‘Way-Finding’ Signs to Help With Navigating Key Pasadena Destinations

Have you seen the signs?

The way-finding signs, that is.

The City of Pasadena installed six color-coordinated aluminum signs March 6 and will ultimately put up 378 way-finding signs by early summer to direct the public into and around Pasadena.

“Pasadena is a world-class destination for business and leisure travel and we want our visitors to enjoy their experience here. The way-finding signs will make it easier for them to find our major destinations and parking,” Pasadena City Manager Michael Beck said in a statement.

About 150 of the signs are being placed for pedestrian viewing while the remaining 228 signs are being strategically located to help motorists, the City noted. 

“The project’s second and third phases will include additional signs with changeable data that informs motorists of parking spot availability at various garages, plus monument signs marking main entry points into Pasadena,” the City said.

The $2.2 million project was largely funded with about $1.68 million in Proposition C monies from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the remaining $512,000 was matching funds from the City. 

Funding for the first phase was about $1 million, including the 378 signs, steel poles, footings, brackets and labor costs. 

Some locations highlighted on the way-finding signs are:

Old Pasadena, Civic Center, Playhouse, East Pasadena, Hastings Ranch, North Pasadena, Arroyo Seco and South Lake districts, Rose Bowl Stadium, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Convention Center, Pacific Asia Museum, Caltech, Pasadena City College, the Gamble House, Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, Huntington Hospital, Pasadena Playhouse, City Hall, retail shopping areas, public transit hubs and parking garages.

The way-finding signs project is managed by Public Works along with the City Manager’s Office, Economic Development Division and the City’s Department of Transportation.

What do you think of the way-finding signs project? What do you think of the sign pictured in this post or any you’ve seen around Pasadena?