City of Takoma Park - Gateway and Wayfinding Signage System


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Have you ever had a difficult time finding your way around Takoma Park or giving directions to a visitor to Takoma Park? Are you ever unsure about where the City's boundaries are located?

To help motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists to better navigate their way around Takoma Park, the City developed a system of gateway and directional signage. The signage system will let people know when they have entered Takoma Park and guide them to various destinations around the community including commercial areas, educational and medical institutions, and municipal facilities. Other objectives of the project include enhancing the image of Takoma Park and attracting additional customers to the City's business districts.

The signage system includes the following kinds of signs.

	Primary Gateway signs are being installed at major gateways into Takoma Park.
	Secondary Gateway signs are used at locations where right of way for primary gateway signs is not available or locations where a secondary sign is appropriate.
	Tertiary Gateway signs are used at entrances into residential neighborhoods that are on or close to the boundary of the City such as the intersection of Flower Avenue and Maplewood Avenue. The tertiary signs will also serve to let people know they are entering specific Takoma Park neighborhoods and other districts such as the historic district.
	Historic District Tertiary Gateway signs are used at entrances into residential neighborhoods that are also entrances into the historic district.
	Park Identification signs identify City parks and other City facilities as well.
	Garden Marker signs identify City gardens.
	Marker signs will identify historic and other notable sites in Takoma Park.
	Interpretive Panels will contain narratives and photos about different sites in Takoma Park.
	Pageantry Banners will be used to draw attention to the City's business districts.
	The Pedestrian Kiosk will be installed in commercial districts in Takoma Park.
This portion of the sign family was never approved by permitting agencies and therefore not approved.	Directionals will help visitors to find major destinations around the City. The signs will be located along Takoma Park's more heavily traveled streets and are intended to direct people to the following principal commercial areas and major community institutions: Old Takoma (including Old Town and Takoma Junction), Long Branch, Takoma/Langley Crossroads, Montgomery College, Columbia Union College, Washington Adventist Hospital, and the Municipal Center. Some signs may also direct people to the Takoma Metro station. The wayfinding signage system is being designed to keep vehicles on major roads and to discourage traffic through residential neighborhoods.