Wayfinding

[Uhuniau]

Bumping this 2017 article, to ask: has there been any progress on this front? Because I can't think of any.

New wayfinding signs could soon be coming to Ottawa-Gatineau
Alex Abdelwahab

July 4, 2017

When visitors come to the capital, they expect to be able to walk around and find their way easily.

But right now, a tourism study has found, there’s a gap.

“Wayfinding has been in place, but in sort of a chopped-up manner in Ottawa for a long time,” said Catherine Frechette, senior director of destination development for Ottawa Tourism, explaining the City of Ottawa had its own signs, the National Capital Commission (NCC) had its own signs and Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) had their own signs.

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A feasibility study is underway and a plan for what the signs could look like and how they could be rolled out and maintained is being developed. The results of both will be presented to both Ottawa and Gatineau councils, and to the NCC, in the fall.

If the idea is approved, it will be piloted next summer.

Full text:
https://obj.ca/new-wayfinding-signs-...tawa-gatineau/

[NOWINYOW]

Originally Posted by Uhuniau

Bumping this 2017 article, to ask: has there been any progress on this front? Because I can't think of any.

New wayfinding signs could soon be coming to Ottawa-Gatineau
Alex Abdelwahab

July 4, 2017

When visitors come to the capital, they expect to be able to walk around and find their way easily.

But right now, a tourism study has found, there’s a gap.

“Wayfinding has been in place, but in sort of a chopped-up manner in Ottawa for a long time,” said Catherine Frechette, senior director of destination development for Ottawa Tourism, explaining the City of Ottawa had its own signs, the National Capital Commission (NCC) had its own signs and Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) had their own signs.

...

A feasibility study is underway and a plan for what the signs could look like and how they could be rolled out and maintained is being developed. The results of both will be presented to both Ottawa and Gatineau councils, and to the NCC, in the fall.

If the idea is approved, it will be piloted next summer.

Full text:
https://obj.ca/new-wayfinding-signs-...tawa-gatineau/

Hmmm, interesting. Last week I was stopped at the corner of Clarence and Dalhousie by someone concentrating on their phone display. They asked if I could point them towards the Byward Market.

These days, people tend to be looking down at their phones as opposed to their surroundings. Would signs actually be beneficial?

[J.OT13]

There are some new wayfinding signs on the William Pedestrian Mall, near the subway entrance. Haven't noticed anything else.

[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by NOWINYOW

These days, people tend to be looking down at their phones as opposed to their surroundings. Would signs actually be beneficial?

Yes.

And signs aren't the only element of wayfinding. For starters, we could begin assigning useful names to the various trails and MUPs in the same way that streets have names.