Signage & Wayfinding

Overview
In partnership with the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA), the City of Miami’s Office of Capital Improvements manages the Downtown Signage & Wayfinding project, a comprehensive signage and wayfinding system in Downtown Miami that will assists motorists and pedestrians and help alleviate traffic. The project consists of 229 pedestrian, vehicular, destination, kiosks, parking, garage, and districts signs installed to enhance the signage and wayfinding system for motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users within the Downtown Miami area as well as the removal of repetitive and outdated signs. The total project cost is $1.83 million, with $1 million in funding coming from FDOT’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant.
Master Plan Goals
- 4.0 Create Great Streets and Community Spaces
- 4.5 Connect and Promote Downtown Parks, Open Space and Greenways
Project Goals
- Create a consistent image for the Downtown area
- Ease vehicular congestion
- Guide visitors to landmarks, facilities, and services
- Promote walking, bicycling, and mass transit
- Be sustainable as well as expandable
Status
- Phase 1 (FDOT): 61 signs installed out of 62 total.
- Phase 2 (City): 92 signs installed out of 104 total.
- Phase 3 (County): 0 Installed out of 63 total.
- 1-Year Outlook: The project had multiple issues with acquiring permitting for the Phase 3 signs, and due to those delays, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 6 offices closed out the project in February 2022. Unless the City of Miami's Office of Capital Improvements can acquire new funding sources, the project will remain incomplete.