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Visible signs with street addresses on the buildings -- what a concept!

 

Indiana University is replacing building signs around the sprawling Bloomington so that they are friendlier to those trying to get around by using GPS devices.

Such devices and online mapping services rely on street addresses, but most IU campus buildings have had no visible addresses to guide visitors.

So, high-tech improvements are spurring low-tech improvements. Cool.

Comments

Harl Delos
Fri, 04/06/2012 - 3:51am

I've been saying for a long time that large street signs would pay for themselves in no time flat.  If you can't tell what street you're coming to until you're atop it, you find yourself making last-minute lane changes.  When you can see the street names a half block or more away, insurance rates go dowm, and cops can fight crime instead of filling out forms so insurance companies can process claims.

Putting numbers on buildings and architectural signage is nice, too.  Every little bit helps, and signage is pretty cheap, even when it's expensive.

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