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Wayfinding Sign Program
Study Session
March 23, 2023
•Review of Existing Wayfinding Signs and locations
•Review current Art Monument Signs
•Refresh or Update Existing Wayfinding Signs
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Overview of the
Wayfinding Sign Program
Current Sign
Locations
Map Legend
Art Monument Signs
•Five Located at main entrances to the city
•Funded by the Art in Public Places Program
•2004 Art Sign Restoration pending
approval of Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget
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Wayfinding Signs
•Wayfinding Program Approved March 2008
•76 located around the City
•Signs Reserved for Civic Locations and Major
Community Attractions:
•Parks/Desert Willow
•CSUSB-PDC/UCR
•College of the Desert
•Visitor Center/Chamber of Commerce
•El Paseo
•The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
•Historical Society
•McCallum Theater
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City Limit Signs
•14 Located around the City
•Standardized Signs (MUTCD)Code G9-5
•Identify City Limits, population, and elevation
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Request for Input
•Consider the following options:
•Update Wayfinding Design/Branding
•Update Current locations for consistency
•Add new City Points of Interest
•San Pablo
•Trailheads
•Lupine Plaza
•Discover Palm Desert
•CV/PD Link
•Future North PD Destinations
•Review and Assess Existing Art Monument Signs
•Changes to existing may have to go through a
formal deaccession process
•Consider adding an Art Monument Sign on Cook
Street
•Update the City Limits Signs
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Questions/
Discussion