Billboards News

Metro’s Billboard Plan is Wrong-Headed

By Patrick Frank, Executive Director, Scenic Los Angeles Several months ago, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) proposed a new “Transportation Communication Network” (TCN) which envisions…

Los Angeles City Planning Department Releases Details of Metro’s Digital…

The City Planning Department has released their Draft Ordinance for Metro’s Transportation Communication Network (TCN). This ordinance is intended to amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to…

Billboards: The Case for Control

Come see America the beautiful, if you can. Amber waves of grain? It is more like a ride through the yellow pages: a windshield vista of 50-foot beer…

Scenic America and Scenic San Diego Oppose Approval of Digital…

We are disappointed and disheartened at the San Diego City Council’s 7:1 vote to approve up to 75 new digital advertising kiosks in downtown San Diego yesterday. Labeled…

Scenic America and Scenic Los Angeles Oppose Attempts to Gut…

Distracted Driving: Types, Causes, and Danger

Scenic Nevada Update: Planning Commission Public Hearing

What: Item 5.4 Jacobs Seeks Digital Casino Sign for Glow Plaza Where: Reno City Council Chambers, One East First Street When: Wednesday, February 1, 2023, starting at 6…

Wisconsin Court Upholds Madison Digital Billboard Ban, Citing Austin v.…

Drone-based Advertising Raises New Scenic Concerns

  Advertisers looking for new ways to catch consumers’ attention are turning to the skies, using elaborate drone displays to deliver their messages. This emerging form of advertising…

Honoring Alaska’s Billboard Ban

November 3 Marks the 24th Anniversary of the State’s Ban on Billboards On November 3, 1998, Alaskan voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to formally ban billboards throughout the…