Center City Philadelphia

Throughout Center City Philadelphia, signs, posters and banners installed and maintained by the Center City District orient and inform, while they add color and excitement to downtown streets.

Sign Systems

Whether you're on foot, behind the wheel or taking transit in Center City Philadelphia, a nearby CCD sign can point you in the right direction.

The CCD's award-winning Walk!Philadelphia disk maps and directional signs are located on every block in the district to help pedestrians find their way around Center City. Direction Philadelphia is a coordinated network of vehicular signs. Together, they comprise a comprehensive and user-friendly system of more than 1,000 signs.

To make it easier to ride downtown buses, CCD and its transportation arm, the Central Philadelphia Transportation Management Association, installed simple, easy-to-read route maps and information panels at bus stops along Chestnut, Walnut and Markets streets and JFK Boulevard from 4th to 22nd streets. Each map identifies the bus route and shows major nearby destinations and connections, along with a historic photograph of a nearby street scene.

On the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the CCD installed an extensive system of interpretive signs that tell the story of the Parkway, focusing on the planning and building of the boulevard and the magnificent works of art and architecture along its route.

Banners

Banners installed on streetlights and specially designed banner poles add color and motion to downtown streets and provide a low-cost means for cultural institutions, arts groups and non-profit organizations to communicate their message.

Bus Shelter Posters

Art in Transit is the CCD's advertising program at more than 40 downtown bus shelters. Arts and cultural organizations based in Center City receive first consideration; other non-profit organizations are considered based on availability. To download the Art in Transit Program guidelines PDF (621 KB), click here.