in 1994 the CIty of Seattle passed an ordinance prohibiting the posting of posters on telephone poles, citing concerns for utility worker, fire and traffic safety. This ordinance has been overturned ( see http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/opindisp.cfm?docid=491041MAJ )

The City did extablish some kiosks, though, to mitigate the impact on public speech. Eleven of them. According to the appeals judge:

One cannot say with a straight face that the City's installation of 11 kiosks is an adequate replacement in a city of this size for the multitude of poles that have been used for posting. The small number of kiosks is not ample.