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GATEWAY AND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE SYSTEM
Have you ever had a difficult time finding your way around Takoma Park or giving directions to a visitor to Takoma Park? Are you ever unsure about where the City's boundaries are located?
To help motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists to better navigate their way around Takoma Park, the City is developing a system of gateway and directional signage. The signage system will let people know when they have entered Takoma Park and guide them to various destinations around the community including commercial areas, educational and medical institutions, and municipal facilities. Other objectives of the project include enhancing the image of Takoma Park and attracting additional customers to the City's business districts. We are in the final planning stages of this project and would like to hear from you before the design is approved by the City Council.The proposed signage system will include the following kinds of signs (click on the bold text to view each kind of sign):
| Pending | Directionals will help visitors to find major destinations around the City. The signs will be located along Takoma Park's more heavily traveled streets and are intended to direct people to the following principal commercial areas and major community institutions: Old Takoma (including Old Town and Takoma Junction), Long Branch, Takoma/Langley Crossroads, Montgomery College, Columbia Union College, Washington Adventist Hospital, and the Municipal Center. Some signs may also direct people to the Takoma Metro station. The wayfinding signage system is being designed to keep vehicles on major roads and to discourage traffic through residential neighborhoods. |
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Primary Gateway signs will be installed at major gateways into Takoma Park such as the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and East-West Highway. |
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Secondary Gateway signs will be used at locations where right of way for primary gateway signs is not available or locations where a secondary sign is appropriate such as on Fenton Street. |
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Tertiary Gateway signs will be used at entrances into residential neighborhoods that are on or close to the boundary of the City such as the intersection of Flower Avenue and Maplewood Avenue. The tertiary signs will also serve to let people know they are entering specific Takoma Park neighborhoods and other districts such as the historic district. |
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Historic District Tertiary Gateway signs will be used at entrances into residential neighborhoods that are also entrances into the historic district. |
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Park Identification signs will identify City parks and potentially other City facilities as well. |
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Garden Marker signs will identify City gardens. |
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Historical Marker signs will identify historic sites in Takoma Park. |
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Interpretive Panels will contain narratives and photos about different historic sites in Takoma Park. |
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Pageantry Banners will be used to draw attention to the City's business districts. |
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The Pedestrian Kiosk will be installed near the Takoma Metro station and will orient visitors to Old Town, Takoma Junction, and Historic 4th Street in Washington, DC. Pedestrian kiosks might also be designed for other parts of Takoma Park. |
The City has approximately $17,000 in funding to implement the first phase of the signage system. We recently bid out this phase and received bids from seven sign fabricators to install five sign types: primary gateway, area identification, pedestrian kiosk, and historic district tertiary gateway sign. Based on the lowest of these bids, City staff are recommending the following sign types for the first phase of implementation:
Primary Gateway (2 signs):
-- East-West Highway at New Hampshire Avenue
-- Carroll Avenue at University Boulevard
Area Identification Signs (2):
-- Laurel Avenue median (as a gateway sign)
-- Jackson Boyd Park
Pedestrian Kiosk (1):
-- Takoma Metro plaza
Historic District Tertiary Gateway Signs (4):
-- Walnut Avenue at DC line
-- Maple Avenue at DC line
-- Cedar Avenue at DC line
-- Holly Avenue at DC line
The Takoma Park City Council will be voting on a resolution on Monday, March 7 authorizing the City to enter a contract with a sign fabricator for the first phase of implementation. The Council would like to hear from the Community regarding priorities for the first phase of implementation. Do you support the recommended locations above, or are there are other sign locations that you think are a greater priority? Do you think there should be more or fewer of any sign type installed in this phase?
If you would like to provide input, please either email your comments to the City Clerk at clerk@takomagov.org or come testify at the Council meeting on March 7.
updated: 09/20/2005
Contact Us
Contact: Sara Anne Daines
Phone: 301-891-7224
E-Mail: SaraD@takomagov.org
Write: Economic and Community Development
City Of Takoma Park
7500 Maple Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
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