Comments on: Tell the Mayor That You Want Better Transportation http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/22/tell-the-mayor-that-you-want-better-transportation/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Damien Newton http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/22/tell-the-mayor-that-you-want-better-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-3519 Damien Newton Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:08:14 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1544#comment-3519 My view? Fill out the form, and get as many people as we can to fill out the form. If the numbers look good for bike/ped projects it can only help. I think we need a full court press to really make ground on bike/ped with this administration, and when he asks us for our opinion, such as he did here, we need to give it to him. I also look forward to the Bike Summit when I think as a community we'll come up with some better plans/strategies. My view? Fill out the form, and get as many people as we can to fill out the form. If the numbers look good for bike/ped projects it can only help.

I think we need a full court press to really make ground on bike/ped with this administration, and when he asks us for our opinion, such as he did here, we need to give it to him.

I also look forward to the Bike Summit when I think as a community we’ll come up with some better plans/strategies.

]]> By: David Pulsipher http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/22/tell-the-mayor-that-you-want-better-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-3518 David Pulsipher Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:57:46 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1544#comment-3518 i echo your sentiments brayj. not sure where our leverage is. i echo your sentiments brayj. not sure where our leverage is.

]]> By: Jerard http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/22/tell-the-mayor-that-you-want-better-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-3517 Jerard Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:39:28 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1544#comment-3517 He's up for re-election and has higher political ambitions. He’s up for re-election and has higher political ambitions.

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/22/tell-the-mayor-that-you-want-better-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-3512 ubrayj02 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:35:00 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1544#comment-3512 I cannot think of a true "in" with the mayor's office. I don't know how well this type of effort will work, but I'll send in my letter/email/phone call with all the rest I suppose. I admit that I focused on the wrong people in L.A. to get bike-friendly law and policy implemented. We don't really need that much done legislatively in Los Angeles if we can get a mayor who can get a few department heads to pay attention to us. What is our leverage on the mayor? He's got money, he's got a policital network in place. His "Tiger Team" to fight traffic puts him totally at odds with our goals as livable streets advocates. Anyone got anything? I cannot think of a true “in” with the mayor’s office. I don’t know how well this type of effort will work, but I’ll send in my letter/email/phone call with all the rest I suppose.

I admit that I focused on the wrong people in L.A. to get bike-friendly law and policy implemented. We don’t really need that much done legislatively in Los Angeles if we can get a mayor who can get a few department heads to pay attention to us.

What is our leverage on the mayor? He’s got money, he’s got a policital network in place. His “Tiger Team” to fight traffic puts him totally at odds with our goals as livable streets advocates.

Anyone got anything?

]]> By: Kymberleigh Richards http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/12/22/tell-the-mayor-that-you-want-better-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 Kymberleigh Richards Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:13:24 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1544#comment-3507 This is the more reasonable way to advocate for improvements to pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. During the campaign for Measure R, I heard over and over how "short-sighted" Metro was in not including a list of bike projects, when the reality is that those projects are so relatively low cost -- and are very localized in nature -- that Metro leaves them up to the cities to plan and implement, using the "local return" sales tax funds. As long as people use this survey to address MAYOR Villaraigosa and not think they are addressing METRO BOARD CHAIR Villaraigosa, this is a good avenue to follow. This is the more reasonable way to advocate for improvements to pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. During the campaign for Measure R, I heard over and over how “short-sighted” Metro was in not including a list of bike projects, when the reality is that those projects are so relatively low cost — and are very localized in nature — that Metro leaves them up to the cities to plan and implement, using the “local return” sales tax funds.

As long as people use this survey to address MAYOR Villaraigosa and not think they are addressing METRO BOARD CHAIR Villaraigosa, this is a good avenue to follow.

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