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City briefs committee on proposed downtown digital kiosk network, seeks code changes and local office meetings
Summary
Economic Development staff outlined a plan for a 50-unit interactive digital kiosk network paid by advertising revenue, requiring changes to city sign regulations and additional review on accessibility, privacy and content rules.
Interim Economic Development Director Anthony Segura briefed the Economic Opportunity Committee on Sept. 19 about a proposed interactive digital kiosk program intended for high‑pedestrian civic areas in Austin.
Segura described a vendor-funded deployment of roughly 50 kiosks that would be “hardwired” for power and data and made available at no startup cost to the city. The model would rely on ad revenue with a revenue-sharing arrangement; unsold advertising time would be made available to the city for public service announcements at no cost, Segura said.
Segura told the committee the kiosks are approximately 8 feet tall and weigh about 830 pounds. He said advertising content would be regulated to prohibit false or misleading ads, tobacco, drugs, firearms, adult entertainment, violent or obscene content and ads that conflict with city policies. Staff also proposed a 500‑foot exclusion zone…
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