LivCo Wayfinding:
What is Wayfinding?
Wayfinding is enabling people to navigate through an environment with the use of effective signage and visual cues. An effective wayfinding system, focused on all modes of transportation, can entice residents and visitors to explore beyond their traditional comfort zone. Wayfinding is not limited to signage, but can also include visual cues from the streetscape, landscape, and significant landmarks helping people navigate and orient themselves creating an enjoyable and informative experience.
Purpose of Wayfinding
#1 Orient
The user through the place they are traveling.
#2 Direct
The user to their desired location.
#3 Inform
The user of rules + regulations.
Livingston County’s Wayfinding Strategy
Livingston County identified the need to undertake a County-wide Wayfinding Study with the overarching goals of:
Improving navigation throughout the County.
Supporting economic development within the County’s downtowns.
Visually connecting downtowns and destinations through uniform and consistent signage.
Promoting the County’s unique assets and destinations. The design and implementation of a wayfinding system will weave together the nine Villages of Avon, Caledonia, Dansville, Geneseo, Leicester, Lima, Livonia, Mount Morris, and Nunda through a cohesive vehicular and pedestrian signage system, guiding people to Livingston County’s unique destinations and promoting tourism, recreation and economic development.
Installation Process
Temporary wayfinding signage is currently installed in the Village of Geneseo. This temporary signage allows us to test the sign system giving us the chance to work out any kinks in the design vision prior to installing permanent signs. Installation of the permanent signage has been submitted for funding under the Village’s NY Forward grant award from New York State.
