s0: ~/._backupJun 12, 2020
Replace all advertising with street art, murals and community noticeboards 2020. You can advertise your business only on the physical property you operate from, or specific exceptions for wayfinding signage. Everything else goes. Put up maps of local areas so it’s possible to find ones way around without online maps or any device.
Show threadRobin Syl 🌸​

@s0 They got rid of advertising billboards in São Paulo

https://99percentinvisible.org/article/clean-city-law-secrets-sao-paulo-uncovered-outdoor-advertising-ban/

Clean City Law: Secrets of São Paulo Uncovered by Outdoor Advertising Ban - 99% Invisible

When São Paulo introduced its Clean City Law (Lei Cidade Limpa) a decade ago, over 15,000 marketing billboards were taken down. An additional 300,000 ostentatious business signs, hanging over streets or painted in large letters on facades, were also subject to a hefty fine if they were not removed promptly. Bus, taxi, and poster advertisements had

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Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKJun 12, 2020

@robinsyl @s0

there are also very few in Ipswich, England as the local "Ipswich Society" successfully lobbied against them in the 1980s (previous to that many advertised cigarettes, which were also manufactured in the town for many decades)

Show threadTessaLationJun 12, 2020

@vfrmedia @robinsyl @s0 My local state in Cascadia bioregion aggressively limited highway billboards quite a few years ago...put a hard cap on the total number statewide if I remember correctly.

The difference when driving from Oregon to Cali is...stark.