Astral Media Wins “Street Furniture” RFP
Surprise. Surprise. Just as we expected, Astral Media has been selected by staff as the winning vendor for the “street furniture” RFP. Here is the Staff Report.
Here is a primer on the issues:
City Council did not authorize this RFP:
RFP Allows 11.4% More Ads Than City Council Approved
A Culture of Non-Compliance:
Astral Media: A Culture of Non-Compliance With the Law (Part One)
Astral Media: A Culture of Non-Compliance With the Law (Part Two)
Astral Media: A Culture of Non-Compliance With the Law (Part Three)
Astral Media: A Culture of Non-Compliance With the Law (Part Four)
Astral Media: A Culture of Non-Compliance With the Law (Part Five)
Astral was the pre-ordained winner:
Millward Worked to Develop Kramer Video Screen While He Was Project Director
The City Lies to Bidders to Cover-Up a Purchasing Screw-Up
Astral Threatens to Sue IllegalSigns.ca:
Astral Media Threatens to Sue IllegalSigns.ca
Tell the Mayor What You Think: On Monday April 30, you will have the opportunity to speak to the Mayor and his Executive Committee for five minutes on what you think about this plan. To sign up for a deputation, contact Patsy Morris, Committee Administrator at 416-392-9151 or pmorris@toronto.ca (we’re hearing the matter may be considered in the afternoon, and, of course, the Mayor may restrict your time to 3 minutes if there are a lot of speakers).
Read more at Spacing Wire, Torontoist and Eye Daily.
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:45 am
And those that took money from Astral should not be allowed to vote on it.
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:18 am
Damn.
I really wish this was a surprise. But it’s not.
April 23rd, 2007 at 11:39 am
Perhaps it remains true that, even in this age of online community activism, you still can’t fight city hall.
I can’t believe that more people didn’t care about this, and that the major news media didn’t pick this up and run with it.
We’re still fighting and we think we can win. -Rami
April 24th, 2007 at 6:53 am
Bastards, I knew it……