It has been almost two years since we wrote about the approval by the Baltimore Planning Commission for a set number of digital signs in the North Harbor area. Southbmore.com is reporting that seven digital have now been installed. Here is the announcement from the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. In […]
On this week’s Billboard Insider podcast OAAA EVP Government Affairs, Mike Hershey talks about 6 out of home issues to watch. Here are the highlights. Political Spending Let’s compare 2020 to 2016…we saw an almost doubling in political campaign spending in the most recent presidential election. In 2020 we had […]
The city of Baltimore has created the North Harbor Downtown Baltimore area of special sign control to promote tourism and economic development. The district will permit up to 20,227 square feet of digital billboards at 14 locations. Two of the 14 properties involve land owned by the City of Baltimore. […]
Clear Channel Outdoor has petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear its challenge of Baltimore’s targeted tax on billboards, which was enacted in 2013. Courts in Maryland ruled in favor of the City; Clear Channel wants the US Supreme Court to take the case (Clear Channel Outdoor v. Henry J. […]
The highest court in Maryland upheld a billboard tax enacted in 2013 by the Baltimore City Council. It was a 6-1 decision. You can read the decision here. The original Ordinance required a tax, assessed annually based on the size and type of display: $15 per square foot for an […]
Wednesday we ran a post about the successful effort to defeat draconian anti-billboard legislation in the (federal) 1991 Highway Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Our united industry convinced the US Senate to remove the anti-billboard provisions; the bipartisan vote was 60-39. Today we’re publishing excerpts from Senator Barbara Mikulski’s articulate support […]
Legislation to loosen the city’s 20 year moratorium on digital billboards failed to get out of committee for the lack of support. Earlier this month Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott pulled a separate bill which would have permitted billboards along railroad land in Baltimore. A contentious clause in bill […]
Insider has been tracking two significant tax cases in Cincinnati and Baltimore. The Supreme Court of Ohio accepted an appeal of the legal challenge to Cincinnati’s targeted tax on billboards. In June, 2018, the City of Cincinnati enacted a billboard tax as part of a last-minute “emergency” measure to help […]
The Baltimore City Council is considering Bill 20-0570 to authorize the erection of digital billboards within railroad rights of way. The bill was introduced in July by City Council President Brandon Scott and is supported by Baltimore’s Mayor Jack Young. Any new billboards must: face the interstate be 500 feet […]
Here are five out of home stories Billboard Insider thinks you should follow in 2020. Privacy The California Consumer Privacy Act goes into effect January 1, 2020. The act requires companies to get consent from California consumers when they track or sell information on them. A couple dozen more states […]
