At the Oct. 1 meeting, Belmont City Parks and Recreation staff presented preliminary concepts for a themed directional signpost to be located near Twin Pines Park’s gathering pathway and asked the commission to help solicit community input.

Staff described a set of visual styles — from beachy to more natural treatments — and a draft list of destinations for the post. The plan is to host a community survey (via the city newsletter and social media) and to allow open-ended suggestions through a QR code on the concept materials.

Why it matters: The signpost is an amenity intended to support park wayfinding and community identity at Twin Pines; staff said it also ties into other parks amenities the city is installing (benches and a volunteer-built game cabinet) and to a broader wayfinding program under development.

Discussion and next steps

Commissioners suggested broadening engagement by inviting school participation (social studies classes and students), rotating thematic displays (e.g., parks distances, historical references, sports-team distances or local species) and placing similar signs at other city locations (for example, near Caltrain or along principal pedestrian routes). Staff said the signpost concept will be included in the monthly newsletter and promoted on social media, and that the survey will be open to the public.

Staff noted an existing city-led, larger wayfinding project (signage throughout town) and described this Twin Pines signpost as an intentionally whimsical, park-based complement to the more formal wayfinding signs planned for corridors around Belmont.

Ending

Staff will publish the survey in the city newsletter and on social media, collect responses and return with recommended destinations and design options for commission review. No formal action or funding decisions were made at the meeting.