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Item Trails Wayfinding for the City of Victoria(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Leipholtz, Benjamin; Doty, Lafayette; Galagan, AddisonThis project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between Carver County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). Victoria is a growing city in Carver County with a revitalized downtown and many natural resources and amenities. As the city grows and attracts new residents and more visitors, community development staff have recognized a need for wayfinding strategies to highlight these amenities and encourage tourism, local purchasing, and additional investment. The goal of the project was to develop a trail wayfinding program for the City of Victoria to promote consistent user-experiences for visitors, especially those who access the city via the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail. In collaboration with project lead Ann Mahnke from the City of Victoria, a team of students in ARCH 3250: Design Workshop: Community Design Practice, developed designs for wayfinding signs and directory kiosks to use on trails and other locations throughout the city. A final report from the project is available.Item Visitor Maps, Wayfinding, Place Meaning: Daisetsuzan National Park of Hokkaido, Japan(2021-04) Blanco, JeremyDaisetsuzan National Park of Hokkaido, Japan, is the largest national park in Japan and has unique biodiversity. Upon entry, visitors must understand wayfinding information, and the park wants to ensure visitors receive environmental interpretations. A visitor map helps accomplish that. However, the park's various stakeholders, including tourists, mapmakers, and the original inhabitants of the area, the Aynu, inscribe different meanings to the landscape, which has implications for communication practices and visitor experiences. Therefore, this case study investigated how Daisetsuzan National Park utilizes maps as a medium for communicating the meaning of place in a national park setting. The four map themes analyzed were: alpine flowers, conservation, Kamuy Mintar (Aynu given name) place meaning, and simple route-finding map without interpretive material. Results indicate that visitor maps are a complementary tool in wayfinding while hiking to on-trail signage. The alpine flower-themed map emphasizes numerous natural features' physical locations; this encourages hikers to navigate the trail by the flora's locations. The study also found that first-time visitors were more likely to associate the place's meaning – the site's significance – with the map's interpretive theme. This was especially evident when first-time visitors learned the name of the place, Kamui Mintar. Additionally, a detailed interpretive map such as the conservation-themed map can encourage visitors to associate place meaning with conservation and the natural sciences.Item Wayfinding Plan for the City of Victoria(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2015) Slottach-Ratcliff, Laurena; Cowgill, JonoThis project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between Carver County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). Victoria is a growing city in Carver County with a revitalized downtown and many natural resources and amenities. As the city grows and attracts new residents and more visitors, community development staff have recognized a need for wayfinding strategies to highlight these amenities and encourage tourism, local purchasing, and additional investment. The goal of the project was to develop a trail wayfinding program for the City of Victoria to highlight Victoria’s amenities and provide ease of access to visitors across several modes of transportation. In collaboration with project lead Ann Mahnke from the City of Victoria, a team of students in PA 5511: Community Economic Development, developed a wayfinding signage plan for bike, pedestrian, and vehicle routes including a cost analysis. A final report, presentation, and poster from the project are available.