Summary
Strategic Initiative 1.3 of the City of Alachua Fiscal Year 2019 Strategic Plan identifies the development of a wayfinding system as an action to support the continued revitalization of Main Street and the downtown area. Wayfinding signs direct and provide visitors information about nearby destinations. The CRA has contracted with CHW Professional Consultants to develop a Wayfinding System Master Plan in order to further this objective.
A Wayfinding Sign Idea Generation Workshop was held during the CRA Advisory Board's May 20, 2019 meeting. The purpose of the Workshop was to provide the business owners, property owners, residents, and visitors with information about the Plan and to receive public input on the project. CHW provided the CRA Advisory Board and workshop participants with a presentation which reviewed background information about the project; explained the proposed goals of the wayfinding sign system; provided an inventory of existing wayfinding signage; identified potential opportunities to improve wayfinding signage within the CRA area; and reviewed case studies.
At the June 17, 2019 CRA Advisory Board Meeting, CHW presented information about potential sign types and placement. This presentation reviewed the creation of an inventory of recommended sign types to be used in the wayfinding system and potential locations for wayfinding signage to be added or replaced.
At today's meeting, CHW will present design options for each sign type (gateway, destination, directional, parking, and banner signs). This presentation will build upon the information presented at the June 17, 2019 CRA Advisory Board Meeting, which identified potential sign placement for each of these sign types. The design options and presentation are attached to this agenda item.
The development of design options represents the final task associated with creating the draft Wayfinding Sign Master Plan. CHW will present the draft Plan to the CRA at its July 22, 2019 meeting. |