Sign, Sign Everywhere a Sign

[Friendly Bear]

According to today's Lorton's World article, Tulsa Taxpayers are paying $740,000 for 148 directional signs downtown.  That is about $5,000 per sign.

Isn't that rather pricey for the smallish signs?

After all, what good's a sign that says: "Welcome to Downtown Tulsa".

Does that really inform a visitor?

Doesn't it seem rather ironic that we will have 148 high priced signs downtown, but we have a new city hall WITHOUT any signage?

Here's the link.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectID=11&articleID=20

[waterboy]

If they are like the one I saw exitting the BA at 7th street, they are very attractive and sophisticated. They aren't small and they direct visitors to Convention Center, Arena, Municipal buildings etc. I can imagine that with design and installation costs they might run that much. Its a limited production.

How about we just use panhandlers stationed at each exit holding signs pointing to the Arena? That fit your budget?

[TheArtist]

You really dont read any of the threads on here do you lol. Its all old news. And btw, they say a more than "Welcome to Tulsa" and it also includes the Maps. And yes, these are nice signs and are quite large. With design, and installation I can easily see the price being that.

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by TheArtist

You really dont read any of the threads on here do you lol. Its all old news. And btw, they say a more than "Welcome to Tulsa" and it also includes the Maps. And yes, these are nice signs and are quite large. With design, and installation I can easily see the price being that.

I was down there this weekend for the Oilers open house and saw one of the maps.  Not bad.  Ignore my goofy shadow; I was in a hurry.