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Documents and Resources

REFERENCE LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS

START HERE!

This excellent Scenic America's Brochure is organized to help you sort through all of the issues and considerations. Digital Billboards are an extremely complex issue and this piece can equip you with a solid foundation for meetings and give you a basis to fully understand various governmental, citizen and industry arguments on this issue.

Refering to Large Numbers of Flawed Industry Sponsored Studies Doesn't Prove Safety

Veridian Report: A Critical, Comprehensive Review of Two Studies Recently Released by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America

Industry Insider Sheds Light on Why THEY Want a Deal

Webpage containing Richard Erickson's letter about Rope-A-Dope sales strategy and the specific financial advantages to the billboard companies for making these deals. The specifics on retiring older format billboards are enlightening. This letter was written to assist his local Scenic Affiliate when they were facing the Billboard industry on this issue. Former industry insiders don't want these billboards in THEIR neighborhoods either.

Scenic America Highlights

Digital and the Highway Beautification Act

"Position Paper Regarding the Propriety for Permitting and Digital Billboards on Interstate and Federal-Aid Highways Under the Highway Beautification Act"

Paper includes relevant language in the law and regulationsDigital Safety Issues

Scenic America Safety Page Continuously updated information. What you don't know CAN hurt you...and cost our city a fortune! The billboard industry is focused on getting deals in place prior to this issue overwhelming their efforts. They are putting most of their resources into fighting over this objection at the National level.

Opinion Survey

Public Opinion Survey Results show what you would expect. Voters have spoken. Billboards are simply are not welcome, digital or traditional.