Wayfinding signs will be topic of hearing
The public forum is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. June 28 at the Old Dutch Church on Wall Street.
A forum on June 28 will allow the public to comment on a plan for “wayfinding” signs in the city.
The hearing is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., according to the Ulster County Transportation Council.
County Planning Director Dennis Doyle said the Transportation Council has earmarked $63,000 for the design phase of the project. The design work will be done by Merje Design of West Chester, Pa.
Merje has considerable experience in designing wayfinding signs, and some of its employees will be at the June 28 forum, Doyle said.
The cost of creating and installing the signs, which would direct residents and visitors to points of interest in Kingston, would be more than $400,000, the city has said. The city hopes to draw the money from the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding awarded to Kingston by the state last year.
The city’s wayfinding program, being billed as “Connecting Kingston,” would include not only signs, but also kiosks and maps that “will assist the public with navigating to specific locations and between neighborhoods,” the Transportation Council said in a press release.
“The wayfinding signage will help people find their way and encourage visitors to discover our attractions and community asset,” the release states.
The June 28 forum will introduce people to the concept of wayfinding and “how a coordinated system of signage can make Kingston a more accessible and vibrant place for visitors and residents travelling by car, on foot, or cycling,” the release also says.
The Transportation Council said examples from around North America will be presented at the forum to illustrate how major cities and even small villages have used wayfinding.
Additional outreach sessions about the Kingston wayfinding program will be held over the next several months.