In line with recent reports, Township officials have proposed new restrictions on lightemitting diode (LED) signs, which they say can serve as dangerous distractions to local drivers. The Township Committee introduced an ordinance on Aug. 19 that would limit the size, brightness and operation of any sign that uses computer-generated messages, which officials say would likely become the norm in the coming years. “No one is putting up a regular sign anymore,” Committeeman Anthony Fiore said on Aug. 5. “Five years from now, everybody could have one. They ...

  ADvantage LED Signs spokesperson Richard James announced the completion of multiple Military LED Signs and installation at multiple gates for Ft. Gordon in Augusta, GA. The LED billboards will be used for advertising community events and special messages for the base and surrounding areas. The US ARMY's Fort Gordon installed three new ADvantage LED Signs. At approximately 8’ x 18’, in dazzling 10mm iPixel full color resolution, these billboards will increase communication and awareness to their Service Members. The L...

In Vestal, a part of New York's the Greater Binghamton area, the 2009 town board discussed the issue at length, creating a law that would put strict regulations on the use of LED signs. A public hearing on the proposed law will take place at the regularly scheduled town board meeting.Several area businesses have requested a variance to use LED signs. Only one -- Horizons Federal Credit Union at Campus Plaza -- has one. Tyrell Auto Sales, 2102 Vestal Parkway W., has requested authorization to install an electronic sign.

In a continued effort to advance responsible driving and address wrong-way driver prevention, the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) installed six LED-enhanced “Wrong Way” signs Friday and Monday as part of a pilot project initiated by the NTTA’s Wrong-way Driver Task Force.

Outdoor LED signs are becoming increasingly popular because it is a targeted medium that speaks to your most important audience, the people who can drive onto your property and purchase something immediately. LED signs have become extremely popular for outdoor advertising. The Small Business Association reports that businesses that choose to install an electronic LED message typically see an increase in business of 15% to 150%.

In Fargo, North Dakota, U.S., the city commission voted 5-0 last week to put an immediate moratorium on LED signs on the premises of business properties. The sign moratorium was sought by the Hawthorne Neighborhood Association. The neighborhood group has been against plans by Steven Stremick of Select Financial to put a cube-shaped light-emitting-diode sign at the corner of 13th Avenue South and University Drive.