Tell City Council to Stop STAP

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The LA Board of Public Works has approved the revised STAP contract.

The Public Works & Finance Committees
Meet WEDNESDAY, August 24, at 2:15 PM.

Speak out NOW to keep 1,900 new advertising screens out of our neighborhoods.

Last week, the Board of Public Works voted to approve the Sidewalk Transit and Amenities Program (STAP) revised contract with Tranzito-Vector, which proposes to put some 3,000 new bus shelters with 1,900 digital advertising screens in our neighborhoods.

The Council's review process is quickly moving forward. City Council will hold a joint meeting of the Public Works & Finance Committees to consider the contract on Wednesday, August 24, at 2:15 pm.

The city deserves better than this contract. We need to put a stop to it before it's too late.

TAKE ACTION NOW.

We need your help to urge city officials to halt the approval of this contract. It fails to meet the needs of transit riders, it's fundamentally flawed, and it puts our safety in jeopardy.

Simply use this form to send a message to City Council and the Mayor demanding that they stop the STAP contract to address our concerns.

And spread the word! Let's flood their inboxes with messages telling them that we don't want more ads in our neighborhoods.

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Subject: Public Comments on CF 20-1536-S2

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RE: CF 20-1536-S2 I write to urge you to vote against the proposed STAP contract with Tranzito-Vector, LLC currently under consideration. I urge you to vote against adopting the CEQA findings as conveyed by the Board of Public Works. I urge you to vote against the IS/MND as presented. I urge you to vote against the Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the IS/MND as attached to the BPW report of May 11, 2022. I urge you to seek additional financial analysis of the Program's projected costs and revenues, the comparison of final bidders and the programs offered. I urge you to request the City Attorney to comment on impacts that the proposed program may have on the City's ability to regulate off-site signage (including billboards) within the framework of past court rulings. I urge you to request the Dept. of Transportation to review current studies related to driver distraction and changing digital billboards. I urge you to release a red-line version of the contract showing changes made by the CAO's office. The STAP Program will introduce more unwanted and unsafe digital signage to LA neighborhoods and public rights of way while failing to provide transit riders with adequate shade and shelter across our vast metropolitan area. The total number of proposed shelters will cover LESS THAN HALF of today's transit stops. Providing 75% of riders in each council district with a proposed shelter does not mean that the riders most in need will be provided shelter. A final note: Under the current contract Councilmember offices all get an equal share of 50% of the revenues from the Street Furniture contract for a council district discretionary fund account. Where will any revenues go from the new program? Thank you for your attention and consideration.

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The LA Board of Public Works has approved the revised STAP contract.

The Public Works & Finance Committees Meet WEDNESDAY, August 24, at 2:15 PM.

Speak out NOW to keep 1,900 new advertising screens out of our neighborhoods.

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The Public Works & Finance Committees
Meet WEDNESDAY, August 24, at 2:15 PM.