Yongin City Installs Standard Design Guideline Signs on 4km Tamcheon Stream Section in Goseong to Jukjeon

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Yongin City has pilot-installed guidance signs applying standard design on a 4km section of Tamcheon Stream from Goseong to Jukjeon.

According to Yongin City on the 20th, the guidance signs installed this time consist of 8 types, 18 total—including ▲entrance guidance ▲information boards ▲location guidance boards ▲no-smoking notices ▲comprehensive information signs—in the area between Goseong Station vicinity and Jukjeon Daejigyo Bridge, which has high foot traffic.

The signs are characterized by unified typefaces, colors, and notation methods to enhance visibility, and utilize concise wording and icons so anyone can easily understand the information.

Since May of last year, the city has conceptualized an integrated guidance sign system for pedestrians and cyclists as part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's "Public Design for Improving Convenience in Daily Life" project, newly developing a total of 11 types of guidance signs.

From the initial stages of design development, the city gathered opinions from local residents and cyclists through surveys and preference studies, finalized the design through deliberation by the city's Public Design Committee.

Design guidelines and manuals for production, installation, replacement, and management were prepared to enable future installation and management of guidance signs using the standard design.

A city official stated, "By establishing a standard system for public guidance signs, citizens can use bicycle paths more conveniently, and we have also secured efficiency in maintenance and management," adding "We will continue to make multifaceted efforts to create a pleasant urban landscape."