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Nashville - Wayfinding and Traffic Guidance Program

Nashville - Wayfinding and Traffic Guidance Program. Consultant Team. Background. Sense of Problem. Background. PTGS study performed in 1997 Design-Build Guidance concentrated on parking structures Never constructed because of construction cost. Wayfinding Methodology.

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Nashville - Wayfinding and Traffic Guidance Program

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  1. Nashville - Wayfinding and Traffic Guidance Program

  2. Consultant Team

  3. Background • Sense of Problem

  4. Background • PTGS study performed in 1997 • Design-Build • Guidance concentrated on parking structures • Never constructed because of construction cost

  5. Wayfinding Methodology • Area/corridor approach to guidance • Pioneered in PA and MD • Nashville advances to new level with local DMS • Illuminated street signs

  6. Wayfinding Methodology Problem: Large Number of Attractions

  7. Wayfinding Methodology Can lead to signing chaos in “traditional” wayfinding.

  8. Wayfinding Methodology Solution: Group attractions into distinct areas…

  9. Wayfinding Methodology each with a spanning corridor…

  10. Wayfinding Methodology that serves as “file folder” containing turns to attractions.

  11. Wayfinding Methodology Attraction signing is forced to “behave itself” along these corridors.

  12. Wayfinding Methodology Process can be reiterated with a sub-area . . .

  13. leading to turns for a sub-grouping of attractions. Wayfinding Methodology

  14. EXAMPLE: Erie, PA divided into “predictive” file folders. Local attractions are “naturally” associated with “Bayfront” or “Downtown” or “Beaches” or “Airport”. Wayfinding Methodology

  15. EXAMPLE: Upper Eastern Shore, MD Highway sign (left) and local road sign (right) Wayfinding Methodology

  16. Nashville’s Advance in Area/Corridor Wayfinding: DMS signs to switch corridors due to event-related road closures. Wayfinding Methodology

  17. Nashville Project Plan • Consensus Building • Critical for project. • Stake holder meetings. MPO TDOT Downtown Partnership Vanderbilt etc.

  18. Nashville Project Plan • Guidelines, policies, procedures • Clean up visual sign pollution • Provide consistent signage system. • Meet needs of local residents, visitors. • Static signs & DMS • Will develop logo, color scheme

  19. Nashville Project Plan • PS&E – Static signs, ped, bicycle signs, DMS, CCTV, Illuminated street signs • Static signs • Ped/bicycle signs • 20 DMS • 20 CCTV • 30 Intersections – Illuminated street signs

  20. Nashville Project Plan • Construction Management

  21. Nashville Project Plan • Time line/Limits • Time Line • Planning/Design: 18 months • Construction: 12 months • Project Limits: Will be identified in the SOW

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