Downtown Jacksonville to get Wayfinding Signage?
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Over the past three years, Metro Jacksonvlle has pushed for better signage downtown, particularly in the area of wayfinding signage for pedestrians. Now, it looks like Metro Jacksonville is about to get its wish granted. At the July meeting of the Downtown Development Review Board, the group heard a preliminary proposal for downtown signage.
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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2009-aug-downtown-jacksonville-to-get-wayfinding-signage
sweet!
Wahoo! 8)
Like it. Not shockingly, this site what way ahead on this issue.
I like the conclusion to this piece. Let's hope someone is responsible for maintaining them!
I've heard the JEDC is looking for money to implement - a couple million?
I think it's a great idea, I am a little concerned about all these new posts on already cluttered sidewalks in some locations.
To JEDC: Find that money!
Need money? How about using some of that $26 million intended for Metropolitan Park? My guess is that the money is there. It just depends on what is considered a high priority.
nice
Good point, lakelander!
Very good news! It looks like they are serious.
With the continuing upgrades to East Bay Street and the comming upgrades to Laura, this will be another great addition to the downtown making it MUCH more user friendly and inviting.
About time.
It is great to see Jacksonville moving forward. Also great to see local websites that care about Jacksonville. Good work MetroJacksonville.
Ditto to above posts!
This is great! A big step forward for our city!
MetroJax was very much ahead of the City Council but let's be happy it's getting done. Goes to show what we can accomplish here! Keep up the good work MetroJax!
great news!
Pretty nice design. Hope we all get to see them soon.
How will the Main Street pocket park be designated?
So far this is just a plan....I'm not sure that the money for implementation has been secured yet
Is it just me, or did King Engineering overlook numerous "Vehicular Access" points to Downtown from the Northside -- Pearl, Laura, Hubbard/Newnan, Market, Liberty Streets? Oh wait, I forgot the "powers that be" have always wanted to limit access to Downtown from the Northside communities...
Its just a preliminary study....I will asume that, like other cities, these signs will be implemented in phases....and they'll add signs to/from otrher areas over time as necessary.
Quote from: zoo on August 06, 2009, 05:49:05 PM
Is it just me, or did King Engineering overlook numerous "Vehicular Access" points to Downtown from the Northside -- Pearl, Laura, Hubbard/Newnan, Market, Liberty Streets? Oh wait, I forgot the "powers that be" have always wanted to limit access to Downtown from the Northside communities...
The most obvious overlooked "access" is the U.S. AND State four lane highway that fully interchanges with I-95 and serves as the only detour/alternate route to I-10, that ye old step-child of yore, Beaver Street. When is this city going to recognize that Beaver is to East-West, what Main is to North-South?!(http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/photos/610335549_qS2Ew-M.jpg)
I just got back from Atlanta and found their wayfinding signage extremely helpful. Me and some friends ended up going to the beautiful botancal gardens which we would've never even known existed had we not been out for a walk and found it was close to where we were staying...thanks to a streetside map.
It's a good start to something long overdue. My only concern is that I hope the city is able to pull one clear design together across the different means of communicating directions and locations. This has not been the case in past feeble attempts.
This is wonderful news! Are you all familiar with the purple signs that hang off of traffic light poles throughout downtown that are supposed to direct people to certain attractions (like us and the TU Center for Performing Arts)? Well - they are so faded by the sun (look at the intersection of Bay and Main St. (just over the bridge heading north) and you'll see what I mean. You can't even read what some of them say anymore.
So this is awesome work!!! How nice this will be!