Committee seeks upgrade of Cheyenne’s entrances

New signage creates image of ‘Oasis on the Plains’

CHEYENNE — A new sign welcoming Interstate 80 travelers to Cheyenne says more by its simplicity than a huge, elaborate billboard, said Shane Smith, director of Cheyenne˜s Botanic Gardens.
Smith recently helped dedicate the stone sign marking Cheyenne˜s western gateway and said he hopes it will distinguish Cheyenne from what he sees as the growing similarity and homogenization of approaches to communities along interstate highways.
"We need to hold on to and keep what makes Cheyenne special," he said. "This sign says we˜re an oasis on the plains, it says we…