1. Safety Rest Area Advance Signing Enhancements
60% Research Meeting
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

2. Research Sources
Minnesota Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MnMUTCD)
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices- Federal Version
Other State Department of Transportations
Canadian Providences Transportation Departments
United Kingdom Department of Transport

3. Amenities List Tourism or Tourism Staff Hot Beverages/Coffee
Family/Assisted Restrooms
Cold Beverages/Pop
Adult Exercise Equipment
Snacks
Children’s Play Area
Electric Car Charging Station
Dog Run
Truck Electrification Station
Boat, Canoe or Water Access
Trails
Photo Opportunity
Lottery Tickets
Interpretive Center
Transit Station
Artwork
State Patrol
Bird Watching
Gift Shop
Phone/TTY Phone
Free Maps
Wireless Internet Access
Travel Brochures
Picnic Shelters
Weather Info
Picnic Tables
Traffic/Road Info
Truck Parking
Video Surveillance/Security Camera

4. 1. Tourism or Tourism Staff
2004 Standard Highway Signs
2012 MnMUTCD
Texas DOT
Alaska DOT
Idaho DOT- Mount below Rest Area Sign
UK Department of Transport
British Columbia- Canada

5. 2. Family/Assisted Restrooms
Alaska DOT

6. 3. Adult Exercise Equipment
2012 MnMUTCD

7. 4. Children’s Play Area
Army Corps of Engineers

8. 5. Dog Run
Texas DOT
Does “Dog Run” assume off leash?

9. 6. Boat, Canoe or Water Access
2012 MnMUTCD
2012 MnMUTCD
2012 MnMUTCD
UK Department of Transport

10. 7. Photo Opportunity
2004 Standard Highway Signs (SHS)

11. 8. Interpretive Information
2009 MUTCD

12. 9. Artwork
UK: Wales- Art Gallery
British Columbia- Canada

13. 10. Bird Watching
2012 MnMUTCD

14. 11. Phone/TTY Phone
2012 MnMUTCD
2012 MnMUTCD

15. 12. Wireless Internet Access
2012 MnMUTCD
Texas DOT

16. 13. Picnic Shelters
2012 MnMUTCD

17. 14. Picnic Tables 2012 MnMUTCD 2004 Standard Highway Signs
2011 Nebraska DOT Supplement to MUTCD
UK Department of Transport

18. 15. Truck Parking
2012 MnMUTCD
2004 Standard Highway Signs

19. 16. Video Surveillance/Security Cameras
No symbol or text signs discovered in research to date.

20. 17. Hot Beverages/Coffee
UK Department of Transport

21. 18. Cold Beverages/Pop
No symbol or text signs discovered in research to date.

22. 19. Snacks
No symbol or text signs discovered in research to date.

23. 20. Electric Car Charging Station
2012 MnMUTCD
2012 MnMUTCD
2009 MUTCD Interim Use Approval 4/1/2011
UK- Department of Transport

24. 21. Truck Electrification Station
No symbol or text signs discovered in research to date.

25. 22. Trails
2012 MnMUTCD
UK Department of Transport
2012 MnMUTCD

26. 23. Lottery Tickets
No symbol or text signs discovered in research to date.

27. 24. Transit Station 2012 MnMUTCD – Bus Station
2012 MnMUTCD – Train Station
2004 Standard Highway Signs- Light Rail Station

28. 25. State Patrol 2009 MUTCD 2012 California MUTCD
Alaska Department of Transportation
Maryland SHA

29. 26. Gift Shop
California Department of Transportation

30. 27. Free Maps
No symbol or text signs discovered in research to date.

31. 28. Travel Brochures
No symbol or text signs discovered in research to date.

32. 29. Weather Info
No symbol or text signs discovered in research to date.

33. 30. Traffic/Road Info
No symbol or text signs discovered in research to date.

34. Handicapped
2012 MnMUTCD
Texas DOT
Texas DOT

35. Next Steps… Complete Research Assemble “Findings Document”
Submit “Findings Document” to TEO Signing Committee Chair for discussion at January Meeting.
Date of TEO Signing Committee January Meeting?

36. Other Questions/Discussion
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