Austin failed to install directional signs — also known as wayfinding — on all urban trails by 2022, a specific target outlined in the city's far-reaching transportation strategy.
A new sign on the Northern Walnut Creek trail includes travel times along with a map and indicator of where you are on it. Austin City Council set a goal to have these kinds of directional signs installed on 100% of urban trails by 2022.
The plan has almost 300 specific goals to reach over 20 years. But only one objective specifically lists 2022 as the completion date: installing wayfinding elements on 100% of existing urban trails.. Since 2016, voters have approved more than $100 million in city debt to build more of the wide, paved, multiuse paths that connect with on-street bikeways and sidewalks. Each new mile of urban trail costs up to $4 million, including wayfinding.
Smartphones have maps. But not everyone has a smartphone. Some people don't want to stare at a screen while on a walk. Signal strength isn't always great. Cyclists have limited use of their hands while riding. But the person who leads the four-person Urban Trails Program couldn't say off the top of her head how many of its 60 miles of urban trails have the handy directional signs with maps and travel times to various destinations.
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