Clearview is the name of a new typeface family for traffic signs. It was developed through over a decade of research by the Texas Transportation Institute and the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute under the supervision of the Federal Highway Administration. The standard FHWA typefaces, initially developed by Caltrans in 1949 and 1950, have long been criticized by those with visual disabilities and senior citizens as being hard to read in bad weather and at night. Clearview was granted interim approval for use on American road signs in September 2004 and is expected to gradually replace the FHWA typefaces over the next few decades. In typography, a typeface consists of a co-ordinated set of character designs. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation that specializes in automobile transportation. ... Caltrans logo The soaring ramps in the stack interchanges favored by Caltrans often provide stunning views. ... Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. ...
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