French cities trying to ban public adverts

Re:French cities trying to ban public adverts by reaperducer on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @01:52PM (#21874103)

Lots of places in America have severe restrictions on advertising. Hilton Head, South Carolina; and along the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey leap to mind. I think along some of the toll roads in Houston this is also true (It's been a while, I might be remembering that wrong).

Billboards are banned in downtown Chicago, so big companies rent storefronts in tourist areas and put in stores that are not supposed to make money, just to be billboards for their brand.

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Re:French cities trying to ban public adverts by selectodude on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @08:37PM (#21876139)

When the Edens Expressway was built, all of the wealthy north shore suburbs entered a pact to ban billboards. It’s so pleasant.

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Re:French cities trying to ban public adverts by jakemal on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @03:26PM (#21874664)

I live in downtown Chicago and I find the lack of billboards everywhere refreshing. Michigan Avenue has very few advertisements with the exception of unintrusive storefront signs.

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Re:French cities trying to ban public adverts by jccooper on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @02:29AM (#21877410)

New billboards are banned in Houston anywhere (and have been for decades). So they're not along tollways, or any new road. Old ones still exist, sadly.

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