New Signs In Falls Church Guide Drivers, Pedestrians To Key Sites

FALLS CHURCH, VA — New signs have been stalled across the City of Falls Church to guide residents and visitors and to identify city boundaries.

A total of 42 wayfinding signs are now installed, the city said Monday. The signs point drivers to City Hall, downtown, Eden Center, State Theatre, public parking and other sites.

The city said Monday it plans to remove older signs that would conflict with the new signs with the next two weeks.

“The wayfinding signs will promote the City’s economic development by welcoming visitors and shoppers, distinguishing the City’s gateways and directing them towards the City’s public parking, businesses and destinations,” the city said Monday.

The three-year project to design and fund the signs was led and funded by the Falls Church Economic Development Authority.

Falls Church awarded the bid to engineer the signs to Rite Lite Signs Inc. in February 2021. The signs were delivered and were ready for installation in early March.

Welcoming signs have been installed at the four primary entry points into Falls Church, while public parking and directional signage have been installed throughout the city’s main corridors.

Two pedestrian wayfinding signs were installed in the Tinner Hill Historic area to recognize its historical significance to the city. These two signs will guide visitors on a walking tour of the area’s historic sites.

The Falls Church City Council agreed to finance the two Tinner Hill pedestrian signs in May 2021. The signs offer a walking guide to over twenty-five historic sites in the Tinner Hill Historic area. Staff worked with the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation to identify the historic locations and on sign design.

The vehicular wayfinding design and locations were identified through 12 public meetings, two public surveys, and discussions at each EDA meeting since 2020. The vehicular signs were designed to guide visitors who are driving, and are larger than the pedestrian signage, the city said.

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