On the Record: “It is still infrastructure in action.”

Aug 1, 2024 / Updated Aug 2, 2024

Dean Dawn Jourdan Baltimore is struggling with the loss associated with the Key Memorial Bridge—what will be the fate of the signs that once led them to it? Dean and Professor Dawn Jourdan, who specializes in signage law and the role of signs in communities, spoke with the Baltimore Banner about the complicated role these roadside signs play. “These signs are somewhere in-between a road sign that gets out information and a memory installation,” she said. “Certainly, you don’t want that memory installation to be distracting on a large, fast-moving roadway.”

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