Wayfinding signs are introduced on Gainesville’s Multi-use Trails
Press release from the City of Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In collaboration between the City of Gainesville’s Department of Transportation and the Wild Spaces & Public Places Department, 37 wayfinding and informational signs have been installed along the City of Gainesville’s network of paved multi-use paths. Installation of the signs began in February and was completed in March.
The new signage system enhances the user experience by providing clear and accessible information, making it easier for individuals to navigate the trails confidently. By offering intuitive direction and trail etiquette guidelines, the signs promote safety and courteous behavior among trail users. Additionally, the signs contribute to increased enjoyment and connectivity, encouraging more people to explore and utilize the city’s extensive network of multi-use pathways.
Color-coded by trail, the signage suite includes:
Mile Zero Trail Map
Situated at the corner of SW Sixth Street and Depot Avenue., the Mile Zero Trail Map charts trails and City parks and offers etiquette guidelines for trail use.
Directional Signs
Signs indicate the distance to upcoming points of interest.
Vicinity Maps
Maps at strategic points along the trails show nearby points of interest, connecting trails, and etiquette guidelines for trail use.
Mile Markers
Signs indicate the distance from the mile zero marker.
Department of Transportation staff collaborated with the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Board on the signage suite’s design, content, and trail etiquette guidelines. The signs were designed in-house by Wild Spaces & Public Spaces staff.
Through a competitive procurement process, Clear Image Signs, LLC, a local business, was awarded the production and installation contract at the cost of $29,923.95.
Somehow this town survived a hundred years without this nonsense.
What did this cost the taxpayers??
Article says about 30k, I wonder how people found their way around without them haha
Fix Tower Road. The shoulders are dangerous.
As if the commenters here were regular users of the bike and other trails around Gainesville, or that others don’t visit here for exactly the experience the trails provide, or that others still who have been here struggle with spatial concepts and can use the visuals.
You all hate the city and make that clear every post, so why don’t you leave?
PS The trails, Depot Park, Bo Diddley Plaza, and many other welcome improvements to Gainesville – which many thousands use and enjoy each year – did not exist 30 years ago, and while some did 10 years ago, the changes to this area continue and users benefit from updating the layout.
This of course is all obvious.
Wayfinding? What next, unlosting? All these new words are confusing.
They should add the locations of bum camps to the map to make it even more equitable and inclusive
What?!? No Spanish or Creole?!? It seems like another waste of money by our mentally retarded fat pigheaded degenerate “leaders.”
Jazzman, we had a thriving downtown 20 or 30 years ago. Not the Planet-of-the-Apes dystopian version we have now. Are you blind? That would actually explain a lot.
No we didn’t Peabody, and sorry you think the families going to Depot Park and Bo Diddly Plaza are apes.
This was over 30 years ago. I might even be in the crowd there somewhere. That was before they spent a ton of money to try to keep the homeless out and mostly ruined the space.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yGP41XZKc-g
It’s like POTA because the buildings are largely empty and most everything looks post-holocaust or something.
I love Gainesville’s commitment to parks and trails and explore them almost every week. The directional enhancements to the paved paths are welcome and will make our shared landscape even more accessible and enjoyable for Gainesville’s local and visiting families.