Protect Historic Philadelphia from Digital Billboards Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/protect-historic-philadelphia-from-digital-billboards.html Online petition signatures en-us Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:22 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms. Patricia Dowden [Signature #146] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18653299?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:38:22 UTC 18653299 Cr Robert DuPlessis [Signature #145] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13812671?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Sep 2012 02:35:56 UTC 13812671 Ms Sarina Rose [Signature #144] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13761629?utm_medium=rss The city is making such a huge mistake approving these sign re-builds. The sign companies are completely misrepresenting what these are. The liabilities are endless. When people start realizing these aren't even billboards any longer by definition, and accidents happen due to lack of regulation, the floodgates will open.

]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2012 06:26:56 UTC 13761629 C'Anne Anderson [Signature #143] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13656544?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Sep 2012 06:09:27 UTC 13656544 Ms TINA MUHEIM [Signature #142] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13560041?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:08:05 UTC 13560041 lauren reusche [Signature #141] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13514457?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Aug 2012 03:21:55 UTC 13514457 mrs. Karen Jones [Signature #140] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13501853?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Aug 2012 06:22:46 UTC 13501853 Anonymous [Signature #139] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13488555?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Aug 2012 04:40:26 UTC 13488555 Linda Soffer [Signature #138] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13450325?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Jul 2012 06:02:47 UTC 13450325 Doerte Smith [Signature #137] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13444741?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:54:54 UTC 13444741 Susan Carmody [Signature #136] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13443322?utm_medium=rss These are not necessary in a city of our class. There is no policing of these boards as it is, L &I

]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:03:58 UTC 13443322 Ms Donna Henry [Signature #135] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13442656?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:44:46 UTC 13442656 Dr Jennifer Trofe-Clark [Signature #134] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13438697?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Jul 2012 04:50:21 UTC 13438697 Mr. James Campbell [Signature #133] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13436885?utm_medium=rss Philadelphia is loosing its historic character by allowing this type of visual pollution. Now is the time to decide whether we want an attractive City or one that is made further ill by billboard blight.

]]> Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:14:54 UTC 13436885 Debbie Scoblionkov [Signature #132] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13433367?utm_medium=rss I live near this sign and find it an offensive distraction that degrades the quality of life in my community and the surrounding neighborhoods. The billboard industry should not clutter the landscape, intrude on people's personal space as if it owns the common airspace!

]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:34:14 UTC 13433367 Mr Don Cianelli [Signature #131] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13433363?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:33:32 UTC 13433363 Mayzee Klaus [Signature #130] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13433318?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:21:05 UTC 13433318 Freda Egnal [Signature #129] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13432590?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:33:21 UTC 13432590 Mr Mark Capriotti [Signature #128] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13432225?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 03:22:05 UTC 13432225 Patricia Mellen [Signature #127] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13431364?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:38:02 UTC 13431364 Dr Holman Massey [Signature #126] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13431304?utm_medium=rss Please do not add to visual pollution of our historical neighborhoods and sites.

]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:26:41 UTC 13431304 Ms Sunny Payne [Signature #125] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13431186?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:04:47 UTC 13431186 ms Anonymous [Signature #124] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13430777?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:47:01 UTC 13430777 Ann Feldman [Signature #123] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13430418?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:39:41 UTC 13430418 Pauline Abernathy [Signature #122] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13430416?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:39:26 UTC 13430416 Dr. Christine Schwarz [Signature #121] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13430372?utm_medium=rss I object to this intrusive, distracting advertising. Instead of a beautiful evening skyline, you have to watch this!

]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:32:51 UTC 13430372 William Ewing [Signature #120] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13429917?utm_medium=rss Changing digital billboards are qualitatively different from static billboards, much more likely to distract drivers and interfere with the quality of life of neighbors, so a history of legal use of property for a static billboard does not give a vested right to a digital billboard. Nor is conversion of one to the other simply a natural evolution.

]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2012 08:06:27 UTC 13429917 Randall Couch [Signature #119] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13429620?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:13:48 UTC 13429620 Ms. Mary Ellen Weber [Signature #118] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13419253?utm_medium=rss Historic Philadelphia should be viewed without advertisements.

]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:26:11 UTC 13419253 Lydia Hunn [Signature #117] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13419159?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:07:13 UTC 13419159 Anonymous [Signature #116] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13416826?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:09:22 UTC 13416826 Mr Edward Swenson [Signature #115] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13416475?utm_medium=rss I oppose digital signs in Northwest Philadelphia

]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:05:43 UTC 13416475 Mr Tom Sauerman [Signature #114] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13415909?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:45:52 UTC 13415909 Mr Richard Stange [Signature #113] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13415570?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:01:58 UTC 13415570 Mr Stephen Williams [Signature #112] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13414852?utm_medium=rss In keeping with William Penn's vision of Philadelphia as a "greene country towne" anything that goes against the grain of that is completely out of kilter for here. This would certainly include inappropriate billboards.

]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:12:14 UTC 13414852 mrs pat coyne [Signature #111] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13412240?utm_medium=rss good luck!! keep up the good work to keep us billboard free!!

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:49:15 UTC 13412240 Ms Patricia Bullard [Signature #110] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13412134?utm_medium=rss Please do not make our city look like a

fair grounds, with flashing lights every were

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:28:20 UTC 13412134 Leonardo Duran [Signature #109] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13410998?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:58:12 UTC 13410998 Janet Kalter [Signature #108] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13410509?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:48:32 UTC 13410509 Dr. Tully Speaker [Signature #107] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13409647?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:37:32 UTC 13409647 Jeffrey Smith [Signature #106] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13409601?utm_medium=rss I support all of the efforts initiated by S.C.R.U.B, Scenic Philadelphia and others to prevent the proliferation of public advertising displays of any kind.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:33:12 UTC 13409601 Ms Freda Egnal [Signature #105] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13409114?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:54:18 UTC 13409114 Mr Bryan Fritz [Signature #104] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13409106?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:53:48 UTC 13409106 John Liedman [Signature #103] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13408354?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:02:04 UTC 13408354 Miss Aine Doley [Signature #102] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13408332?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:59:37 UTC 13408332 Anonymous [Signature #101] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13408312?utm_medium=rss Billboards and ubiquitous advertising make Philly look trashy.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:57:46 UTC 13408312 Mrs. Donna Gonzales [Signature #100] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13407887?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:12:39 UTC 13407887 Lois DiDomenico [Signature #99] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13407487?utm_medium=rss Billboards distract drivers and are a safety issue . They are also aesthetically unattractive

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:42:33 UTC 13407487 Dr Deborah Burnham [Signature #98] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13407354?utm_medium=rss Dangerous, dangerous, dangerous. Do you want the blood of dead and injured drivers on your hands?

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:31:23 UTC 13407354 MS Lynell Wilcha [Signature #97] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13407315?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:27:32 UTC 13407315 Erin DiCesare [Signature #96] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13407183?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:16:38 UTC 13407183 Ellen Ravin [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13407178?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:16:14 UTC 13407178 Ms Patiricia Thompson [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13407152?utm_medium=rss Please respect and protect our city from this onslaught of horrible, stupid signs and billboards that will greatly detract from this historically important city, one that we love!

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:14:08 UTC 13407152 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13406914?utm_medium=rss We do not need any more permanent billboards or monopoles (cell towers) that will detract from the skyline of Philadelphia neighborhoods.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:51:51 UTC 13406914 MS Sunny Payne [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13406601?utm_medium=rss Philadelphia is unique! It is historic. It is a major part of the history of our Country, the City of our birth, please, treat it as such, with diginity.
Vote No on the electronic billboards!

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:26:28 UTC 13406601 gregory moss [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13406562?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:20:21 UTC 13406562 Emily Stromberg [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13406352?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:51:36 UTC 13406352 Ms. Dianr Fiske [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13406294?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:41:38 UTC 13406294 Bernard Guet [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13406213?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:27:22 UTC 13406213 Mr. Richard Thom [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13406184?utm_medium=rss Ban them all. Period.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:22:35 UTC 13406184 Lawrence Meehan [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13406135?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:16:34 UTC 13406135 Mrs Ellen Reuben [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405955?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:49:14 UTC 13405955 Anonymous [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405928?utm_medium=rss Please ban the digital signs in phila

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:44:49 UTC 13405928 Dr William Jantsch [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405808?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:25:16 UTC 13405808 Nancy Serpentine [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405774?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:20:32 UTC 13405774 Ms. Joanna Branch [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405702?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:07:15 UTC 13405702 Katherine LeMon [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405689?utm_medium=rss I live along the I-95 corridor and from my street I able to see 4 static billboards. They are an eyesore. I would like to see all billboards become illegal and be taken down. I don't want to have flashing digital billboards put up in my neighborhood.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:05:35 UTC 13405689 Mr. Daniel Gannon [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405654?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:59:15 UTC 13405654 Michael Novak [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405638?utm_medium=rss I've regularly noticed the digital billboard in question during walks around the historic area where I live. It's an eyesore that electronically blasts our residents and visitors with the message "PHILADELPHIA IS A DESPERATE CITY WITH NO CLASS!!!"

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:56:53 UTC 13405638 Mrs. Nancy Jantsch [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405588?utm_medium=rss I am against this billboard in view of the historic district.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:47:56 UTC 13405588 RANDY ROBERTS [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405416?utm_medium=rss PLAY BY THE RULES, THE LAW IS THE LAW

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:21:11 UTC 13405416 Sarah McEneaney [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405248?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:56:56 UTC 13405248 mrs judith murray [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405202?utm_medium=rss I am 100% against digital billboards

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:51:35 UTC 13405202 Ms. Barbara Sherf [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405152?utm_medium=rss Digital billboards distract drivers and reduce property values of those near them. They contribute to urban blight and quality of life issues.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:46:24 UTC 13405152 Joanne Kundrat [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405120?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:41:58 UTC 13405120 Gary Reuben [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405116?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:41:29 UTC 13405116 John Andrew Gallery [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13404824?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:03:33 UTC 13404824 Marvin Lewis [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13404774?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:57:47 UTC 13404774 Robert Kettell [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13404486?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:10:48 UTC 13404486 Mrs Rosanne Loesch [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13404468?utm_medium=rss Billboards are a blight to our environment. Sao Paulo Brazil banned them and reaped all kinds of benefits including economic.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:08:28 UTC 13404468 Ms. M.Jean Gavin [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13404303?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:34:45 UTC 13404303 Ms. Elizabeth Gutman [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13404202?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:20:09 UTC 13404202 Ms Rosina Coltellaro [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13404089?utm_medium=rss digital.billboards.in.that.area.are.TOO.distracting.and.a.traffic.hazard.
LasVegasStrip...sure
Philadelphia..NO!

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:01:47 UTC 13404089 Melinda Rickard [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13404015?utm_medium=rss It's a terrible eye sore for existing home owners. It's also a concern for distracting drivers.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:51:14 UTC 13404015 Dr. Magali Sarfatti Larson [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13403452?utm_medium=rss Besides defacing our most glorious historic neighborhoods, I believe that this billboard is a hazardous distraction for drivers.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:09:32 UTC 13403452 Mr David Feldman [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13402334?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:10:15 UTC 13402334 Mr. Carlos Collazo [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13402142?utm_medium=rss I represent the West Poplar CDC & the association is against the erection of digital signs within our neighborhood.

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:51:20 UTC 13402142 Mr Robert Curley [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13402083?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:28:14 UTC 13402083 Alison Dobbins [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13402003?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:11:29 UTC 13402003 Marjorie Greenfield [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401866?utm_medium=rss Such digital signs are at the least an affront to the residential and office neighbors and at worst, a dangerous distraction to motorists. Their is no hardship or need for such signs where they are prohibited. Replacing an illegal sign makes it even worse. Say no to these signs.

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:41:25 UTC 13401866 Lindsay Stolkey [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401788?utm_medium=rss Please just don't do it. We don't need signs everywhere, especially not electronic signs. What a waste of energy usage in a time of necessity for energy use decrease. What a distraction from the road when drivers are already distracted enough by their personal electronics. What an obstruction of attention from our beautiful Philadelphia city.

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:20:00 UTC 13401788 Mr Anonymous [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401751?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:13:21 UTC 13401751 Esq. Robert Jaffe [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401742?utm_medium=rss Distracting to vehicle operation, against public safety & welfare, degrades adjoining & area property values, against intent of zoning & proposed locations differ from advantages suggested for other places as Times Sq., NYC or Tokyo

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:09:50 UTC 13401742 Anonymous [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401731?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:08:11 UTC 13401731 kate farrell [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401718?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:03:40 UTC 13401718 Ms Susan Herron [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401666?utm_medium=rss Idea is so offensive; look is offensive; is offensive to neighbors, to Philadelphia in general. who is making money from this? The bill board company? Shame on them. Don't they make enough?

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:49:49 UTC 13401666 Mrs. Kelly Vresilovic [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401603?utm_medium=rss It has been proven over and over again that billboards create an air of urban decay and that Philadelphians do NOT want billboards destroying their beautiful city.
Our city has made great progress toward becoming a truly great city with a strong sustainability reputation. Please continue to reinforce that and NOT our mar our image with electronic or other billboards scarring th cityscape.
Thank you.

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:36:52 UTC 13401603 Mary-Margaret Monser [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401599?utm_medium=rss It is time to say no to billboards and media overtaking our lives!

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:36:34 UTC 13401599 Joseph Petry [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401594?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:34:26 UTC 13401594 Mr John Gibbons [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401555?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:20:21 UTC 13401555