Throughout her extraordinary volunteer career, Kay Crooker was a driving force for preserving and enhancing the visual character of Houston. Appointed to the City of Houston’s Planning Commission by five consecutive mayors, and the longest-serving member of the city’s planning commission, Kay ensured that Houston’s development rules and the application of those rules support sustainable […]
METRO approves contract to study advertising value of agency assets
At its February Board of Directors meeting, METRO signed a $103,831 contract with IMG Worldwide to conduct an asset monetization study that will seek to forecast revenue METRO could generate by selling advertising on a wide array of the transit agency’s assets, including the outsides of buses and trains, bus shelters and train stations.
The City of Houston earns Scenic America’s Clear Vision award
The City of Houston will be presented with Scenic America’s Clear Vision award at a reception being held at WorldFest-Houston International Independent Film Festival on Friday, April 20th. Houston Mayor Annise Parker will accept the inaugural award in conjunction with the Texas premiere of This Space Available, a ground-breaking documentary about the problems caused by visual pollution, […]
After a 14-year fight, Corpus Christi removes advertising from bus benches
The Regional Transportation Authority in Corpus Christi has agreed to remove advertising from 58 bus benches along state roadways. Scenic champion, Jack Gordy, had been arguing for 14 years that these advertisements violate the Federal Highway Beautification Act.
Scenic America calls for action to save Scenic Byways program
A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would completely eliminate the National Scenic Byways Program and Scenic America needs our help in opposing this legislation. The program preserves the beauty of scenic corridors, helps protect community character and provides economic opportunities in tourism and recreation. Act Now!
Houston Chronicle editorial on billboard takedown
A Houston Chronicle editorial chimes in on the takedown of seven illegal billboards in the City of Houston’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). You can read it here>>
Seven illegal billboards forced down in Houston
The City of Houston Legal Department has successfully forced down seven billboards that have existed illegally for many years in the Houston Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). Soon there will “only” be 96 more illegal billboards for the City to remove!
Trees cut down for billboard visibility near Conroe
The City of Conroe is investigating the clear-cutting of trees in front of billboards and Clear Chanel Outdoor gets lambasted by City Council. Read more HERE.
Scenic Houston chooses a new logo
In an effort to improve brand coordination between Scenic Houston and its affiliate national organization, Scenic America, the Scenic Houston board of directors elected to adopt a new logo yesterday.
Clear Channel pushes for electronic billboards in Fort Bend County
Clear Channel Outdoor creates a so-called “Gulf Coast Emergency Network” to convince local politicians to support their installation of driver-distracting electronic billboards,”TVs-on-a-stick” throughout Fort Bend County. See the Houston Chronicle story HERE