Springfield (Delaware County, Pa) Township Manager Michael LeFevre describes the new federal street sign mandate as “a doozy”
The Federal Highway Administration, last year, mandated that street name signs throughout the nation be upper/lower case. The white letter on black background signs in Springfield are in all capital letters.
The township has until 2018 to replace them.
“The cost to buy a sign face is $50,” he said. “We install them with our own staff. If you look around town there are quite a few street signs.”
The feds feel that older people can read upper and lower case easier.
LeFevre says the township is still awaiting some final directions from the feds.
“We have no plans on beginning major changes at this time,” he said.
If the over-burdened Springfield taxpayer wants to try and find a bright sign to this bit of Washington whimsy he can consider that the mandate is expected to cost New York City $27 million.
Who dreams this stuff up? We need to get rid of about 25 percent of government employees. Put them to work at minimum wage putting up the new signs and installing curb cuts. That should hold them.
I know this is stating the obvious, but if you can’t read all upper or all lower case street signs, maybe you shouldn’t be behind the wheel….
Stupid idea. Whoever mandated this should be dropped at sea.