Comments on: Push to Declutter England’s Streets http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/push-to-declutter-englands-streets/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Varone http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/push-to-declutter-englands-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-33623 John Varone Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:26:55 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/push-to-declutter-englands-streets/#comment-33623 Is this Jason Varone from Mass? Is this Jason Varone from Mass?

]]> By: Comentz http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/push-to-declutter-englands-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-33550 Comentz Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:25:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/push-to-declutter-englands-streets/#comment-33550 There is information anxiety on city's streets as we get bombarded with two to three signs, at times, conveying the same message. I had once heard that CDOT's installation of signs were sometimes in response to requests from the NYPD as it makes it easier for the cops to write valid tickets by pointing to signs LOL. City Planning once dealt with a CDOT plan to install highway signs around Columbus Circle. We had to spell out to them why those signs would be unsuitable in the area and provided alternatives by showing examples from various European cities, and Chicago. One of Mayor Daley's contributions to Chicago's streetscape was the city's hiring of a NYC firm to prepare design guidelines for signs in accordance to official standards. The result was not only better-designed signs but also fewer of them, which has resulted in lower maintenance costs. There is information anxiety on city’s streets as we get bombarded with two to three signs, at times, conveying the same message. I had once heard that CDOT’s installation of signs were sometimes in response to requests from the NYPD as it makes it easier for the cops to write valid tickets by pointing to signs LOL.

City Planning once dealt with a CDOT plan to install highway signs around Columbus Circle. We had to spell out to them why those signs would be unsuitable in the area and provided alternatives by showing examples from various European cities, and Chicago.

One of Mayor Daley’s contributions to Chicago’s streetscape was the city’s hiring of a NYC firm to prepare design guidelines for signs in accordance to official standards. The result was not only better-designed signs but also fewer of them, which has resulted in lower maintenance costs.

]]> By: P http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/push-to-declutter-englands-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-33540 P Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:12:48 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/push-to-declutter-englands-streets/#comment-33540 My pet peeve is the sign near the Brooklyn Bridge warning that the NYPD has the area under video surveillance. Followed 100 feet later by- a sign warning that the NYPD has the area under video surveillance. Honestly, I'm not sure of the purpose of the first sign but the second's only purpose is to add clutter to what is perhaps the city's most photographed landmark. Hopefully the new commissioner will go throughout the city and remove every other sign. My pet peeve is the sign near the Brooklyn Bridge warning that the NYPD has the area under video surveillance. Followed 100 feet later by- a sign warning that the NYPD has the area under video surveillance.

Honestly, I’m not sure of the purpose of the first sign but the second’s only purpose is to add clutter to what is perhaps the city’s most photographed landmark.

Hopefully the new commissioner will go throughout the city and remove every other sign.

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