City Seeks Input on Downtown Way-finding System
The city hopes to use more signs and information kiosks to help people navigate downtown. Photo by Nathan Bernier, KUT NewsAudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
What can the city to help people find their way around the downtown core? That’s a question municipal bureaucrats are hoping you can help answer at a public forum later today. The Downtown Way-finding Project involves using signs, billboards, information kiosks and even smartphone apps to help people find everything from parking to entertainment.
“We’ve actually taken several surveys at the Austin Visitor’s Center to hit first time visitors or new visitors to the city,” said Tonya Swartzendruber with the city’s Planning and Development Review Department. “As well, we’ve talked to some stakeholders preliminarily to find what they can find, what they can’t find, what they have trouble with.”
The public is invited to weigh in on three design proposals tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mexic-Arte Museum at 419 Congress Ave. Listen to the full interview above to learn more.
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