After 10 years of proposals and public hearings, Montana may be ready to allow digital billboards on state highways according to reports in Missoulian, Montana Standard and the Helena Independent Record. The Montana Transportation Commission is considering allowing non-animated digital boards and the outdoor community is optimistic of passage due to a […]
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Opposition to Signs on I-280 in San Mateo County
Insider wrote on 3/25/16 and 3/14/16 that San Mateo County is studying the feasibility of putting billboards on county land to raise money for the county’s budget. The SM Daily Journal reported Monday that the County is not seriously thinking about billboards on I-280, Middlefield Road or El Camino Real. […]
Digital Board Proposal For Little Rock
The Little Rock Board of Director’s has an agenda item posted to review the conversion to digital of up to 4 billboards along Interstate 630 and on the corner of Kanis & Shackleford Roads. The Arkansas Times reports that the current ordinance was meant to prevent alterations to billboards grandfathered […]
San Diego Billboard Dispute
An arrangement between a neighborhood association and a motel owner ran into some trouble in the San Diego area. The San Diego Reader reports that Clear Channel has objected to a notice received from the owner of the Dolphin Motel to remove their billboard. The owners of the motel had […]
“Visit at night, enjoy the billboards and the joyful atmosphere.”
“Visit at night, enjoy the billboards and the joyful atmosphere” was the title of a recent Tripadvisor review of New York’s Times Square. Insider gets peeved when he hears city politicians calling billboards pollution. Billboards promote the health of local businesses and create buzz and energy downtown. If you doubt […]
Logan Proposes East Boston Digital Billboard
East Boston Times reports that Logan Communications has proposed to place a 14 by 48 digital billboard on McClellan Highway property owned by a Hilton Gardens Inn. Logan Communications will be required under state law to give 15 hours per month for state public service messages. The City of East […]
San Mateo County Looks at Billboard Options
Reports from San Mateo, CA initially indicated the County was looking at potentially allowing the construction of billboards on county owned land along Highway 101 and Interstate 280. It did not take long before local citizen groups raised their concerns in correspondence to County Supervisors. The County responded by clarifying they […]
Michigan Cities Consider Impact of Reed V Gilbert
Michigan Cities are reevaluating their sign codes in the wake of Reed V Gilbert according to oaklandcounty115 and a report prepared for planningmi.org. Cities are looking for the following sign code issues: Content based sign regulations which could potentially invalidate a sign code. Different sign rules for onpremise versus offpremise signs […]
Demopolis Approved Digital Billboards
The Demopolis Times reports that the Demopolis, AL City council has approved a zoning change to allow digital billboards in the city. The first digital sign will go up at Parr’s Chevron at the intersection of Highway 80 East and Highway 43.
Oceanside Proposed Digitals Meet Resistance
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports opposition to several proposed digital billboards in Oceanside, California. Local residents have circulated a petition asking the City Council to turn down the signs. The current sign ordinance allows as many as four digital boards on city-owned property. The council is interested in the revenue […]
