[OMS_MANAGERS] Public Smoking Areas Downtown

[Brad James]

Hey Alan,

In my experience designated smoking areas do not greatly reduce public
smoking and cigarette butt litter unless they are combined with an
enforceable smoking ban, or really strong marketing campaign.

McMinnville recently passed a "Smoke Free Third Street" ordinance that
covers the majority of our downtown core. We didn't create any "designated"
areas, but we did do the following:

   - Created "Entering a Smoke Free Zone" signage to be put up at the
   perimeter
   - Created similar "This is a Smoke Free Zone" window clings for
   businesses to replace their state provided "10 feet" window clings
   - Created slightly larger "This is a Smoke Free Zone" signs for
   businesses to put on their sidewalk tables or furniture
   - Moved all our cigarette butt receptacles to just outside the Smoke
   Free perimeter


In the 1 month its been in full effect, we've noticed a marked reduction in
cigarette butt litter and smoking "violations."

Even if you don't have a smoke free zone, a strong marketing campaign can
help "shame" people into properly disposing of cigarettes. I attached a
couple of my favorites...


-- 

*Brad James*  |  Executive Director

McMinnville Downtown Association

503-883-8502 (cell)




On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 11:24 AM, W Darin Rutledge, Executive Director <
darin at downtownklamathfalls.org> wrote:

> No designated areas in Downtown Klamath Falls. There was a significant
> push to make downtown smoke free, but that (obviously) met significant
> resistance. City Parks (including two in our CBD) are smoke free by
> ordinance, but otherwise folks generally smoke where they wish.
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> *From: *OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on
> behalf of "Meyer, Alan" <Alan.Meyer at pacificorp.com>
> *Reply-To: *Oregon Main Street program managers <
> oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Date: *Friday, September 7, 2018 at 8:23 AM
> *To: *Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.
> state.or.us>
> *Subject: *Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Public Smoking Areas Downtown
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> Second try. Any feedback would be much appreciated.
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> Thanks,
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> Alan Meyer
>
> Revitalize Downtown Stayton
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> *From:* Meyer, Alan
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2018 8:13 AM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.
> state.or.us>
> *Subject:* Public Smoking Areas Downtown
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> Good morning fellow Main Street Colleagues,
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> I’ve got a couple of questions for you regarding public smoking areas in
> your downtowns. First and foremost, do you have public smoking areas in you
> downtowns and if so what does that look like (open areas, covered shelters,
> etc.)? Are these spaces publicly or privately owned? And last but not
> least, do these designated areas help keep public smoking and cigarette
> butt litter off of your downtown sidewalks?
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> Thank you in advance for any information and advice you may have on the
> topic.
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> Alan Meyer
>
> Revitalize Downtown Stayton
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