Wayfinding Sign Survey – Walk Around Philadelphia 
Walk Around Philadelphia creates cultural events that bring people together in shared  experiences that connect them to their own bodies, their neighbors, and the landscape of Philadelphia.

The ~100+ mile walk around the entire city border happens twice a year in February & September, with other programs throughout the year.

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WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT:

We are working to build a network of trail signs at locations around the border of Philadelphia that invite passersby to explore the outer edges of the city. 

One sign is already installed on Penn's Landing, and we've got permissions to install at several more strategic locations around the city's edge. 

We'd love your input into this process!
The first Walk Around Philadelphia wayfinding sign
(installed in 2022 on Penn's Landing @ Independence Seaport Museum)
Have you seen this sign on Penn's landing? *
If you've seen it, what do you think of it?
How familiar are you with Walk Around Philadelphia? *
Walk Around Philadelphia is a project that invites you to discover the city by exploring its edges. 

The walk currently happens twice a year as an organized public event in February & September, along with offering custom perimeter-walk retreats, a DIY version that you can do anytime, and exhibits & other community events around the city's edge.

Organized by artist JJ Tiziou, Walk Around Philadelphia is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. 
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A FEW QUICK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT GOES IN THE SIGNS THEMSELVES
The first sign is loosely organized as follows: 

YELLOW – environmental education centers
GREEN – parks & green spaces
BLUE – watershed features & water infrastructure
ORANGE – industrial sites
Here's another look at the first sign:
Do you have any feedback on how this sign is designed & organized?
Does this make sense to you? How else might you organize features around the city's edge?  (Please keep this answer to general organizational structure & design; there's questions below about specific sites to include.)
What other locations on or near the city's border might you include in the YELLOW panel? 
The first sign includes The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Pennypack Environmental Center, Wissahickon Environmental Center, Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center & the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge
What other locations on or near the city's border might you include in the GREEN panel? 
The first sign includes Penn Treaty Park, Graffiti Pier, Glen Foerd, Lardner's Point Park, Pier 68, Windy Point, Washington Ave Green, FDR Park & The Navy Yard
What other locations on or near the city's border might you include in the BLUE panel? 
The first sign includes the Delaware River, Poquessing Creek, Pennypack Creek, Frankford Creek, Tacony Creek, Schuylkill River, Darby Creek, Cobbs Creek, Baxter treatment plant, Belmont treatment plant, NE pollution control plant, SE & SW pollution control plants
What other locations on or near the city's border might you include in the ORANGE panel? 
The first sign includes the Advansix Chemical Plant, Kinder Morgan Terminal, Tioga Marine Terminal, Franklin Slag Pile, Packer Marine Terminal, Schuylkill Refinery Sites, Clearview Landfill & Folcroft Landfill
What other locations might you want to see featured in Walk Around Philadelphia wayfinding signs like this? 
You can be as general (ex: "Schools & Universities") or as specific (ex: "The Laura Sims Skate House")
How about the prisons? 

One location on the perimeter that feels significant & worth noting, but complicated and worth approaching particularly thoughtfully is the complex of prisons on State Road. 

How do you think we should address those? 
If you have any specific thoughts as to specific words to use (or not use), please let us know. Please keep in mind that anything included on these wayfinding signs needs to be short & concise in order to be legible with limited space. 
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