Insider wrote yesterday that the FHWA has agreed to let Texas proceed with a proposal to test ads on traffic signs within the freeway right of way. The FHWA is sending mixed signals on the subject. The Democrat and Chronicle writes that the FWHA has repeatedly notified the Cuomo administration […]
Insider has written before about a State of Texas proposal to put advertising logos within freeway rights of way. Texas is proceeding with a pilot project to evaluate the feasibility of putting logos onto government highway signs in the right of way. Insider has attached a September 20, 2016 letter […]
A post from The Commercial Appeal, shares a story on a pending Tennessee lawsuit. For the past decade, Memphis outdoor-advertising operator and attorney William H. Thomas Jr. has defiantly put up billboards without permits and refused to take them down when ordered to do so. Thomas has also pursued a legal option and U.S. […]
St. Johns County, Florida commissioners are considering implementation of a two-year pilot program that would pave the way for at least some digital billboards to be installed along Interstate I-95. County Administrator Michael Wanchick said the item had been before the board twice since November 2015. Wanchick said moving forward […]
Central Atlanta Progress is taking the lead on a proposed ordinance that would allow—and even encourage—expansive new digital billboards and flashing signs in the area that includes the CNN Center, Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, and the sports arenas. The proposal, introduced at Atlanta City Council last week, would designate […]
Philly.com reports that the Philadelphia Arts Commission has given an initial thumbs down to a plan to put billboards on two government owned buildings but invited Interstate Outdoor to come back with new approaches. Proponents of the plan say that it is an alternative to raising taxes and will raise […]
The Sun Times is reporting that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing a four year extension of a 20-year billboard agreement in his 2017 budget. The original agreement called for JCDecaux, partnering with Interstate Outdoor Advertising, to put up 34 digital signs on city property adjacent to the Kennedy, Dan Ryan, […]
The Village of Alda NE is looking at increasing the maximum permitted signs from 200 to 288 square feet. USA Outdoor, based in Kearney NE, has a proposal presented to the Regional Planning Commission for the larger sized billboard. The Planning Commission meeting is set for this Wednesday. A positive vote […]
Philly.com reports that the Philadelphia Art Commission will have a hearing Wednesday to consider proposals for advertising signs on the Municipal Services Building at 1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd and the One Parkway Building at 1515 Arch St. Billboards have been permitted on city property since 2013. Interstate Outdoor has […]
Coastal Observer reports that three billboards on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island, South Carolina which were damaged by Hurricane Matthew may not be replaceable. Non-conforming billboards with more than 70% damage have to be removed under a county ordinance passed last year for the Waccamaw Neck Commercial Corridor Overlay Zone. […]
