City of Toronto Parks & Trails Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two Toronto Parks & Trails Wayfjnding Strategy Stakeholder Workshop #2 Wednesday April 1 st , 2015 City of Toronto Parks & Trails 1 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
1 Welcome City of Toronto Parks & Trails 2 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Welcome , Introductjons and Agenda Agenda 1 Welcome, Introductjons, and Agenda 2 Phase two update and recap 3 What we learnt - First round feedback 4 Signage concepts 5 Mapping 6 Digital overview 7 Wrap up and next steps 8 Workshop session City of Toronto Parks & Trails 3 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
2 Phase two update and recap City of Toronto Parks & Trails 4 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Welcome , Introductjons and Agenda Today’s Event What’s this session about? Why are we here? What’s the aim? We’ve brought you This is our opportunity To listen to your thoughts together to share the to collaborate with key and feedback on the fjrst stage in the concept stakeholders to take concepts presented design process. the this pilot forward for the Parks & Trails into the next stage of wayfjnding system. the design process. City of Toronto Parks & Trails 5 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Phase two update and recap Key milestones Stage 1A Stage 1B Stage 2 Stage 3 Pilot Evaluatjon Detailed Digital Wayfjnding Pilot Fabricatjon & Implementatjon Design concept development Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 Jan - May 2015 Jan - May 2015 June 2016 50% through this stage City of Toronto Parks & Trails 6 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
3 What we learnt - First round feedback City of Toronto Parks & Trails 7 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
What we learnt - First round feedback Stakeholder feedback January These Key Messages refmect common themes that emerged in discussions. • Toronto’s parks and trails wayfjnding signs need to be simple, beautjful, invitjng, and accommodate difgerent users needs • It will be important to distjnguish between the city’s natural and manicured parks and trails • The signs need to achieve a balance of blending in and standing out City of Toronto Parks & Trails 8 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
What we learnt - First round feedback Stakeholder feedback January Comments relatjng to content for the future system - ‘The Wish List’ We should include: • Emergency services identjfjer • Accessibility informatjon like slopes or stairs We should not include: • Excessive prohibitjve text telling people what they can’t do • Too much informatjon since people come to parks and trails to get away from informatjon overload (some interpretjve text is appropriate) Nice to have: • Wifj or internet hotspots, potentjally solar-powered City of Toronto Parks & Trails 9 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
What we learnt - First round feedback Stakeholder feedback January Comments relatjng to the product and functjon. What Partjcipants liked about the TO360 wayfjnding totem: • Heads-up mapping • Two-sided totems • Modern design • Walking radius Suggested refjnements: • Colours & materials - signage needs to friendlier • Totem size - variety of structures required • Too much text - TO360 signage had too much • Difgerent designs for difgerent places! City of Toronto Parks & Trails 10 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
What we learnt - First round feedback Stakeholder feedback January Comments relatjng to identjty - taking inspiratjon from images to generate words that represent their desired identjty for parks and trails wayfjnding signs. • Simple but bold • Playful • Restgul • Community expression • Modern yet rustjc • Cultural inclusion • Natural comfort • Aturactjve • Art • Focus • Discovery • Accessible • Joyful • Sense of perspectjve • Fun • Durable City of Toronto Parks & Trails 11 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
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What we learnt - First round feedback Stakeholder feedback January Comments relatjng to materiality. • Beauty - The signs and the materials used must refmect the city’s natural beauty • Natural and durable - it’s important for them to refmect that environment while maintaining durability • Materials that weather well - the signs will face intense weather conditjons • Balance between crude and fjne - signs should incorporate both polished, sleek materials and rustjc, natural materials • Modular - signs should be easy to update or adapt to environmental changes. City of Toronto Parks & Trails 13 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
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4 Signage concepts City of Toronto Parks & Trails 15 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Signage concepts System Components Phase One proposed a sign family of six basic product types aiming to maximize impact and efgectjveness while ratjonalizing the number of structures: • Gateway • Directjonal • Park Hubs • Facilitjes • Trail Marker • Interpretatjon City of Toronto Parks & Trails 16 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Signage concepts Design themes The key themes used to guide the concept stage: • Merge vs Contrast - create structures that blend into the environment without being markedly less notjceable • Crude vs Fine - mix of materials such natural vs highly polished, tjmber or concrete vs steel or glass or acrylic • Community Customizatjon - create a sense of place and encourage local ownership • Seasonality - create structures that change subtly with the seasons City of Toronto Parks & Trails 17 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Signage concepts Concept A City of Toronto Parks & Trails 18 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Signage concepts Concept A summary • Support post is made from an aluminum rectangular sectjon • Informatjon panels are bolted to the post and are simple to change or update • Panels made from aluminum or Dibond, with printed graphics and mapping • Smaller panels could be used on their own, for example atuached to a lamp post or pole • Edges between each panel have a strip of hardwood tjmber • Timber will age over tjme, refmectjng the aging of natural objects in the surrounding landscape • Timber is not structural, so if it splits or distorts over tjme it will not afgect the structure City of Toronto Parks & Trails 19 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Signage concepts Concept B City of Toronto Parks & Trails 20 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Signage concepts Concept B summary • Corten steel frame is extremely robust and will weather and age well over tjme • Informatjon panels are made from aluminum or Dibond, with printed graphics and mapping • Informatjon panels are modular and are easy to change or update with a special tool • Smaller panels can be used on their own, for example atuached to a lamp post or pole • Opportunity for each sign to have a decoratjve cut out patuern to let light through and help the sign blend into the landscape • Panels could be replaced with a community notjce board City of Toronto Parks & Trails 21 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Signage concepts Concept C City of Toronto Parks & Trails 22 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Signage concepts Concept C summary • Angle refmects the TO360 signage • Base made from cast concrete, parks identjfjer recessed subtly into it • Concrete will be smooth at fjrst, but will age slowly over tjme to blend in • Informatjon panels are polyester powder coated aluminum with printed vinyl graphics and mapping • Panels wrap around each side and are atuached with bolts along edge • Panels can be easily removed and replaced if need be • High contrast and opportunity to use a range of colours City of Toronto Parks & Trails 23 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Signage concepts Concepts City of Toronto Parks & Trails 24 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
5 Mapping City of Toronto Parks & Trails 25 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Mapping Approach TO360 mapping database provides a startjng point to produce map outputs for park and trails. Pros • Reliable data inputs (supported by the Open and City data) • Validated by stakeholders and the public • Consistent neighbourhood and area naming • Consistent destjnatjon hierarchy • Up-to-date transit informatjon St. James Park TO360 map City of Toronto Parks & Trails 26 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Mapping Approach St. James Park St. James Park P&T example Simplifjed TO360 map base City of Toronto Parks & Trails 27 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
Mapping Approach Roundhouse Park Roundhouse Park TO360 P&T example City of Toronto Parks & Trails 28 Wayfjnding Strategy Phase Two, Advisory Commituee
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