Survey: Art in the Stations

Posted August 05, 2010 by Anonymous

Organization:

Art in the Stations

Part 1.

Year Founded:

1987

1b. Primary activity[ies] of the organization.:

Mass Transportation Entity

1c. Organization's annual budget.:

Over $1,000,000

1b. Primary activity[ies] of the organization.:

Other

Part 2.

2a. Mission Statement:

Our Mission The Mission of the Detroit Transportation Corporation, is to provide safe, reliable, efficient and accessible rail transportation services that will serve to enhance business development and quality of life functions in Detroit by augmenting pedestrian travel and by supporting both private conveyances and other modes of public transportation.

Website Link to Mission Statement:

http://www.thepeoplemover.com/Overview.id.26.htm

2b. Organization History / Organizational Overview. Index of important events in organization's history.:

Company Profile The Detroit Transportation Corporation, City of Detroit, is owner and operator of the Detroit People Mover. The Detroit People Mover (DPM) is a fully automated light rail system that operates on an elevated single track loop in Detroit’s central business district. The system provides connections between the courts and administrative offices of several levels of government, sports arenas, exhibition centers, major hotels, and commercial, banking and retail districts. Service is frequent, unencumbered by vehicle or pedestrian traffic, and conveniently available throughout the central business district. The integration of eight of the thirteen People Mover stations into pre-existing structures links over 9 million square feet that can be traversed unimpeded by outside elements. Normal weekday operating hours are 6:30 am to 11 pm, with an extension to midnight on Friday. Weekend hours are 9 am to midnight on Saturday and 12 noon to 8 pm on Sunday. Early openings and extensions of evening hours are provided to accommodate sports events, major conventions and other special events taking place in the central business district. Round trip on the system is approximately 15 minutes and headway range from 3 to 4 minutes. Average dwell at each station is 20 seconds. The DTC fleet consists of twelve driverless vehicles that are fully automated and computer controlled. The vehicles are each powered by a linear induction motor that can provide a maximum velocity of 56mph. All vehicles and stations are handicapped accessible and each vehicle has two wheelchair securement positions. Vehicles are also equipped with a climate control system that provides maximum passenger comfort from outside temperatures that can have a seasonal range from sub-zero to 100 plus degrees. People Mover fare is $.50 and can be paid by U.S. coins, People Mover tokens and by monthly, semi-annual, annual and special event passes. All stations are equipped with automatic turnstiles and disability accessible gates. Persons certified as disabled, Medicare card holders and the elderly are eligible for discounted (50%) passes and tokens.

Website Link to Organization's History / Organization Overview:

http://www.thepeoplemover.com/Overview.id.26.htm

2c. Exhibition / Programming / Publishing History.:

History The Downtown Detroit People Mover Art Commission (Also Called Art in the Stations) was created to incorporate major works of art into the 13 stations of The People Mover. The Art Commission worked with a cross-section of the community as volunteers, to select art, commission work, finance acquisitions and arrange presentation in the stations. Regional, national and international artists wer invited to create proposals for each station with tile, mosaic and other durable materials given preference. Fifteen artists, nine of whom are from Michigan, were selected to bring their designs to life in the stations of the Detroit People Mover.

Website Link to Exhibition / Programming / Publishing History:

http://www.thepeoplemover.com/Art-in-Stations.id.4.htm

Part 3.

3a. Names and email addresses of Founders, Board Members, Directors or other key individuals::

Irene Walt, Chairperson

Additional Names and email addresses of Founders, Board Members, Directors or other key individuals:

Hon. Judge Damon J. Keith

Additional Names and email addresses of Founders, Board Members, Directors or other key individuals:

Andrew & Gayle Camden

Additional Names and email addresses of Founders, Board Members, Directors or other key individuals:

Shahida Mausi

3b. Could any of these individuals assist in providing an oral history of your organization?:

Yes

Part 4.

4a. Is organization currently active?:

Yes

4b. Year activity suspended if no longer active.:

Organization Still Active

Part 5.

5a. Type of organization at its founding.:

Collective / Unincorporated Association

5b. Type of organization currently, or at the termination of activities.:

Collective / Unincorporated Association

Part 6.

6a. Does the organization have an archive?:

Yes

6b. Are there any short or long-term threats to the organization?:

None / Not Applicable

6c. Other threats to the organization::

Are there other threats to your organization? Please describe below.

Part 7.

7a. How important is to the organization to preserve the organization’s historical material. From 1 – Very Important to 5 – Not Important.:

1. Very Important

7b. Has planning for the preservation and documentation of archive begun?:

Yes

7c. Does the organization know how and where to seek expertise and assistance?:

Yes

7d. Does the organization have specific concerns regarding starting an archive working with its historic materials?:

Drain on Existing Staff Time

Part 8.

8a. Is the organization's archives in the collection of another institution or promised to one?:

8a. Location:

IF YES to 8: University (Name)

8b. Archival materials are also located at::

Yes

Where are these locations?:

Home / Office of the Chairperson

Part 9.

9. Does the organization maintain archives for any other organization.:

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IF YES to 9: 10a. Please describe:

Part 10a.

10a. Is the archive accessible to scholars, curators or researchers?:

Part 10e.

10e. Under what circumstances would access to archives be allowed.:

Scholarly or documentary purposes.

Part 11.

The following questions address the historical materials (type, quantity and storage) of the organization. 11a. Paper Files and Documents:

Artist Files

Exhibition or Production Files

Other Paper Files

11b. Artwork and Documentation:

CDs / DVDs [Pre-Recorded or CD-R / CD-RW / DVD-R / etc.]

Slides

Photographs

Videotapes

Other::

Other Artwork

11c. Press and Promotional Materials:

Newspaper / Magazine / Media Clippings

Posters / Flyers

Other Press or Promotional Materials - Please describe below.

Other::

Press kit.

11d. Printed Publications:

Brochures

Commercially Published Materials

Other::

Other Printed Publications

11e. Other:

Architectural Drawings / Floor Plan

Mock-Ups / Models / Prototypes

Other::

Other

Part 12.

12. What years does the materials cover?:

1980-1989

Part 13.

13a. How is the material stored?:

Other Boxes

File Cabinets

13b. Are some or all of these storage units “archival”?:

Some

Part 14.

14a. Estimated Number of Boxes or Milk-Crate Sized Storage Units:

1 - 10

14b. Estimated Number of Archive Drawers:

1 - 10

14c. Estimated Number of Archive Notebooks:

1 - 10

14d. Estimated the total Linear Feet. ["Linear Feet" is standard measure of the quantity of archival materials on the basis of shelf space occupied or the length of drawers in vertical files or the thickness of horizontally filed materials. For example, a:

----

or:

I can’t access the material to determine this

Part 15.

15. Is the historical materials - or archives - inventoried or catalogued in any way, either formally or otherwise?:

Part 16.

16a. Is there a key, index or finding aid to the materials inventoried?:

Yes

16c. Electronic Based::

Other

Part 16 / Electronic Files & Archival Management

16f. Does the organization have a back-up program, or back-up schedule, for its electronic records and perform monitoring of its removable media (i.e. floppies, ZIP disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, portable hard drives, etc.)?:

Yes

16g. Who is responsible for working with the archival material?:

Part-Time Archivist

General Staff

Part 17.

17. How are new materials processed?:

No System

We are not currently processing new material

Part 18.

18. What, if any, conservation methods are in place for both physical materials and electronic data?:

None or Limited

Part 19.

19. What type of climate-controls are present in the area[s] in which the archives are stored?:

Standard office heating / air conditioning / humidity controls running 24 hours / 7 days

Part 20.

20a. What are the goals for the historical materials for the next year?:

evaluate condition of historical materials

20b. What are the biggest challenges to reaching these short-term goals?:

space issues, other priorities, staffing

20c. What goals are in place for the historical materials for the next three to five years?:

Further acceptance as a notalble public art collection

20d. What are the biggest challenges to reaching these long term goals?:

awareness

20e. Are there any additional goals for the organizations historic materials?:

sustained maintenance

Part 21.

21. Estimated cost to achieve these archival goals for the next year.:

$7,001 - $10,000

Part 22.

22. Estimated cost to achieve these archival goals for the next five years.:

$20,001 - $25,000

Part 24.

24. What archival issues could / should visual arts organizations address collectively in the next three to five years? Ranked from 1 (highest priority) to 5 (lowest priority).24a. Shared standards / protocols for digitization:

Promote professional standards / protocols for digitization

Part 25.

25a. Is the organization a member of, or in contact with, any organizations concerned with archival issues?:

Part 26.

26. Additional information, comments, observations, and questions.:

Local resources for conservation of public use spaces.

Finish

survey_field_150:

Detroit Transportation Corporation

Who executed this survey.:

Ericka Alexander, Marketing Specialist

Is this survey complete and all appropriate questions answered?:

Yes