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ONE EXTRAORDINARY BARN.
| 题名： | ONE EXTRAORDINARY BARN. |
| 作者： | Gray-Fisher-DM |
| 关键词： | COOPERATION-; FACILITIES-; FINANCING-; INTERAGENCY-RELATIONS; INTERSTATE-HIGHWAY-SYSTEM; IOWA-; PLANNING-; PUBLIC-PRIVATE-PARTNERSHIPS; REST-AREAS; STATE-DEPARTMENTS-OF-TRANSPORTATION; STRUCTURAL-DESIGN; WELCOME-CENTERS |
| 摘要： | Perhaps one of the most uniquely designed rest areas in the country, Iowa's Top of Iowa Welcome Center and rest area in a bright red barn and checked silo opened in June 1998 to an estimated 635,000 visitors a year. Most visitors are amazed by the contrast between the center's appearance, with the high-beam ceiling and loft of a traditional barn, and the high-tech accommodations, such as an Internet kiosk and road-weather information system. The center's inception began in 1992, as the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) was developing a 10-year plan to replace or establish 10 rest areas. The Iowa Department of Economic Development (DED) was also looking for sites to build additional welcome centers in the state. A combination rest area and welcome center just south of the Minnesota border was a natural. The two agencies sought out a private sector partner, and after negotions, Iowa DOT signed a formal partnership agreement with The I-35/105 Welcome Center Inc., a private nonprofit organization. The I-35/105 Welcome Center Inc. is an organization made up of area business and community leaders from Worth and Winnebago counties in north central Iowa. They owned a 23.5-ha site adjacent to the interstate right of way and near the first exit going south into Iowa on Interstate-35. Financial contributions included $1.8 million from Iowa DOT, $350,000 from IDED, and $350,000 from The I-35/105 Welcome Center Inc. |
| 总页数： | Public Roads. 1998/09. 62(2) pp19-21 (3 Phot.) |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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