Gateway choices for Chatham Arch neighbors

The Chatham Arch Neighborhood Association Beautification Committee is seeking feedback from Chatham Arch

This illustration by Storrow Kinsella Associates depicts the types of gateway signage contemplated by the Chatham Arch Neighborhood Association Beautification Committee.

neighbors on preliminary designs and recommendations for new neighborhood identity elements.

The committee presented its recommendations at the Oct. 25 neighborhood meeting where a short survey was handed out to indicate attendee’s preferences.

The survey is also available as a flyer in the neighborhood’s Urban Times or on-line through the Chatham Arch website (http://www.chathamarch.org/).

Committee members Jennifer Hahn and Teresa Harvey said the phased identity plan builds on previous Urban Design committee recommendations for parking, signage and beautification. Gateway pylons are proposed that would identify neighborhood boundaries at key gateways along arterial streets. They are proposed as a “cast iron” expression, with hanging flower baskets and Chatham Arch logo plaque.

Secondary gateways are proposed to be located at entry streets along neighborhood arterial streets that feature decorative stop sign poles with the neighborhood logo and hanging flower baskets. Interior gateway elements are proposed at local streets that feature smaller scale, decorative stop sign poles that feature the logo and, depending on location, may have flower baskets.

The Beautification Committee wants to hear from Chatham Arch residents. “We look forward to receiving your comments,” Kahn and Harvey said.