Vital Signs: For planners and local officials who draft, debate and enforce sign ordinances

Regulating Historic Signs

Historic signs represent small businesses, neighborhood gathering places where generations have met to watch movies, drink martinis, buy groceries, and even park cars.

See you at APA NPC19!

It's almost time for the 2019 APA National Planning Conference in San Francisco, and we hope you're planning to go!

ISA's sign code experts will be there with the latest research and best practices...

Deep Dive:  Reality of Retail Planning

Thank you to those who attended the session "Deep Dive:  Reality of Retail Planning" at the Arizona APA Conference in Flagstaff on November 7.

Creative Sign Design in APA's "Zoning Practice"

The July 2018 issue of Zoning Practice, the American Planning Association’s (APA) monthly publication, features ISA's article on “Sign Regulations That Encourage Creative Design.”

This edition of ...

Sign regulations that encourage creative design

Nearly 200 planners attended ISA’s panel presentation "Sign Regulations That Encourage Creative Design" at the APA National Planning Conference in New Orleans on April 23rd.

ISA Planning for Sign Code SuccessTM
David Hickey, VP Advocacy

David Hickey
VP, Advocacy
david.hickey@signs.org

James Carpentier, AICP

James Carpentier, AICP
Director, State & Local Goverment
james.carpentier@signs.org

Kenny Peskin

Kenny Peskin
Director, Industry Programs
kenny.peskin@signs.org | @signcodeguy

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Sign Code Assistance, Education and Training

Is your community considering revising its sign code? Or are you looking for education and training for an upcoming APA meeting?

Contact signhelp@signs.org to receive expert and complimentary sign code assistance:

  • Research on sign-related issues
  • Sign code education and training 
  • Planning, legal and technical sign code resources and advice

The International Sign Association (ISA) has helped hundreds of cities across the country develop modern, effective and enforceable sign codes.

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