Signs of Detroit Avenue Looking Up
As part of the city’s traffic signalization project, there are new signs popping up all over Detroit Avenue.
Signs, signs, everywhere signs.
There are dozens of new “way-finding” signs popping up above Detroit Avenue.
And there are more of ‘em coming.
As part of the $1.5 million federally funded traffic signalization project on Detroit Avenue, the city began erecting the signs from Arthur Avenue to the East End of the city on Monday.
Most of the signs are green.
In the Detroit Avenue commercial district, the city partnered with LakewoodAlive’s Downtown Lakewood initiative to post special dark brown “way-finding” signs.
Joe Beno, the city’s director of public works, said that the additional signs are coming this week and next. Those will point direct people to parking, as well as Lakewood institutions such as the University of Akron Lakewood branch campus and Lakewood Hospital, he said.
“They look very nice,” Beno said. “There will be even fancier ones coming, hopefully by the end of this week.”
What do you think of the new signs? Tell us in the comments.
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Downtown Lakewood
14701 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH -
City of Lakewood Public Works Department
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University of Akron Lakewood Campus
14725 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH (Suite 108) -
Lakewood Hospital
14519 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH
Jim Smith
9:38 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Is the "L" following the street name a new city branding device? Nice.
Colin McEwen
9:58 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Jim, it's the Downtown Lakewood logo.
Peter Grossetti
9:56 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
"Those will point direct people to parking, as well as Lakewood institutions such as the University of Akron Lakewood branch campus and Lakewood Hospital"?!?!?!?!?
Don't UAkron and Cleveland Clinic/Lakewood Hospital have marketing budgets??
Joseph Geither
11:32 am on Friday, June 8, 2012
I was excited when the new signs went up, and they didnt have the NO TURN ON REDS up. then two weeks later they showed. Do we really need to sit endlessly at the end of Arthur Ave for the light to change green. It is a T into Detroit.
David Coxe
12:16 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
I didn't know that Downtown Lakewood even HAD logo. Any reason why they didn't use the school colors? Do they not like Purple?
Alex M
10:36 am on Saturday, July 21, 2012
I think they wanted a more neutral, high-contrast color, especially with the variety of different schools within the community. While purple and gold might make great school colors, I think they would be quite heinous as street sign colors.