[OMS_MANAGERS] Real estate/flyer boxes on the street

[Sarah Lu Heath]

Have you ensured that all ADA requirements are being met in the areas where these boxes are?
IE: is there safe passage? That may give you leverage to have them relocated.

Sarah Lu Heath
Executive Director
Astoria Downtown Historic District Association
No.1-12th Street, Suite 114
PO Box 261
Astoria, OR 97103
503.791.7940
www.AstoriaDowntown.com<http://www.astoriadowntown.com/>

From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> On Behalf Of STUART Sheri * OPRD
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2018 3:08 PM
To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Real estate/flyer boxes on the street

The main issue that comes up is the publisher’s First Amendment rights versus a municipalities concerns regarding aesthetics and safety. Attached is an older article from Downtown Idea Exchange that discusses this in more depth.

Fun fact: with the decline in print newspaper circulation, a lot of former newspaper boxes are being converted to “little libraries”: https://www.pinterest.com/ltlfreelibrary/newspaper-box-libraries/

From: OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Manvel, Evan
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2018 9:33 AM
To: 'Oregon Main Street program managers'
Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Real estate/flyer boxes on the street

Lots of communities go to a joint kiosk/box to reduce clutter.

Not sure if there are any laws preventing that in Oregon, but Fort Collins is a good example. I bet the Fort Collins DBA would help talk about them
https://downtownfortcollins.com/

Jersey City adopted maintenance standards, etc.
https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/06/jersey_city_unveils_new_rules_for_newspaper_boxes.html

Toronto
http://www.bricoleurbanism.org/urban-design/newspaper-box-consolidation-project/

Presume there are examples in Oregon, too!

Evan

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Evan Manvel
Land Use and Transportation Planner
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540
Direct: 503-934-0059 | Main: 503-373-0050
evan.manvel at state.or.us<mailto:evan.manvel at state.or.us> | www.oregon.gov/LCD<http://www.oregon.gov/LCD>



From: OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Downtown Bend
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2018 6:51 AM
To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>>
Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] Real estate/flyer boxes on the street

Greetings,

Here in Downtown Bend, we have a problem with boxes on the street for distributing materials.  Currently, anyone can put a stand/box out (for free), and it's creating an eyesore on our streets.
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I am requesting that the City of Bend create a code or policy to limit the number of units and specify how they can look and how they need to be maintained.

Do any of you have experience with a similar issue and can you share with me how you solved it?

Thank you.

Mindy Aisling
Executive Director
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Downtown Bend Business Association
Talk or Text - 541-788-3628    www.downtownbend.org<http://www.downtownbend.org>
916 NW Wall Street in Downtown Bend Oregon

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