tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post7786128925283929322..comments2024-03-28T20:50:27.862-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Hey look — new street signs!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-12871746780374554682012-02-26T15:56:22.762-05:002012-02-26T15:56:22.762-05:00Unnecessary and far too big. Also, this once again...Unnecessary and far too big. Also, this once again prioritizes drivers over pedestrians.<br /><br />- VernAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46471818503606272522012-02-23T14:09:00.691-05:002012-02-23T14:09:00.691-05:00@EVGrieve Hooray! I win! Six Points is a fine brew...@EVGrieve Hooray! I win! Six Points is a fine brew. *urp*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-75151816955274380062012-02-23T13:21:21.943-05:002012-02-23T13:21:21.943-05:00@James Campbell Taylor It's true, the caps slo...@James Campbell Taylor It's true, the caps slowed them down. In addition the new font will allegedly make the roads safer. <br /><br />They're also considering <a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Taxi-Cab-Light-System-Free-Vacant-Off-Duty-Confusing-Fares-Hail-Cab-Taxi-Limousine-Commission-TLC-Makeover-131583778.html" rel="nofollow">changing the cabs</a> to make it easier for the tourists to differentiate between on/off duty cabs.<br /><br />What can we expect next? Curbside puking stations for transplants who can't hold their liquor?LIBERATIONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70936295764230542342012-02-23T12:49:58.889-05:002012-02-23T12:49:58.889-05:00These don't appear to be the new Federally man...These don't appear to be the new Federally mandated font - looks like a squashed version of Interstate. <br />I think the resigning of the city's existing street signs has ceased.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42510869386851178622012-02-23T12:19:13.443-05:002012-02-23T12:19:13.443-05:00@ anon 12:14
Yes! I thought a closeup and thick c...@ anon 12:14<br /><br />Yes! I thought a closeup and thick circle would be subtle enough!<br /><br />The prize can be the contents of that 6 Points semi parked on First!EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59222169609570664912012-02-23T12:14:44.940-05:002012-02-23T12:14:44.940-05:00Is "whistling, not commenting" about the...Is "whistling, not commenting" about the oh-so-subtly circled bicyclist going the wrong way on a one way street? If so, what's the prize?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-68421963887828118422012-02-23T12:05:22.033-05:002012-02-23T12:05:22.033-05:00@LIBERATION: Say, whaaaaa?!
I never met a touris...@LIBERATION: Say, whaaaaa?! <br /><br />I never met a tourist who couldn't read "5 AV". This must have been the same department that got rid of the WALK/DON'T WALK signs. I don't care where you're from — if you can't figure out those two words you don't deserve to travel.James Campbell Taylorhttp://www.jamescampbelltaylor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22254896703042983782012-02-23T11:40:05.933-05:002012-02-23T11:40:05.933-05:00They changed the font to make it easier for touris...They changed the font to make it easier for tourists to read the signs. I kid you not. <br /><br />Now if you'll excuse me I have to retype the White Pages for captcha.LIBERATIONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5184281152209273652012-02-23T11:37:03.555-05:002012-02-23T11:37:03.555-05:00If i recall correctly, these were originally place...If i recall correctly, these were originally placed around the west side of midtown in 2004 in anticipation for the Republican National Convention. There was a fair amount of controversy and so the city began installing them all over town. I remember one particularly windy morning at 23rd and Sixth where an improperly installed sign had fallen onto a woman's head, seriously injuring her. <br /><br />Personally I don't mind them too much, I suppose. Even if they do make us look more like a city in California than I'd like. Just don't get me started on those new mixed-case street signs going up all over the city. Blech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55747617092190625382012-02-23T11:06:18.367-05:002012-02-23T11:06:18.367-05:00@ James
Ah, yes! I revisited that previous sign p...@ James<br /><br />Ah, yes! I revisited that previous sign post... that was a good one!EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60941489939714420922012-02-23T10:55:59.112-05:002012-02-23T10:55:59.112-05:00I actually quite like the typeface used for the ov...I actually quite like the typeface used for the overhanging signs (which I think is used throughout the country). At least it has a bit of personality (check out the 2, 5 and S). It's those ever-multiplying new lamppost signs that really get riled up...James Campbell Taylorhttp://www.jamescampbelltaylor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61757238294339309232012-02-23T10:12:59.882-05:002012-02-23T10:12:59.882-05:00Doesn't anyone use GPS anymore?Doesn't anyone use GPS anymore?randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53189668015571225322012-02-23T07:53:54.189-05:002012-02-23T07:53:54.189-05:00I often find intersections where it seems impossib...I often find intersections where it seems impossible to find a street sign. Or, the street signs are pointed in the wrong direction. The best you can ever expect is for them to be located on one corner hidden by some scaffolding.Axis of Evillenoreply@blogger.com