tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post185014638465423271..comments2023-05-26T08:49:09.362-06:00Comments on Reginald Milton's - A Fresh Look: To Billboard or Not to BillboardReginald Miltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605193162380236835noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-17521186037863920562008-07-12T13:11:00.000-06:002008-07-12T13:11:00.000-06:00To Joe SpakeI agree they can be distracting. To be...To Joe Spake<BR/>I agree they can be distracting. To be honest I'm not a billboard hater. In my race for City Council I used a bunch of them. In urban areas it is one the few ways to get information to a large, targeted audience quickly. But too much of anything can be bad. If I could wave a wand we wouldn't have billboard or cell towers or utility poles, but we live in a time where these technologies serve a purpose.<BR/><BR/>I promise Joe and the rest of you that I will try to limit their impact. I also like your point Joe on billboards' print being too small and causing longer glances. I will propose a font size limit. Thanks for the suggestion!Reginald Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605193162380236835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-34685305088728308632008-07-12T10:54:00.000-06:002008-07-12T10:54:00.000-06:00My vote. No more billboards.My vote. No more billboards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-33933570891879550832008-07-10T07:49:00.000-06:002008-07-10T07:49:00.000-06:00The city and county should outlaw all billboards. ...The city and county should outlaw all billboards. They are ugly! They cause driver distraction. They ruin the look of residential and commercial areas.<BR/><BR/>It seems that if the city and county were truly interested in reviving neighborhoods,they/we should place a total ban on them.<BR/><BR/>Those few who make money on those billboards will protest loudly. The council will bow to the demands of the few wealthy owners and ignore what is best short and long term for improving Memphis and making it a more attractive place to live, work and play.<BR/><BR/>Good luck on this project, Memphis definitely needs an "extreme make-over"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-29182840779406595852008-07-10T07:02:00.000-06:002008-07-10T07:02:00.000-06:00I think the digital and tri-vision billboards are ...I think the digital and tri-vision billboards are very distracting to drivers. Many of the existing ones are too complex and have too much information or the printing is too small for the medium, requiring even longer glances away from the serious business of driving. I realize the billboard lobby is very strong here. I know you will take them on for the benefit of all of us, Reginald.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347005287711898836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-80170470835005859602008-07-10T06:43:00.000-06:002008-07-10T06:43:00.000-06:00it don't bother me to much on the expressway but t...it don't bother me to much on the expressway but they got to many in the city and a lot in poor areas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-46912667689650703652008-07-09T19:14:00.000-06:002008-07-09T19:14:00.000-06:00Tear them down and burn them. I hate these ugly th...Tear them down and burn them. I hate these ugly things. They litter our city. If the city council wasn't in the billboard owners pocket (can you say Rickey Peete?) we would'nt have these things all over our city. Tear them DOWN!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-4512141206298970002008-07-09T12:43:00.000-06:002008-07-09T12:43:00.000-06:00I was in Hawaii and they don't allow billboards. I...I was in Hawaii and they don't allow billboards. It looks beautiful there. We should do the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com