Broomfield Wayfinding Plan
Getting lost is no fun.
A well-placed and well-designed wayfinding system can help you get around Broomfield more easily on foot or by bike. That’s why the City is creating the Broomfield Wayfinding Plan! As a part of the Broomfield Wayfinding Plan, the City will develop wayfinding signs to help you know where to go, and find your way when you are walking or bicycling around Broomfield.
Share your input!
Your ideas and feedback will help create a wayfinding system that best meets the Broomfield community’s needs. Your input will inform recommendations for what destinations are on the signs, what the signs will look like, and where the signs will go.
Ways to get involved
1) Take our survey! This brief survey (2-3 minutes) is designed to get your feedback about what sorts of signs and characteristics of signs (colors, fonts, etc.) you like best. Click here or on the image below to get to the survey. This survey will be open until January 7, 2022.
2) Leave a comment in the “Ask A Question” box on the bottom of this webpage
What's already happened - past input opportunities
The City's been out and about! Perhaps you've shared ideas during the outreach events in June (including National Trails Day, the Broomfield Library Summer Adventure, and BrewHaHa), in July at the Broomfield Summer Concert Series, or at the September 18th Broomfield Days at Midway Park.
- From June - August 2021, the community was invited to share your initial ideas through an interactive online survey and map (now closed).
- The City held two virtual public meeting on July 15, 2021, and October 7, 2021 -
Spread the word
The more input the City gets, the better Broomfield’s wayfinding system will be! Help spread the word about this Plan by encouraging three friends, neighbors, or coworkers to visit this webpage and take the Preference Survey. Through sharing information about this Plan, you can help more Broomfield friends and residents make their voices heard.
What is wayfinding?
The word “wayfinding” generally refers to how people find their way to where they want to go, such as to trails, schools, shopping, and other places. The City and County of Broomfield is currently developing a new plan, called the Broomfield Wayfinding Plan, that will create signs and identify specific locations for the signs to help you find your way. These signs and markings will be posted at key locations on trails, streets, bikeways, sidewalks, paths, and other places that you walk and bicycle. The signs will provide information, direct you to comfortable routes, and connect you with important destinations.
These signs and markings are intended to help people as you use active transportation, which includes walking, bicycling, using a wheelchair, using in-line skates or scooters, skateboarding, and jogging. Active transportation can also include other ways of getting around, such as using e-powered mobility devices including electric bicycles, mobility scooters, wheelchairs, one-wheel skateboards, and other devices.
Why does Broomfield need wayfinding?
In 2019, Broomfield developed the Broomfield Bicycle & Pedestrian Assessment which identified gaps in the existing bicycle and pedestrian network and developed a list of bikeway and pedestrian projects to close these gaps and better serve the community. During that process, residents expressed that they enjoy using the low-stress bikeways, trails, sidewalks, and other facilities. However, what’s needed next is wayfinding signage throughout Broomfield to help people feel comfortable and know they are on the right path to their destination while walking and bicycling. The Broomfield Wayfinding Plan will ultimately identify four to six priority corridors for the near-term implementation of wayfinding and then incrementally build out a citywide wayfinding system over the long term.
Broomfield ARTery project:
In addition to the Broomfield Wayfinding Plan, Broomfield is developing a creative corridor project called the ARTery, which aims to enhance existing and future low-stress routes and trails, connect neighborhoods and create art experiences and engagement throughout the city and county. For more information, visit BroomfieldVoice.com/ARTery.
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Plan Goals
The Broomfield Wayfinding Plan has two goals. Goal #1: Establish consistent sign standards. Goal #2: Accelerate Broomfield’s ability to install signage throughout the community.
- Phase 1 (May - August 2021): The first step is to identify walking and bicycling destinations and determine sign locations to help you get there. During this phase, the City asked: Where do you walk and bicycle? Do you sometimes get lost, or wonder about the best route to get where you’re going? The City wanted to learn about where you walk and bicycle and to identify where to put wayfinding signs to help you find your way.
- Phase 2 (August - November 2021): Design wayfinding signs. Now, the City is creating a standard design for the wayfinding signs (colors, size, fonts, icons, etc.) to make finding locations throughout Broomfield easy, identifiable, and consistent for residents and visitors. Share your ideas through the Preference Survey!
Together, these two parts will help City and County staff implement a citywide wayfinding system to encourage more Broomfield residents and visitors to walk and bicycle, and give you confidence that you know where you’re going!