Focusing on pedestrians: Toronto wayfinding takes another step forward
The City of Toronto recently commissioned Steer to implement the second phase of the Wayfinding Strategy.
The City of Toronto (Ontario) has recently commissioned Steer Davies Gleave and a team of sub-consultants to implement the second phase of the Wayfinding Strategy we developed for them from 2012-2013. Read our case study about the Wayfinding Strategy
The implementation work will include detailed graphic and product design, sign prototyping, extensive consultation and implementation of a pilot scheme in the Financial District business improvement area (BIA) in advance of the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto. The City will then undertake an independent pre- and post-implementation evaluation of the pilot to further inform the Business Case and the decision on a city-wide roll out.
In addition, Steer Davies Gleave has also been commissioned by City of Toronto's Parks Forestry and Recreation to develop the first phase of a Wayfinding Strategy for City parklands. Covering nearly 13% of the city's area, Toronto parks are a core asset of the city, offering a wide array of natural environments from inner-city parkettes to spectacular ravines and off-road walking and cycling trails. The project is expected to deliver a strategy customised for the parks environment while retaining the guiding principles of City's multi-modal wayfinding strategy framework.
