Highway Signs

Feds are concerned that overly creative digital billboard messages could confuse drivers, but state transportation officials disagree.

June 11, 2024 - Stateline

The latest Vox explainer video tackles the eminently fascinating topic of highway sign fonts.

May 3, 2021 - Vox via YouTube

Can a little levity save us from reckless and distracted drivers?

June 29, 2018 - Chicago Tribune

The commercialization of highway rights of way is largely prohibited by federal regulations, but states are looking for new ways to generate revenue from billboards and rest stops.

June 28, 2018 - Governing

An overlooked feature of the federal omnibus bill approved earlier this year: a return to the Clearview font for highway traffic signs.

May 6, 2018 - Equipment World

Call it the low-hanging fruit of traffic safety: a number of states around the country post traffic fatality figures on the message boards posted along highways. Questions remain whether such safety campaigns actually work.

April 12, 2016 - CityLab

After adopting the Clearview font in 2004, ending the Highway Gothic in use since the 1960s, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration reversed course in January and will again require the older font. This small change matter a great deal.

February 2, 2016 - CityLab

This is not our first story on preserving a huge donut sign. What makes this one special is that it's as much about Long Beach as it is about preservation. And what makes it ironic is whom they had to fight to keep the donut from being torn down!

February 12, 2014 - The Atlantic Cities

A sign pointing southbound travelers onto Business Highway 51 in Rothschild and Schofield bears an incorrect spelling for every word except "exit."

August 14, 2009 - Wausau Daily Herald