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midtown wayfinding

Dan Allison5 Comments

Update: With some help from others, I located the Governors Mansion and Handle District signs, and have added that information.

The Midtown Association (Sacramento) has installed a series of wayfinding signs in the midtown area. More information is available at Explore Midtown – Your Way!. It appears that SAFE Credit Union is also a sponsor, as the central origin of the signing is the northwest corner of 15th Street and K Street, on the grounds of the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center and Performing Arts District. This location references 15 other wayfinding locations with its 16 posts. The other locations have four posts, one for the location itself and three destinations. The posts have QR codes which link to an Explore Midtown page for that location, listing nearby attractions and businesses. Businesses not a member of the association are not shown.

Midtown Association wayfinding signs at SAFE Convention Center and Performing Arts District
NumberLocationIntersectionURL
01SAFE Credit Union Convention Center1401 K St; 15th & K NWhttp://bit.ly/MA-SAFE
02Memorial Auditorium1515 J St; 16th & J NWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Memorial
03Governors Mansion1526 H St; 16th & H SEhttps://bit.ly/MA-Governors
04Muir Park1515 C St; 16th & C NWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Muir
05Fremont Park1515 Q St; 16th & P SWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Fremont
06Truitt Bark Park1818 Q St; 19th & Q SWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Truitt
07Handle District18/19/L/Capitol; 19th & L NWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Handle
08Lavender Heights20th & K NWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Lavender
09Golden Hub24th & K NWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Golden
10Marshall Park915 27th St; 28th & J NWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Marshall
11Sutter’s Fort2701 L St; 28th & L NWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Fort
12Midtown Sutter27/28/J to N; 28th & Capitol SWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Sutter
1329th & R Streets29th & R SEhttps://bit.ly/MA-29th
14Winn Park1616 28th St; in parkhttps://bit.ly/MA-Winn
15Alhambra DistrictAlhambra Blvd, J to S; Alhambra & J SWhttps://bit.ly/MA-Alhambra
table of Midtown Association wayfinding locations

Note that I am not completely sure about the location numbers. Just as I was visiting each site, a contractor was placing base plates on each sign post, which covered the location numbers that were on each post.

Some of these names are well known and long used, but several seem to be made up for this project. I’m not against this idea – giving people a neighborhood name can increase identification and therefore support for your local neighborhood. On the other hand, efforts by developers to create their own neighborhood or district names are often laughed at, and San Francisco has a number of those.

The wayfinding sign locations are in the slideshow below. I’ve also included bike racks and utility box designs that highlight the Alhambra District.

biking to the midtown farmers market

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The Sacramento midtown farmers market at J and 20th has been going for two Saturdays now. The market is somewhat different from the main Sacramento Farmers Market I usually attend because it has more prepared food, though it still has a good complement of fresh and dried food. The market is only 8 blocks from my house, though the main one under the freeway on Sundays at 8th and W is only 16 blocks, Chavez Plaza on Wednesdays is 11 blocks, Fremont Park on Tuesdays is 1 block, Capitol Park and Capitol Mall on Thursdays are 3 blocks and 12 blocks respectively. Clearly I’m blessed to be in the middle of so many farmers markets. This density of urban amenities is why I love living in midtown. I’ve heard great things about the Saturday Oak Park farmers market, and will visit as soon as I can.

bike valet at Midtown Farmers Market
bike valet at Midtown Farmers Market

The more unique character of the Midtown Farmers Market Sacramento, however, is that it encourages shopping by bike. Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA) is providing bike valet service for the market, and a lot of people are coming by bike. There have never been less than two cargo bikes, and sometimes many more, and the large bike valet corral has at times filled up with bikes. Impressive!

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