Active Transportation Wayfinding Signage Program

Description

STATEMENT OF PURPOSEThe City of West Sacramento is soliciting proposals from qualified firms or individuals ("Proposer") to provide planning, design and installation services for approximately eighteen (18) small and twelve (12) large wayfinding signsto be located along key active transportation corridors and "mobility hubs" as part of the City's overarching innovative transportation demand management program. In early 2021, the City of West Sacramento adopted the Mobility Action Plan (MAP) identifying key mobility hub locations throughout the City, alongside its growing low-stress bicycle and trails network.The City desires to implement a wayfinding program along key corridors that is designed to facilitate easy travel by foot or by bike, with consideration given to walking/biking times and distances to nearby destinations, as well as connections to other active transportation facilities. The City also desires to explore potential opportunities for incorporating art into wayfinding and welcomes creative proposals from qualified firms on how this may be achieved alongside the proposed quantity of traditional signage. Although a baseline assessment has been completed considering locations for signage installation, the City seeks a qualified firm to assist in expeditiously completing the siting, design and bid-stage services to support the fabrication and installation of signage. The selected firm will coordinate with the City-led outreach process to solicit feedback on related TDM marketing strategies, which could include community feedback on draft signage designs. All outreach efforts will be led by the City, but would require support from selected firm through provision of draft collateral or other electronic images for public review, as defined in the scope of work.This project is part of the City's broader efforts to create more inclusive TDM strategies that go beyond reaching standard commuters to achiev