Mobile Upgrades Wayfinding Signs for Landmarks and Attractions
By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
April 25, 2026
MOBILE, AL. Kiosks, new signage and better clearer directions to points of interest, tourist attractions and government buildings are coming to downtown Mobile.
The city has launched a program to better point the way to the places that visitors and locals are looking for.
Mobile plans to invest nearly $200,000 in a network of signs directing motorists and pedestrians to landmarks and attractions in the downtown area.
Tim Houser said there’s a lot of things happening downtown, with all the construction, the new arena and attractions and new signage will definitely be very helpful.
Shayla Beaco, the city’s chief of building and planning agreed. We want to make things easier to get to.
Beaco said the so-called wayfinding signs also will guide people to government buildings, city parks and other locations that residents visit.
Visitor friendly cities that have easy walkable routes with kiosks, bright signage and phone apps with information about things to do and see often rank high on social media and in surveys.
In the next month or so, the Mobile City Council will vote on a contract worth nearly $200,000 to buy the signs for the first phase from Knight Industries. About two dozen signs will go up later this year, with kiosks planned for future phases.
New signage for the new airport close to downtown, interstate signage for directions to the new Regions Arena, airport and attractions also need to be updated, said Fred Rendfrey, chief executive officer of the Downtown Mobile Alliance.
The city will begin these updates in phases, making it easier for everyone visiting or living in Mobile to better find their way around the city.
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