In a Monday press release, Paducah Public Information Officer Pam Spencer said Planning Director Tammara Tracy has been working to develop signage and identify the best locations to install signs to notify the public of available parking lots.
“Downtown Paducah has numerous parking lots. However, clear and consistent signage was lacking. Our goal is to bring awareness to underutilized parking lots such as the large city-owned lot at 3rd Street and Kentucky Avenue.” Tracy said.
Starting this week, Spencer says crews with Horizon Media Group will work to install 18 public parking identification signs in the downtown area.
The parking areas that will be receiving public parking identification signs are:
-Farmers’ Market lot at North 2nd Street and Jefferson Street
-Maiden Alley lot at Kentucky Avenue and Maiden Alley
-Finkel lot at Marine Way and Washington Street
-Chamber lot with entrances off Clark Street, Marine Way, and Washington Street behind The Commerce Center building
-Kentucky Avenue lot at South 3rd and Kentucky Avenue
-Gazebo lot at 2nd and Broadway
-Parking area near Transient Boat Dock and Schultz Park
-Parking area at the Foot of Broadway near Wilson Stage
“As a planner and someone who moved to Paducah less than two years ago, I understand the benefits of wayfinding signage. Navigating a downtown urban center can be frustrating," Tracy said. "The addition of aesthetically pleasing and internationally recognized signs can make a visit to downtown safer as well as more pleasant and accessible.”
Spencer said in addition to the public parking identification signage, the city is working to select locations and design several ADA parking spots along Broadway.
The decision to install the new signs comes amid recent public concerns from some local business owners and residents about the proposed construction of a hotel and shops in one of the largest and most frequently used downtown parking lots.
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