In a statement this October regarding
Scenic America, Inc.
These signboards, research shows, distract drivers more than any other type of sign, said Mary Tracy, president of
Scenic America, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and enhancing the scenic character of America's roadways and communities.
NLC joined a diverse coalition, led by
Scenic America, a national organization for scenic conservation, to defeat a proposed amendment that would have damaged the federal Highway Beautification Act.
There's a sense that you could be anywhere," says Meg Maguire, president of
Scenic America, a Washington, DC--based nonprofit that tracks billboard proliferation.
footnote: Elizabeth Brabec, "On the Value of Open Spaces,"
Scenic America, Technical Information Series, Vol.
They banded together as the Westside Neighbors Association to halt or at least alter the project, holding meetings and fund-raisers and inspiring the national group
Scenic America to name Old Stage among America's 10 most endangered scenic byways of 1994.
She joined forces with Spencer Lee, an intelligent, articulate lawyer and environmental activist from Albany, Georgia, who serves on the national board of
Scenic America. Remarking on the billboard industry's greed, Lee said, "From fattening the pig, they went to slaughtering the hog!"
As digital billboards become more prevalent, the
Scenic America organization seeks to curtail their use.
Scenic America has published "Fighting Billboard Blight: An Action Guide for Citizens and Public Officials," a comprehensive, step-by-step handbook that helps individuals and groups develop action plans to halt billboard proliferation.
Latest into Kelly's mailbox: reproof from Meg Maguire, president of
Scenic America, a Washington, D.C.-based outfit that tries hard to rid the highways of unsightly billboards, thus permitting travelers to savor the buffalo-free expanses of landscape beyond.