Apr 08, 2009

Public Meeting: Center City Parking and Wayfinding System

A public meeting will be held in CMGC 267 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., on April 23, 2009 to present the Vehicular Wayfinding Sign System. The presentation will include signage concepts, locations for the static and dynamic information signs, and the systems engineering approach for dynamic signs.

Final design is underway for the Parking and Vehicular Wayfinding Sign System, with implementation scheduled to begin in late 2009 with completion by the opening of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in spring 2010.

City Council will be asked to authorize a contract for production and installation of the Vehicular Wayfinding Sign System in fall 2009. This project is funded with federal funds through a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant, and will require the installation of both freeway and on-street signs.

City staff initiated planning for the Center City Parking and Wayfinding Sign System in 2006 following City Council’s adoption of the Center City Transportation Plan. That Plan includes policies to implement a Pedestrian Wayfinding System, a Vehicular Wayfinding System to efficiently direct motorists to the parking supply available on a real-time basis, and a Collaborative Parking Management System.

Installation of pedestrian wayfinding signs began in 2007 to coincide with the operation of the Blue Line LRT. The City received a Special Achievement Award at the Center City Partners Vision Awards on March 26, 2009 for the Pedestrian Wayfinding System.

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