunities to help get your idea off the ground.  Day one will be pitches while day two will be filled with presenters and experts from Mizzou and Columbia. You will hear how others have established success, learn about campus resources and discover the insider's knowledge about upcoming opportunities.

A morning student-only workshop will give student entrepreneurs the opportunity to work with experts on creating a pitch and marketing their idea. In addition, the top student pitch advances to the afternoon Pitch Slam and wins a trip to a National Pitch Slam, meeting other successful start-ups. Students should apply at: http://rjistudentapp.eventbrite.com.

The afternoon Professional Pitch Slam will feature 10 to 12 local startup executives who will deliver rapid-fire pitches in front of a panel of expert judges and audience members. Each startup will be evaluated using Guidewire Group's proprietary G/Score™ assessment methodology. Professionals should apply at: http://innovate2010app.eventbrite.com.

The Professional Pitch Slam is free to apply and, if selected, your startup will automatically be named a semi-finalist in the Innovate!2010 program - giving you the opportunity to compete for a spot on Guidewire Group's prestigious top 100 list known as the Innovate!100.

For more information contact Keith Politte, PolitteK@missouri.edu, or Jeffrey Beeson, BeesonJ@missouri.edu, or visit www.rjionline.org/innovate.

SBD Agenda

AGENDA
Columbia Special Business District
Board of Directors Meeting
August 10, 2010 at 4 p.m.
11 S. Tenth Street

Call to Order

Approval of the July Minutes

Financial Report
Approval of July Financials


New Business
SBD Tax Rate
Audit Review
Downtown Strategic Plan Review
FY 2011 Budget



Committee Report
Taxi Stands


Police Update
Sgt. Chris Kelley


City Update


Public Comment


Adjournment

Murals selected for Bike Boulevard

Two murals designed by Sandra Eccles have been selected as part of the new bike boulevard project.  The concept of public art fits nicely into our North Village Arts District and will be a great addition to our current collection of downtown public art including the traffic box murals and the many Percent for Art projects.

Murals will be painted at the intersections of Windsor and Melbourne and Ash and St. Joseph.  The project will likely begin this coming fall.  

Murals by Sandra Eccles courtesy of the Columbia Missourian

New Bike Boulevards Downtown

Final work on the city's two new bike boulevards begins this coming Monday.  The sections of Ash and Windsor intersecting College Avenue have been designated as bike boulevards as a way to improve traffic on Walnut by diverting bikes to these new routes, creating a safer route for cyclists travelling from Stephens Lake, through Stephens College Campus, and into downtown.

Photo courtesy of KBIA.org

What's a bike boulevard?  According to the Fundamentals of Bicycle Boulevard Planning & Design Guidebook,

Bicycle boulevards take the shared roadway bike facility to a new level, creating an attractive, convenient, and comfortable cycling environment that is welcoming to cyclists of all ages and skill levels. They are low-volume and low-speed streets that have been optimized for bicycle travel through treatments such as signage and pavement markings, traffic calming, and intersection crossing treatments.

We recommend all cyclists take advantage of this new route while cars continue to use Walnut.