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03. Sign Family Types and Concepts Kansas City Regional Wayfinding Guidebook 3.1 - Sign Types: Function, Location and Content The Kansas City Regional Wayfinding System, like most systems, includes several different types of signs, each with a unique function. The schematic below explains the different sign functions and where each type is typically used. Sign Type Welcome Arrival Information Fingerpost Interpretive Post Marker Ground Marker Function Provides a welcome to Provides direction to the Provides information to Provides information to navigate Provides local area knowledge Provides details about Provides information as the area, describes what parking lot for the trail navigate transit, trail, local trails, local areas and find places about a place the onward route, to to trail name and mile there is to do and how to arrival point area and find places help people understand location move around if it is appropriate Location Welcome points and Welcome points and Decision points in busy Decision points in environments Key nodes in areas in which Decision points where At regular interval arrival points arrival points areas with high density of with low density of destinations, local, historical, cultural, route passes through consistent application destinations and routes homing beacon; as route ecological, or social stories areas along named route and connections on transit confirmation enrich people’s understanding of places Content Identify access nodes Parking symbol, Local biking/walking train Directional content to specific Images, maps, stories (editorial Path name degree of Name, brand color, and from neighborhoods and directional copy and and bus maps, onward destinations or an adjacent copy) describing community, difficulty, length of mileage confirm point of arrival/ arrow journey options neighborhood via an adjacent route historical, cultural, commercial, route, etiquette, rules departure or social stories. of route and contact details 36 Connecting Our Region 03. Sign Family Types and Concepts 3.2 - Information Structure The structure of information on each sign caters to different user tasks, reading strategies, and physical distance from the sign. Some information is provided using graphics or in a text size that allows the user to maintain motion while still gathering critical information from the sign. Other more detailed information and mapping requires stopping and looking more closely at the sign. Average reading distances have been estimated with direct reference to data on the relationship between text size and reading distances. The example below of a map-based entrance sign is typically a workhorse in trail and pedestrian wayfinding. This diagram demonstrates recognition of the sign and its function by physical features. 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