Missoula Wayfinding FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION Community Gateway Signs District Gateways Vehicle Directional History First Community conversation began in 2011 around branding and wayfinding Survey of 25 agencies and organizations indicated 100% support for wayfinding, but only 50% support for branding City of Missoula and Destination Missoula partnered to create a committee and a process to develop a comprehensive, community-wide wayfinding system for Missoula Destination Missoula lead agency on the planning process National RFP process with seven (7) respondents; MERJE chosen as consultant in December 2012 Wayfinding Steering Committee Barbara Neilan, Destination Missoula Jessica Morriss, City Transportation Division Manager Greg Oliver, North Fork Consulting Kent Watson, MDA Board of Directors Linda McCarthy, Downtown Missoula Partnership Laval Means, City Planning & Grants Anne Guest, Missoula Parking Commission Matt Ellis, DT Master Plan Implementation Team Barbara Martens, Missoula County Development General Manager, Mountain Line Authority Nancy Rittel, County Planning & Grants Ben Weiss, City Bicycle Pedestrian Manager Theresa Cox, A Carousel for Missoula Donna Gaukler, City Parks & Recreation Tom Bensen, Missoula Cultural Council Glen Cameron, Montana Dept. of Transportation Gregg Wood, City Development Services Wayfinding Technical Advisory Committee Ed Toavs, Montana Dept. of Transportation Mike Brady, City Police Glenn Cameron, Montana Dept. of Transportation Jason Diehl, City Fire Kevin Slovarp, City Public Works & Engineering Kledia Colenso, City Development Services Doug Harby, City Public Works & Engineering Alan White, City Parks & Recreation Bob Hayes, City Public Works & Engineering Neil Miner, City Parks & Recreation Greg Robertson, Missoula County Public Works Ellen Buchanan, Missoula Redevelopment Agency Brent O’Connor, Missoula County Public Works Alexandria Stokman, Missoula in Motion Bill Lake, Missoula Parking Commission Kyle McGowan, Windfall Technologies Cris Jensen, Missoula Airport Authority Barbara Koostra, Montana Museum of Art & Culture Jeff Logan, Mountain Line Agencies that funded the Plan FUNDER AMOUNT City of Missoula Development Services $25,000 Missoula Redevelopment Agency $25,000 Missoula Parking Commission $10,000 Missoula County Development Authority $10,000 The University of Montana $5,000 Mountain Line $5,000 Missoula Downtown Association $2,500 Downtown Business Improvement District $2,500 City of Missoula Parks & Recreation $2,000 Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) $1,500 TOTAL SPENT ON PLANNING PROCESS $88,500 Planning Process Overview Consultant MERJE from West Chester, Pennsylvania: John Bosio, Glen Swantek, Peter Reed plus Joe Gilpin of ALTA Wayfinding Steering & Technical Advisory committees Four Visits to Missoula: 3 Public Open Houses & 44 Stakeholder Meetings Timeline: March 2013-November 2014 Final Steps: Federal Highway Administration written support of the plan Final transfer of complete and original documents Next Steps Final plan presented to funding agencies; final documents distributed Transition to implementation City of Missoula to take ownership of bidding process for fabrication and installation Focus FIRST on pedestrian directional, parking & airport business district Acquisition of funding through budget allocations over time Vehicle directional, community gateways, district gateways, pedestrian kiosks and maps, parks and trails, interpretive, and bicycle routes in subsequent phases Pedestrian Layer Parking Layer Parks & Trails Layer Trails & Interpretive Signs Implementation Estimates: Sign Types LAYER NUMBER OF SIGNS TOTAL City Gateways 5 $160,000 District Gateways 15 $180,000 Vehicle Directional 110 $390,000 Pedestrian Directional 43 $120,000 Information Kiosks 9 $90,000 Parking 27 $85,000 Parks & Trails 52 $215,000 Interpretive & Pedestrian Maps 31 $90,000 Airport Business Park 27 $155,000 PROJECTED TOTAL $1,500,000 Other Recommendations Reduce sign clutter by removing unnecessary signage. Examples noted by MERJE include: Missoula Aquifer signage Power to Pedestrian signage Bike Lane signage where appropriate Relocate all community designation and award signs to one central location such as Caras Park; frame board designed by MERJE Consolidate and update mandatory traffic signs where appropriate Community Board Other Recommendations Inclusion Criteria that is well understood and reviewed periodically Work with MDT and other partners to acquire funding for implementation Include Wayfinding in future construction projects, including: Russell Street Corridor Van Buren Interchange Orange Street Interchange Broadway Corridor, Riverfront Triangle, Old Sawmill District, Missoula College Brooks Corridor Missoula to Lolo Bike Trail Ft Missoula Park Today’s Goal Close out planning process for Missoula Wayfinding Plan Inform and thank all funding agencies for supporting the plan and engaging in the process To build financial support through the budgeting process over the next three years to fully fund implementation Acquire assistance in fundraising if necessary Additional Items Parks & Recreation will implement wayfinding for parks and trails as needed and budget allows Missoula Wayfinding Plan provides bicycle signage design that can be used by Development Services for the new bicycle route system that is currently being mapped out Moving to Implementation: Phase 1 Funds Available Now: Montana Office of Tourism TIIP Grant: $51,200 Downtown Business Improvement District: $60,000 Missoula Downtown Association: $60,000 Missoula Parking Commission: $80,000-$120,000 Missoula Redevelopment Agency: Up to $250,000 Missoula County Development Authority: $155,000 Based upon funding availability, Phase 1 Implementation will focus on pedestrian directional, parking and airport business park Missoula Wayfinding Matt Ellis & Anne Guest On behalf of the Missoula Wayfinding Committee February 2015 .