Lenser
Senior Member
I don't find it sad at all. Hey, it's just an opinion, as is yours. I just don't see all those posters as being litter - vertical or otherwise. And I would rather see the hydro poles covered in flyers than see the streets themselves covered in empty wrappers, cigarette butts and smashed bottles. And I also think a city can have too much of a good thing - a fetish for perceived cleanliness or order.
And those "few billboards" it ain't. It's actually quite the concentration along the Gardiner. The ad companies would certainly agree with you in downplaying the numbers, though - it's in their best interests. But clearly we have many different ideas about what constitutes "pollution" or "clutter."
Tell you what though - I would rather we kept the billboards along the Gardiner if it meant we could get rid of those gigantic new signs along the sidewalks of our fair town. Not that they're linked, mind you. I just see urban life as a series of intricate compromises. None of us are ever going to get the city we truly think we deserve.
And those "few billboards" it ain't. It's actually quite the concentration along the Gardiner. The ad companies would certainly agree with you in downplaying the numbers, though - it's in their best interests. But clearly we have many different ideas about what constitutes "pollution" or "clutter."
Tell you what though - I would rather we kept the billboards along the Gardiner if it meant we could get rid of those gigantic new signs along the sidewalks of our fair town. Not that they're linked, mind you. I just see urban life as a series of intricate compromises. None of us are ever going to get the city we truly think we deserve.