Re: “Oak Park overhauling signage” [News, June 22], this is a rare case where I actually agree that spending some money is a good idea. Herewith, two free suggestions:
1) Maps should be oriented on the same axis as the reader. I can’t tell you how many people I have seen utterly baffled by the map on the sign outside Potbelly’s on the mall. A person looking east is best served by a map having “East” at the top. That particular map is set at a 90-degree angle to the reader’s orientation. Result: confusion.
2) A sign should fulfill a need. I have been asked by passersby for directions to many a place in Oak Park, but in 39 years not one person has ever asked directions to Andersen Park. There are bike-route signs for Andersen Park. Why? Beats me. Easily half the bike-route signs are pointless.
Bob Stigger
Oak Park