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I fantasize about American cities doing this. Ads don't make Times Square attractive. They make it wretched. I'd love to see the transformation like the London'
by spodek 7y ago
I fantasize about American cities doing this. Ads don't make Times Square attractive. They make it wretched. I'd love to see the transformation like the London's pictured in the article.
> the city would not only lose revenue from absent ads
The money would have mostly come from residents, with a bunch of it going to the advertisers, who advertise to increase profits, away from the city. I would see the city gain money.
I've seen plenty of billboards for soda and junk food, rarely if ever for broccoli. I imagine the change improved people's health and local farmers' lives.
- PauloManrique 7y agoThe change made our lives worse, as due to lack of proper light, several streets became too dark and violence increased. And no, nothing change about the way we eat.
- specialist 7y agoAdvertising saves lives? Of all the bad things happening in your culture, you attribute it to lack of bill boards?
- mixmastamyk 7y agoThat's the city's responsibility.
- abcpassword 7y agoThis remark is incredibly American.
- barbecue_sauce 7y agoA responsibility they are apparently not taking seriously.
- mixmastamyk 7y agoStill no reason to support ugly advertising.
- cwojno 7y agoI don't understand the lighting issue. The city should have street lights for this. You were relying on business' advertising for safe lighting? What am I missing?
- PauloManrique 7y agoYou're missing we live on a third world country where the government never solve basic issues like this.
- cwojno 7y agoThat seems to be the real issue, then. Using this as an argument isn't valid when this option also exists.
- soneca 7y agoLived in SP my whole life. I completely disagree with you. Lack of proper light is unrelated from "outdoors" banning. The change definitely made our lives better. But not in a utopian way of course. There were problems exposing dirty, broken, ugly walls that were never taken care of. Still, I believe, a net positive.
- EarthMephit 7y agoDon't US cities already have laws around this? In Australia I can't just stick a giant billboard in front of my house or shop without local government permission Any signs need to be in keeping with the existing streetscape and usually kept to reasonable proportions
- stevesearer 7y agoSanta Barbara does not have outdoor advertising such as billboards and has regulations on the size of business signage (approx 12 inches tall max).