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Council reviews wayfinding and greenway signage plan, MERJE amendment introduced
Summary
City staff presented the second phase of a citywide wayfinding program focused on parks and the 3 Mile Creek Greenway, and the administration introduced a $97,400 amendment to the MERJE contract for design and standards work.
City staff told the Mobile City Council during its May 26 pre-meeting that the next phase of the city's wayfinding program will focus on parks and the 3 Mile Creek Greenway, and will produce a sign-standards manual and design concepts for trail and park signage.
"This is the second phase of that contract...the first phase was the design of the downtown and Africa Town signage," a city staff member said, explaining the new work will develop wayfinding for parks and greenway trails and include rules and wayfinding elements such as distances and directional information. The staff member said the work will provide a standards manual to be used in future construction projects.
Council members asked whether previously identified destinations such as Africa Town would appear in this phase. The staff response was that those points of interest were covered by the earlier downtown study and that the current amendment is limited to specific park and Greenway projects, including 3 Mile Creek and city parks.
The clerk introduced a resolution to authorize amendment number 1 to Bound Design doing business as MERJE, increasing the contract by $97,400 for professional services to develop the City of Mobile wayfinding program. Council members said they supported standardized signage but also emphasized that unique local signage should remain possible for special places.
The council asked staff to provide lists of destinations and to follow up with the forthcoming installation and fabrication contract so members could review the final set of signs.
