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Newport's Scenic Issues

Newport's scenic issues featured in Daily News

Scenic America's board of directors recently met at Bellevue House, home of board member Ron Fleming, in Newport, Rhode Island for a summer retreat.

The board subsequently drafted a resolution encouraging the city of Newport to pay attention to a few streets blighted by wires and signs. Click here to read the full resolution.

The Newport Daily News has written an extensive feature on Scenic America's resolution and Newport's struggles with overhead wires and billboards. Click here to download the article (PDF).

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Community Planning & Design

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Strategies for Promoting Good Community Design

Strategies to Encourage Attractive On-Premise Signs

Model Ordinance

Newport's Scenic Issues

Scenic America Resolution on Newport, RI

Scenic America in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'This Land' Feature in The New York Times