Developing and Implementing a Transit Advertising Policy

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

8-2010

Subject Area

place - north america, planning - marketing/promotion, planning - signage/information, organisation - governance

Keywords

Advertising, First Amendment, United States Constitution, Free speech, Legal documents, Policy, Strategic planning, Transit operating agencies

Abstract

This digest provides information pertaining to transit systems' use of various strategies to implement advertising content policies that further the system's reasonable interests and protect free speech rights. The digest is based on a comprehensive review of the prevailing U.S. Appellate and Supreme Court decisions involving First Amendment challenges in the context of transit advertising. This digest should be useful to transit administrators, policy staff, program developers, and attorneys.

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Permission to link to this has been given by TRB, copyright remains with them.

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