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Board reviews plan to standardize trail names and city signage
Summary
The board reviewed a staff-led plan to implement consistent trail names and citywide signage across 35 identified trail segments, citing wayfinding and emergency-response benefits and a phased budgeted rollout this year.
The Castle Pines Parks and Recreation Advisory Board heard a presentation on March 19 from Parks, Recreation and Open Space Director Marcus Graves outlining the next steps for trail naming and a citywide signage program. Graves said the city has "identified 35 trail segments" and that council has approved several names already as part of a multi-year branding and wayfinding effort.
Graves told the board the work began with a consultant-led branding exercise in 2019 and is intended to create consistent signs, trailhead shelters and maps so users and emergency responders can identify locations more easily. "So it's really this is a good way where we are gonna start bringing that city brand together," Graves said, describing the signage as a tool for wayfinding and emergency response. He said staff and the board will later develop recommendations on materials, placement and how many signs are appropriate to avoid visual clutter.
The presentation described a staged rollout: design and material decisions in an early phase, followed by placement recommendations and phased installation. Graves said the city has a budget for initial work this year and that the board — as trail users — will help recommend where trailhead maps and directional signs should be located. The board asked about durable materials for signs to withstand sun and wind; Graves said material choices will be part of the next-stage recommendations.
