VERMONT'S TRAVEL INFORMATION SYSTEM

VERMONT PLANS TO REMOVE ALL PRIVATE ROADSIDE ADVERTISING EXCEPT ON-PREMISE SIGNS AND A FEW DIRECTIONAL SIGNS, AND PROVIDE TRAVEL INFORMATION BY A COMBINATION OF INFORMATION CENTERS, GUIDEBOOKS AND MAPS, INFORMATION SIGN PLAZAS AND OFFICIAL DIRECTIONAL SIGNS. CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM OF SIGNAGE COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES. SIGN PANELS WERE ERECTED AT 200 FT. INTERVALS ALONG THE HIGHWAY. AESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS LED TO THE COMBINING OF MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY OF INFORMATION ON ONE PANEL. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WERE INAUGURATED AND CHANGES WERE LATER MADE IN SOME SIGNS. A PHOTOGRAPH IS PRESENTED OF THE MOST COMPLEX, INDIVIDUAL, OFFICIAL, BUSINESS DIRECTIONAL SIGNBOARD. HARDSHIP VARIANCES FROM THESE RULES ARE AUTHORIZED BY STATUTE. ADDITIONAL SIGNS MIGHT BE PROVIDED WHERE A PARTICULAR CONFIGURATION OF ROADS MAY CONFUSE THE TRAVELLER. ON LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS AND IN AREAS OF CONGESTED INTERSECTIONS, INFORMATION PLAZAS ARE UTILIZED. WINTER SNOW-PLOWING AND SUMMER MAINTENANCE MUST BE PROVIDED FOR THESE AREAS WHICH ARE LOACTED IN BOTH RURAL AND BUILT-UP LOCATIONS. THIS UNIQUE SYSTEM OF INFORMATION SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE OPERATED BY THE VERMONT TRAVEL INFORMATION COUNCIL AND PROVIDES BETTER TOURIST DATA AND DIRECTIONS THAN HAS BEEN HERTOFORE PROVIDED BY OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trcircular/152/152-002.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Justis Jr, R
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 7-15
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 152
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board (HRB)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Guides to information; Information dissemination; Maintenance; Maps; Roadside advertising; Roadside improvement; Signs; Tourists; Travel
• Old TRIS Terms: Guides
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Environment; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205276
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM