Dallas city-owned sidewalk kiosks under consideration
The city of Dallas is working on a plan to possibly add digital, sidewalk kiosks throughout the city of Dallas.
Part of that plan would include doing away with existing nonelectronic stands prior to the end of their contract in 2028 at a cost of $1 million. Recently 10 Council members voted to continue exploring city-owned electronic advertising stands spurred on by the projected annual kiosk revenue that could potentially be up to $3 million. As Gay Donnell Willis a city council member said:
Flyer printing services can be instrumental in informing the public of new government projects and benefits.
While mostly garnering approval, the proposed digital kiosks have not been universally embraced with advocacy groups, commercial property owners and developers in the Downtown and Uptown areas comprising most of the oppositions. Concerns raised include possible lack of sufficient notification of their installations, insufficient city oversight, the infringement of privacy via the cameras trained on the devices and increased sidewalk obstruction.
Paul Ridley, a council member representing parts of Downtown and Uptown came up with the suggestion that, should the city approve city-owned digital kiosks, then permit areas to opt out.
In addition to the increased revenue, which could be used for sidewalk improvements, other benefits the digital devices could provide are free Wi-Fi, public alerts, and information about upcoming events and city attractions.
Part of that plan would include doing away with existing nonelectronic stands prior to the end of their contract in 2028 at a cost of $1 million. Recently 10 Council members voted to continue exploring city-owned electronic advertising stands spurred on by the projected annual kiosk revenue that could potentially be up to $3 million. As Gay Donnell Willis a city council member said:
“There are places in Dallas that they could fit and they could work while generating revenue. I think we can’t walk away from that.”
Flyer printing services can be instrumental in informing the public of new government projects and benefits.
While mostly garnering approval, the proposed digital kiosks have not been universally embraced with advocacy groups, commercial property owners and developers in the Downtown and Uptown areas comprising most of the oppositions. Concerns raised include possible lack of sufficient notification of their installations, insufficient city oversight, the infringement of privacy via the cameras trained on the devices and increased sidewalk obstruction.
Paul Ridley, a council member representing parts of Downtown and Uptown came up with the suggestion that, should the city approve city-owned digital kiosks, then permit areas to opt out.
In addition to the increased revenue, which could be used for sidewalk improvements, other benefits the digital devices could provide are free Wi-Fi, public alerts, and information about upcoming events and city attractions.