New York City Department of Transportation requested design proposals for orientation elements to aid pedestrians on route to their destinations as they exit from below grade subway stations or descend to the street from above ground platforms.
Faculty from FIT, Pratt, NYU, Parsons, and Fordham engaged individual students and student teams to develop ideas for compass decals for sidewalks adjacent to pre-selected subway stations.
Five proposals from each school will be on view at the Center for Architecture from December 9th through January 2009.
NYCDOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan will moderate the discussion of the design competition and resulting proposals. Speakers include:
Marc Wurzel, General Counsel, Grand Central Partnership
Sylvia Harris, Graphic Designer
Mark Randall, Worldstudio, Inc.
The conversation was very informative!
Check out the designs below!
Decal Design Discussion with DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan
OUR Implimentation
We stuck 12" directional decals on the floor by the exit of the 86th Street and Lexington Ave. Subway Station. People found it helpful!
If it is so easy to implement such a simple system, why hasn't the city done so?
Sign our petition so that we can get improve NYC!
The Design
These decals will not only say whether or not you are going North, South, East, or West, but it will also have the street or avenue that you are going towards.
About Disoriented NYC
Have you ever experienced a sense of disorientation when exiting a NYC subway station? Whether you are a local or a tourist, we have all felt lost at one point or another when surfacing a station. Everyday, people spend crucial time walking a block in the wrong direction or causing traffic jams on the subway exit stairs as their find their bearings.
If you want NYC to place directional decals at your station, sign our petition!
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