Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=vepmd9iab&v=001jt41QcDym6DtQD0ylQJVC5cswemZ4wZg8kGwuQ6EuTrVtnn4Ik5Vk7ftRILU3ioy3dEPuA8_kEGACAl3wBvAUDuYldRohxpenin79vf7MRf7K0TtW15sy5bt7nVLuT9n Like us on Facebook [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-_l1lusQ4_9fcufEh_RDSbo1SHzFSviDS4kV1mxoixhCT...] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scenic Pittsburgh Addresses the Deterioration of the Pittsburgh/Bayer Sign on Mt. Washington ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Friend of Scenic Pittsburgh, As you may know, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently ran a number of articles highlighting the blighted condition of the historic Pittsburgh/Bayer sign atop Mt. Washington. The articles suggest that the City's ban on electronic billboards prevents the repair of the sign. However, as Scenic Pittsburgh's Executive Director Mike Dawida points out in his Letter to Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-_l1lusQ4_8_omp0zwFeEtv41ZZwJUEUticq3AAUUWzhd...], there is no law preventing Lamar Advertising from removing the rust, repairing the lighting or addressing the sign's ugly details. The City must carefully consider plans to "upgrade" the sign. What will become of the sign after the Bayer lease expires? Why has the existing sign been allowed to sink into disrepair? How will the proposed "upgrades" impact the scenic, environmental and historic landscape of the area? Will the City of Pittsburgh be blighted with the world's largest electronic billboard into perpetuity? Will "upgrading" the sign truly be energy efficient, considering that an LED sign that size could use up to three hundred times the energy of the average household each year? Scenic Pittsburgh, as a public voice for public space, is working with civic leaders to answer these questions. Our goals are to: 1. Make certain that the Pittsburgh/Bayer sign is no longer an eyesore to the community; 2. Safeguard the sign as an historic emblem of the City of Pittsburgh; 3. Ensure that the repairs of the sign respect the scenic, historic and natural environment; and 4. Prevent any conversion of the sign which will blight the public space we all share. Scenic Pittsburgh will continue to speak on behalf of the people in regard to the Pittsburgh/Bayer sign. We encourage you to contact us with your thoughts so that we can continue to represent your views on these issues. Email Us [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-_l1lusQ4_9Zcq6t5mJR_IdsXg-uGU5gQ29gvkQNolUZE...] or contact us on Facebook [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-_l1lusQ4_8kAqgP4AUDMbhg8m5Tn535DIzW1pcKe513l...] or Twitter [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-_l1lusQ4__Kpjsy5ePQa6la9zoRoYsRefLL_YdpUP5JQ...]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As always, Scenic Pittsburgh thanks you for your continued support for the cause of scenic preservation. Sincerely, Nichole L. Huff Communications Director Scenic Pittsburgh 412-586-0062 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scenic Pittsburgh Events Zoning Board of Adjustment Thursday, May 24th 9:00AM Scenic Pittsburgh will speak on behalf of the public interest at the Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing in opposition to Kaplan Career Institute's request for a variance allowing the installation of two signs nine times larger than those permitted within the Golden Triangle. City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning 200 Ross Street, Third Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow-up Links Nothing prevents Lamar from fixing iconic sign [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-_l1lusQ4_8_omp0zwFeEtv41ZZwJUEUticq3AAUUWzhd...] Mike Dawida: Letter to the Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5/20/12 Above it all: Talks are needed to address the Bayer sign [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-_l1lusQ4_9Zi65HlMOD3vod2vadr6CLRE_G7jropEsHQ...] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5/16/12 Bayer wants repairs to iconic Pittsburgh sign [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-_l1lusQ4_-rcCCzD6lmvc9_gzBRjIWbHlRfuOZIw7S3r...] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5/15/12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About Scenic Pittsburgh Scenic Pittsburgh, a project of the Pennsylvania Resources Council, is a nonprofit advocacy organization solely dedicated to removing visual blight and preserving and enhancing the scenic character of the Pittsburgh region. 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