Grenoble bans street ads, to replace billboards with trees — rt.com

Grenoble.(AFP Photo / Philippe Desmazes) The French city of Grenoble will become the first in Europe to remove all commercial advertising from its streets, with the city’s Green mayor promising to replace the signs and billboards with trees and community noticeboards. "The municipality is taking the choice of freeing public space in Grenoble from advertising to develop areas for public expression," the office of Grenoble mayor, Eric Piolle, is cited by The Local news website.

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