Freeway-Facing Billboards Sign ID Location sq ft per digital display (no. of digital display faces per TCN structure) display height (ft) display width (ft) Sign height from grade (ft) FF-1 US-101 North Lanes at Union Station 1,200 (1) 30 40 40 FF-2 US-101 South Lanes at Center Street 672 (2) 14 48 72 FF-3 US-101…

Upon direction from the City Council in 2009 and input from the Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight (now Scenic Los Angeles), the City Planning Department prepared a revised Sign Ordinance that would restrict new off-site signs to special sign districts within the 22 areas of the City zoned for high-intensity commercial use.  Subsequent amendments called…

Presented as a way to assist tourists in navigating LA, the “IKE” Interactive Kiosk Experience is a program that calls for HUNDREDS of digital ad structures on our city sidewalks. This program could best be described as the “Son of STAP,” because the Tourism and Convention Board entered into a Letter of Intent to launch this…

ACTION ALERT:  Comments are currently being solicited by Metro in response to their issuance of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR).  Comment deadline is Oct. 24, 5 pm. Click here to generate your public comment, which will be emailed to Metro as well as the City Clerk. You can also submit comments directly to:  tcn@metro.net…

On September 20, the LA City Council approved the deeply flawed STAP program and contract with Tranzito-Vector. Despite widespread public objections, the Council voted 12-1 to approve the contract. While we are disappointed with the outcome, we want to let you know that Scenic LA members’ actions made a difference. ·        During…

Funding, Equity, Safety, Environmental Impact, and Effectiveness Are All in Question for Street Furniture Program Currently Being Rushed through City Council On Tuesday, September 20, the Los Angeles City Council will review a contract for the Street Transit Amenities Program (STAP) with Tranzito/Vector. Although Scenic Los Angeles recognizes the critical importance of bringing shade and…

In a joint committee meeting of the Los Angeles City Council’s Public Works and Budget and Finance committees Wednesday, August 24, the City’s new proposed street furniture program dubbed “STAP” was the sole item being considered. STAP has been designed to change the City’s approach as to its street furniture program.  Instead of awarding a contract…

You can write or paste a message** into the Council File comment box found here to oppose STAP contract approval and the new proposed LAMC language and the exemption of “certain approved structures from the prohibition of outdoor advertising structures in the public right-of-way.”  (Council File 20-1536)   Click here to oppose the adoption of the…

The City Council Public Works & Finance Committees Meet Wednesday, August 24, at 2:15 PM. SPEAK OUT NOW TO STOP STAP. Angelenos who have given their support to the City’s proposed new street furniture program, STAP, should be most disappointed to learn that while being publicly touted as a transportation program, it is, in fact,…

Despite widespread public opposition and no opportunities for public discourse or input, nor any traffic safety studies or an Environmental Impact Report, the PLUM Committee voted June 21, 2022, to approve a measure allowing 56 new advertising structures on the public right-of-way for the Metro Transit Communications Network program. Members of the committee moved to…