DOWNTOWN PHOENIX
From sun-up to sundown and well into the night, Downtown
Phoenix provides a truly unique urban environment. With
over 90 restaurants, bars, and markets this downtown
provides a vibrant and active place for visitors to spend
their time. Downtown Phoenix also includes museums, live
theater, and music events, and emerging education and
research facilities associated with ASU and the University
of Arizona. Visitors can experience the rush of professional
sports at US Airways Center (Phoenix Suns) or Chase Field
(Arizona Diamondbacks).
The Downtown Phoenix Partnership commissioned
MERJE along with sub-consultants EDAW/AECOM (Gateway
Design and Local Project Manager) and Gannett Fleming
(Sign Planning) to develop a downtown wayfinding program.
The project is a comprehensive wayfinding program that
includes a wayfinding analysis and the design and planning
of gateways, vehicular directional, parking lot trailblazers and
pedestrian signage.
The design criteria includes creating a unique and vibrant
sign program that reflects the spirit of Downtown Phoenix.
The program will also meet the functional requirements
traffic engineering criteria, along with the effects of the
arid desert environment. A pilot program was installed for
the 2009 NBA All-Star Game for the area surrounding the
US Airways Center and the Convention Center.
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