Here’s a nice contrast against BMW’s recent misconduct. Since the mid-2010s, the French city of Grenoble has been working to reduce visual pollution by removing billboards and other needless advertising structures. It’s certainly nice to think of being less inundated with advertising.
Grenoble’s War on Visual Pollution ∞
Getting rid of both ads and the structures they lived on is a real win.
Monday, August 10th, 2026

