This prohibition makes absolutely no sense here on Beacon Hill. How does “Let’s make all airport jobs good jobs” violate ST policy ? There are folks that have worked at SeaTac for 30+ years for minimum wage. Really ? That seems very wrong. 30 years ? I look forward to the specific policy explanation from ST. Right On Larry !
@1: As I understand, Sound Transit has banned political ads.
If you accept this one, then you also have to accept ads from other political interests, including those who's messages might not be so agreeable to you.
I could go either way on the ban, but whatever they decide, they should be consistent.
Didn't Metro - a different agency, yes - ban an in-your-face anti-Israeli, or pro-Palestinian, ad campaign for their buses? I think the idea is that they want riders to feel as pleasant as possible, and political perspectives are very polarizing. And yes, unfortunately in this selfish, materialistic world we live in, advocating for the poor is a political act. Like Seandr suggested, they don't want to open the flood gates. Think of sitting in the bus with pictures of aborted fetuses.
@7 - yes, Metro pulled the ads you reference, but ultimately because people threatened violence against Metro, drivers and riders if the ads ran. Metro didn't pull them because they wanted riders comfortable. It forced Metro to revise it's ad policy.
If you accept this one, then you also have to accept ads from other political interests, including those who's messages might not be so agreeable to you.
I could go either way on the ban, but whatever they decide, they should be consistent.
(Nevermind that restricting advertising to products, services, and religious proselytizing is inherently advancing a political point of view.)