Best New City Street Signs

[DaTrain]

So far much different parts of Houston over the past number of years have renovated itself. This also includes street signange. I like how the city allowed its smaller portions of itself to diversify itself with different signs and throwing out the standard of just having plain looking street signs. Even TXDot is slowly throwing out the Highway Gothic signs for the new Clearview font. So whic parts of town did a good job of having one of the best new designs of street signage to go along with its newfound identity??

All pics from wikipedia unless noted

DOWNTOWN A.K.A. CBD A.K.A SKYLINE DISTRICT (look to the right)

Pic by Montrose1100

MIDTOWN

UPTOWN (oval shaped street signs and the ring around the intersection)

WESTCHASE

GREENWAY PLAZA

UPPER KIRBY

HISTORIC MAIN STREET (ignore Metrorail and look at the signal pole ). They could be HISTORIC DOWNTOWN’s street signs if I’m proven wrong.

TXDOT and the new Clearview font on the Big Green Monsters Bye bye Highway Gothic.

Pic by Max Concrete

Or do U still like to stick with the regular street signs such as this:

Pics by Gary

and this:

Edited September 12, 2006 by DaTrain

[The Great Hizzy!]

I actually like the Westchase street signs a great deal. The white lettering is easy to see at night or day, especially against the black background.

The Greenway Plaza signs are nice from a general asthetics point of view.

The Uptown overhanging street signs are garrish and spectacular but far too impractical for most intersections.

The lettering on the Midtown street signs (as well as in the Main Street corridor) is a bit too small, IMO.

[DJ V Lawrence]

Dude, the Uptown street signs ROCK!! The best in Houston hands down. I don't think that design would work for every area though.

Greenway Plaza in my opinion has the best street signs that could be used anywhere in town

[Gary]

While I like many of the street sign's listed, I also like the new one's in the Katy area along I-10. There pretty cool at night while lit up.

[TJones]

While I like many of the street sign's listed, I also like the new one's in the Katy area along I-10. There pretty cool at night while lit up.

Agreed, but the art deco signs of Uptown are clearly KICKARSE !

[AftonAg]

Agreed, but the art deco signs of Uptown are clearly KICKARSE !

I didn't see any examples of the streetsigns in Chinese. Rather surprising.

I don't care for the street signs in uptown, they are just too much - and I figure eventually one will fall and kill someone.

I think the Weschase signs probably do the best job of providing information easily to drivers.

[MidtownCoog]

None really stand out.

What does stand out is the fact that this city has an identity crisis.

Why the need for a new sign in every little area?

This must be some scam by the same people who created NoDo.

[Montrose1100]

The Uptown ones are gaudy, and give the whole are the hype it needs. I mean, Davis is right, since "Uptown Houston is quickly becoming the epicenter of high fashion".

On a more serious note, I like them. All others are bland and ugly.

[Mark F. Barnes]

WHY UPTOWN?

Do you really want to spent over $10K per street corner for signs?

Edited September 12, 2006 by Mark F. Barnes

[Gary]

WHY UPTOWN?

Do you really want to spent over $10K per street corner for signs?

Yes.

[C2H]

The ones in Uptown are my fav.

To the topic starter: You forgot Bellaire's Red with white lettering and West University PL all white with black letters

[Skintrade72]

Uptown signs are as unique as they come. Never seen them anywhere else. I used to live in that area and would always find myself admiring them while sitting in traffic. Had friends down from Chicago who thought they were pretty cool. In fact, they'd fit right in Millenium Park if anyone has been there. They go well with the chrome artdeco streetlamps as well

So if $10K is all it costs, then I say add more of them! It adds to the city's image.

Houston would also look great with the lighted white on green street signs in some other cities...I think I've seen them in Vegas and/or Orlando.

[CE_ugh]

Personally i like the decrepit old button copy signs on Allen Parkway and the Hardy Tollroad

[dalparadise]

Houston would also look great with the lighted white on green street signs in some other cities...I think I've seen them in Vegas and/or Orlando.

Yeah, they have those in Kilgore, Texas.

[Guest danax]

None really stand out.

What does stand out is the fact that this city has an identity crisis.

Why the need for a new sign in every little area?

This must be some scam by the same people who created NoDo.

I agree that there appears to be some sort of municipal need to identfy our "big city named districts" and the diverse signage seems to reflect that but, on the other hand, they kind of are like street-level lines on the map that can help to loosely define imaginary boundaries in the vast clusterfudge that is Houston. At the same time the boundaries polarize groups. We end up with bunches of groups watching out for their own interests and giving City Hall more groups to answer to. I'm not complaining, I think it works fine, but flying over the US you realize that Kansas only exists on paper.

Before they add more signs, I think they should first correct the "Theatre District" signs over near Minute Maid.

[Justin]

I say the standard ones. The diversity in street signs just looks gaudy and like they're trying too hard to be "different"

As far as the ones that light up, Beaumont is suppossed to be changing to them, although the transition has been VERY slow, with then only being up at two intersections of a street extension that was finished last year.

[DJ V Lawrence]

I say the standard ones. The diversity in street signs just looks gaudy and like they're trying too hard to be "different"

That's the whole idea: Being unique. Having the exact same attributes as all the other cities in America's pretty boring. Let's get gaudy, yo!

[houstonfella]

Uptown's signs are totally impressive. Yes they are expensive.... but this is the energy capital of the world. We can afford it.

[Houstonian in Iraq]

Uptown's signs are totally impressive. Yes they are expensive.... but this is the energy capital of the world. We can afford it.

I don't know if this has ever been addressed, but what's up with this post ^^^showing up as unread. It's dated Sep 14th, it's happend before just curious if anyone knows why. Or is it just me

[CDeb]

I don't know if this has ever been addressed, but what's up with this post ^^^showing up as unread. It's dated Sep 14th, it's happend before just curious if anyone knows why. Or is it just me

I think the last post in a poll thread shows up as "unread" every time someone votes in the poll.

[Pumapayam]

WESTCHASE

I am still having a hard time with this BS Westchase district.

Maybe after they install the canals, they will have some sort of identity, but as far as I see it, it is just some waste of tax, dollars.

Uptown did it right, and that is where my vote goes!

[Perimeter285]

I like all of the surface street signs except Westchase (can we say 1985?), but BOOOOOO to TxDOT for changing its standard font. The old FHWA font is uniquely American, attractive, bold, art-deco, conveys movement, etc. Clearview just looks dead, and it's harder to read.

[MiDTOWNeR]

None really stand out.

What does stand out is the fact that this city has an identity crisis.

Why the need for a new sign in every little area?

Perhaps the need for little new signs is to help curb the identity crisis.

Edited September 29, 2006 by MiDTOWNeR

[torvald]

i like the standard signs and prefer to have the intersection street

signs near the overhead signals (like in your last shot of taft @

westheimer) with the block numbers on it.

i'm not much for the branding of street signs with the logos and

special colors. being able to just see them at a quick glance

without a bunch of other graphics or formats is the most helpful.

[jmancuso]

I like all of the surface street signs except Westchase (can we say 1985?), but BOOOOOO to TxDOT for changing its standard font. The old FHWA font is uniquely American, attractive, bold, art-deco, conveys movement, etc. Clearview just looks dead, and it's harder to read.

what did the old ones look like? i never noticed a change in those big green signs.

[CDeb]

what did the old ones look like? i never noticed a change in those big green signs.

You have to really take a close look to see the difference. The newer ones have a shade of green that is more intense and the font is slightly different.

[desirous]

There are those big black L-shaped signposts/lights on Eldridge - can anybody dig up a picture of those?

[Pumapayam]

There are those big black L-shaped signposts/lights on Eldridge - can anybody dig up a picture of those?

If A9.com (maps section) did not close down, I could have looked up a screen shot of the intersection.

Sorry.

[N Judah]

I think the ideal district-specific street sign would be a combination of the Upper Kirby signs and the new I-10 backlit signs, in that new freeway font.

Maybe the North Main district could have backlit purple or blue signs at the major intersections, with the words "North Main" written sideways up the side. (The other signs in the neighborhood would be the regular green ones.)

In terms of visual impact per dollar spent, I think it might be worth it, or at least worth looking into.

[Jeebus]

I am still having a hard time with this BS Westchase district.

Maybe after they install the canals, they will have some sort of identity, but as far as I see it, it is just some waste of tax, dollars.

Uptown did it right, and that is where my vote goes!

What makes the Westchase District BS?

I was under the impression that donations from area businesses paid for those signs which were purchased and installed by the Westchase Development District. If your tax dollars were spent, certainly more went to those wacky halos over Uptown.

I'd have to say I like the light-posts & signs in the Enclave around the Briarforest/Eldridge area the most.