Could the barge become a vibrant public space for events and community connections?
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But a barge can only be anchored on one side of the river at a time…it’s not a bridge!
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-biennial-boat-kamin-met-0927-20150925-column.html
Chicago Tribune writer and critic Blair Kamin comments on Milwaukee’s Art Barge quest: twitter.com/blairkamin
You’ll need a tugboat, too. A barge ain’t going anywhere on its own. And pushing it slowly through the river in downtown is going to cause trouble for the many other boats – commercial and otherwise – that use that waterway. And you sure as hell can’t take a barge north of North Avenue. I was hoping the website would have more (or any) logistical information on this idea.
Idea that’s not needed… we have plenty of unused public space… next.