 Design Concept for the Park's Labyrinth |
The Cincinnati Park Board is charting new territory for inclusiveness in public spaces—like Smale Riverfront Park. Together with Sasaki Associates, the park’s designers, Cincinnati Parks is dedicated to providing universal access and technical assistance to help one and all enjoy their visits to Smale Riverfront Park. The planning team is assessing all aspects of Smale Riverfront Park’s design to ensure that universal access is achieved. Design concepts include paving stair landings with a special texture between the end of each railing and the start of the next so that visually impaired visitors can more easily find the railings; extra large elevators to accommodate a variety of needs, water features such as cascades and fountains which will each have distinctive sounds to help orient people within the park, and electronically interactive kiosks to provide park information and wayfinding in both tactile and audio formats.
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