When a sign code permits you to maintain non-performing signs, you’re allowed to maintain non-performing signs. That’s the takeaway from Lamar versus the city of Alliance, Ohio. Here are the facts. In January 2016, Lamar acquired 18 non-conforming signs in Alliance, Ohio and began performing maintenance on the signs. The […]
From Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer This month, OAAA spotlights the Innovations Committee, asking members: “With the adoption of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and concerns about consumer data privacy in the US, how will changes in data use protection and privacy laws impact the OOH […]
On Tuesday (June 26), the California Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing is scheduled to consider a proposal to authorize a pilot project to allow digital billboards with advertising on California highways. The proposal (AB-1405) calls for 25 digital billboards on highway right of way. If approved by the California […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the City of Madison’s construction of a bridge which blocked visibility of a billboard is not a property taking requiring just compensation. Here’s a summary of Adams Outdoor v City of Madison. Adams bought a two sided billboard located near the Beltline Highway […]
A vote is scheduled next Tuesday in the California Senate Transportation Committee on AB 1405 which will allows the California Department of Transportation to establish a pilot project for advertising on state rights of way. You can read an analysis of the bill here and the text of the bill here. Insider ran […]
As a follow up to our Insider post last week, the Brainerd Dispatch points out some additional detail on the Pequot Lakes Minnesota town council sign ordinance approvals from earlier this month. Along with the council’s decision to permit billboards along the new Highway 371 to encourage people to stop […]
There was a lot of regulatory activity this week, so Insider highlights those that caught our eye. Seymour, Indiana – The city of Seymour is asking Lamar to take down four billboards on property the city wants to develop. Lamar, who owns the four double-faced structures has offered to remove […]
By Jim Moravec, general partner, Stott Outdoor Advertising. This article originally appeared in Morning Consult and is reprinted by permission. With traffic congestion and aging infrastructure, America faces an intriguing question: Should the government auction pieces of the public’s highways to pay for transportation? California is a focus of this […]
Insider is surprised how many small communities have sign codes which are not compliant with Reed V Gilbert. The biggest offense is a sign code with multiple categories which requires a sign inspector to read a sign to decide what sort of rules apply. Insider knows of one Indiana town […]
Our Insider article on the Colorado “Adopt a Highway” sign takeover by the marijuana industry brought us some follow up correspondence and information we wanted to pass along. Westword, through an open-records request to the Colorado Department of Transportation, learned that of the 287 miles of Colorado roadway that are currently […]
