West Pine Lane is now “Westpine”, thanks to the DPW sign shop.
I’ve been compiling a list of these and will chat about them with DPW soon. (It’s frustrating…every time I think I’m done, another wacky sign pops up!)
West Pine Lane is now “Westpine”, thanks to the DPW sign shop.
I’ve been compiling a list of these and will chat about them with DPW soon. (It’s frustrating…every time I think I’m done, another wacky sign pops up!)
I’ll bet Rosie the Riveting at ICT moonlights as their proofreader.
Pitiful! Does anyone at the sign shop have a clue? Is there a supervisor or someone accountable? Hello, anyone home?
I also enjoy the Park Ave sign in front of the Goddard Daniels House at the intersection of Park and Salisbury. Bigger than normal sign, little Park.
Well is it really that big of a deal? Most people will understand that West Pine and Westpine are the same thing! Better to have a sign like that then none (our street sign was recently stolen, and quickly replaced.) Wouldn’t it be a waste of metal to make a whole new one?
It’s actually not a waste of metal, because (whenever possible) the sign shop reuses the blanks (which is the term for the metal part of the sign).
The larger issue is that we’ve been installing signs that are MORE difficult to read than the signs they’re replacing, that there’s no consistency, and there’s absolutely no quality control (that is, there are other signs that have been misspelled or that have the wrong street designation).
Is this the biggest issue in the city? No.
But why are we spending money on signs that don’t need to be replaced, money that could be better spent on potholes or trees?
Well,
I didn’t know they were replacing ones that were already there. I was just glad they replaced our stolen one.
The DPW did not make that sign. That was made by a contractor. The DPW doesn’t use that style heart or those types of brackets to hold the sign.
I see dozens of different sign types as I drive across the city. Do we really have that many independent contractors installing signs on public streets?
Do we have a standard that we provide to contractors who might be replacing or installing a sign? If so, what is the standard, and what is the process for enforcement when a sign does not meet the standard?
Nicole, do you have a personal email address?
nicolecommawoo@gmail.com