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BPAC approves Phase 2 bicycle wayfinding signage project; design moves to construction
Summary
BPAC voted to approve design and proceed to construction for a citywide expansion of bicycle wayfinding signs connecting major trails and destinations.
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee approved the design and authorized construction of Phase 2 of Santa Fe’s bicycle wayfinding signage project, which expands signage beyond downtown to better link the city’s trail network. Tim Rogers, the project’s consultant, presented maps and a sign-by-sign inventory that call for roughly 75 assemblies and about 74 plaques (individual signs) to guide riders between trails and to named destinations.
Rogers described the project as focused on connections where riders face choices: "Now there is some way finding. It shows you how to get from Alto Park, for example, to where the Acequia Trail meets another trail," he said, explaining that improved signs will clarify routes and reduce rider confusion. Rogers told the committee the Acequia Trail and connections to the rail and river trails were high priorities because users frequently ask how to continue from one trail to another.
The Phase 2 scope covers West and Southwest neighborhoods, river-trail connections northward to La Tierra and the Canada Rincon corridor, and remedial signage in east-side areas where Phase 1 signs need revision. The consultant noted some signs will be white-on-brown to indicate dirt or mountain-bike connectors and that the design team coordinated with the county and NMDOT where routes cross other jurisdictions.
Member Porter moved to approve the design and go forward with construction. The committee seconded the motion and a roll-call vote followed; the motion carried. Public-works staff and the consultant said the next steps are a construction cost estimate and procurement for installation; staff indicated available funding will be assessed and a procurement process started if funding is approved.
Committee members asked that several existing signs that face the wrong way be corrected during construction and requested attention to sign height and ADA/installation standards. Rogers said contractors will handle installation under public-works direction, and he will provide oversight to correct any installation errors.
