Miami considers selling ads on lamp posts, fire hydrants

The city of Miami is considering selling ad space on lamp posts, fire hydrants, public buildings and parking meters, The Miami Herald reports.

Or, was.

Just floating the idea has caused such "consternation" among critics, the newspaper reports, that the city manager pulled the item from the city commission's Wednesday night agenda for the second time.

Scenic Miami, an anti-billboard group, calls the proposal an "obscenity."

The measure, if adopted, would allow advertising on "any portion'' of the public right-of-way, The Herald says.

That, according to the proposal, includes "trash receptacle, lamp post, electric light, telegraph, telephone or utility line pole, hydrant, parking meter, bus bench or shelter, news rack, shade tree or tree box, any wall, fence or barricade, or upon the piers, columns, trusses, girders, railings, gates or other parts of any public bridge, overpass or viaduct, or any public structure or building.''

The stated goal is "to generate additional revenue for the city.''

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