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Re: [SFGP Media] [Transpo] SFBC Response to Critical Mass Media
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 06 Apr '07

06 Apr '07

We could -- but personally, I have a lot of issues with Critical Mass. I'm turned off by the banshee antagonism of certain elements, the elements that may have been responsible for what happened last Friday night -- not my friends who ride in Critical Mass who I know are respectful. Sue -- Susan King <funking(a)mindspring.com> wrote: Folx, there are lots of us who are both sympathetic and supportive of Critical Mass, and are advocates for measures that improve conditions for cycling everyday. Do we want to put out a statement in support of groups like the SFBC and/or a statement about our opinion on Critical Mass, SF Cycling and our key value on anti-violence? Let me know what you all think we should do here. Here is an email from Leah, sent today. peace, susan > From Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the SFBC: > > Dear Susan, > > By now you have probably seen the media frenzy around incidents at > last Friday's Critical Mass ride. Hopefully you've also seen the > SFBC's response see www.sfbike.org. > > First, we want to make sure that all members understand that the > SFBC does not organize nor manage Critical Mass rides. We never > have, we never will. This is a leaderless ride that the SFBC has no > control over. > > We condemn any sort of violence on the ride whether by bicyclists > or motorists. Of course, we condemn violence on our streets > anytime, anywhere. > > It seems that there are two sides to what happened Friday night, > which is now coming to light in the media. It sounds like there's > blame to be shared by both sides. > > Our goal now is to make sure that people understand that the SFBC > is working day in and day out to promote safe, joyful bicycling in > our city. Our message is and always has been that we all need to > Coexist, to behave civilly and respectfully, and to share the road. > > We urge our city leaders not to let one night's ugly actions slow > down the work we're all doing to make San Francisco a great > bicycling city. > > Help us out by spreading the word that the SFBC does not organize > Critical Mass and that we condemn any violence on our streets, > whether biking or driving. Let folks know about the good work the > SFBC is responsible for more bike lanes, better bike parking, > more bike access on transit, more people choosing to bike for a > cleaner, healthier San Francisco. > > You can let folks know that just yesterday, our volunteers handed > out hundreds of safety flyers to bicyclists Give Respect, Get > Respect at the corner of Market & Van Ness Ave. We're gearing up > now for lots more outreach on Bike to Work Day May 17th! > > And we're organizing community members to speak in support of the > Healthy Saturdays trial of car-free space in Golden Gate Park on > Saturdays just like Sundays. (** We are looking for more supporters > this Monday, April 9th at 1pm at City Hall. Please join us! If you > want us to call you when the item is up, email Andy before Monday > a.m.) > > Thank you for helping us educate people that the SFBC is not > Critical Mass, but is responsible for a lot of the transportation, > safety, and open space improvements they're seeing around town. > > Let's ride responsibly and proudly. > Thank you for your support, > > Leah Shahum > SFBC Executive Director > > > > You are subscribed to this list as funking(a)mindspring.com. Click > here to unsubscribe, or send email to unsubscribe. > 159546.133504059.8009057315171969085- > funking_mindspring.com(a)en.groundspring.org. > > Our postal address is > 995 Market St Ste 1550 > San Francisco, California 94103 > United States > > _______________________________________________ Transpo mailing list Transpo(a)sfgreens.org https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo

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[SFGP Media] SFBC Response to Critical Mass Media
by Susan King 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

Folx, there are lots of us who are both sympathetic and supportive of Critical Mass, and are advocates for measures that improve conditions for cycling everyday. Do we want to put out a statement in support of groups like the SFBC and/or a statement about our opinion on Critical Mass, SF Cycling and our key value on anti-violence? Let me know what you all think we should do here. Here is an email from Leah, sent today. peace, susan > From Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the SFBC: > > Dear Susan, > > By now you have probably seen the media frenzy around incidents at > last Friday's Critical Mass ride. Hopefully you've also seen the > SFBC's response — see www.sfbike.org. > > First, we want to make sure that all members understand that the > SFBC does not organize nor manage Critical Mass rides. We never > have, we never will. This is a leaderless ride that the SFBC has no > control over. > > We condemn any sort of violence on the ride — whether by bicyclists > or motorists. Of course, we condemn violence on our streets > anytime, anywhere. > > It seems that there are two sides to what happened Friday night, > which is now coming to light in the media. It sounds like there's > blame to be shared by both sides. > > Our goal now is to make sure that people understand that the SFBC > is working day in and day out to promote safe, joyful bicycling in > our city. Our message is and always has been that we all need to > Coexist, to behave civilly and respectfully, and to share the road. > > We urge our city leaders not to let one night's ugly actions slow > down the work we're all doing to make San Francisco a great > bicycling city. > > Help us out by spreading the word that the SFBC does not organize > Critical Mass and that we condemn any violence on our streets, > whether biking or driving. Let folks know about the good work the > SFBC is responsible for — more bike lanes, better bike parking, > more bike access on transit, more people choosing to bike for a > cleaner, healthier San Francisco. > > You can let folks know that just yesterday, our volunteers handed > out hundreds of safety flyers to bicyclists — Give Respect, Get > Respect — at the corner of Market & Van Ness Ave. We're gearing up > now for lots more outreach on Bike to Work Day — May 17th! > > And we're organizing community members to speak in support of the > Healthy Saturdays trial of car-free space in Golden Gate Park on > Saturdays just like Sundays. (** We are looking for more supporters > this Monday, April 9th at 1pm at City Hall. Please join us! If you > want us to call you when the item is up, email Andy before Monday > a.m.) > > Thank you for helping us educate people that the SFBC is not > Critical Mass, but is responsible for a lot of the transportation, > safety, and open space improvements they're seeing around town. > > Let's ride responsibly and proudly. > Thank you for your support, > > Leah Shahum > SFBC Executive Director > > > > You are subscribed to this list as funking(a)mindspring.com. Click > here to unsubscribe, or send email to unsubscribe. > 159546.133504059.8009057315171969085- > funking_mindspring.com(a)en.groundspring.org. > > Our postal address is > 995 Market St Ste 1550 > San Francisco, California 94103 > United States > >

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Re: [SFGP Media] [SFGP CC] Item for Action list: Hearing on Healthy Sa turdays
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

Hey Sue, I just sent an edited draft of the announcement to the action list. The item was also posted on the web site. Best, Erika ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Re: [SFGP Media] [SFGP CC] Item for Action list: Hearing on Healthy Sa turdays
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

Yes. Can we get this up on the web page also? Sue -- John-Marc Chandonia <jmc(a)sfgreens.org> wrote: Yes, I approve. On Wed, Apr 04, 2007 at 10:48:48PM -0700, Susan King wrote: > Hi folks, I would like this to go out on our action list tomorrow; it > is for a very important hearing on Healthy Saturdays (closure of 1.5 > m of road on JFK on Sats, just like it is on Sundays). > > > > Here's what I put on the website: > > Join advocates for a hearing in support of Healthy Saturdays in > Golden Gate Park : next Monday, April 9th, City Hall, room 263 <BR><BR> > We'll need to turn out as many supporters as possible next Monday, > April 9th, when the Board of Supervisors' Land Use committee (1pm at > City Hall) hears public testimony and decides on the proposal for a > six-month trial of car-free space in Golden Gate Park, just like the > popular Sunday program. For more info, go to http:// > www.goldengatepark.org/ > > This is our big chance to influence decisionmakers to do the right > thing and to test the expansion of more car-free space in the Park. > Is it a Park or a parking lot? Before the hearing, please keep your > letters of support coming, especially to Mayor Newsom and Supervisors > Dufty, Peskin, and Maxwell (contact info. at sfbike.org/leaders) > > And if you can take a late lunch and come to City Hall on a sharper > time, we can put you on phone tree standby for Monday's hearing -- > give us a phone number (email Andy) and we'll let you know when the > item comes up. > _______________________________________________ > San Francisco Green Party CC mailing list > CC(a)sfgreens.org To unsubscribe or change options, go here: > https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cc -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/ _______________________________________________ media mailing list media(a)sfgreens.org https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/media

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Re: [SFGP Media] [SFGP CC] Item for Action list: Hearing on Healthy Saturdays
by John-Marc Chandonia 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

Yes, I approve. On Wed, Apr 04, 2007 at 10:48:48PM -0700, Susan King wrote: > Hi folks, I would like this to go out on our action list tomorrow; it > is for a very important hearing on Healthy Saturdays (closure of 1.5 > m of road on JFK on Sats, just like it is on Sundays). > > > > Here's what I put on the website: > > Join advocates for a hearing in support of Healthy Saturdays in > Golden Gate Park : next Monday, April 9th, City Hall, room 263 <BR><BR> > We'll need to turn out as many supporters as possible next Monday, > April 9th, when the Board of Supervisors' Land Use committee (1pm at > City Hall) hears public testimony and decides on the proposal for a > six-month trial of car-free space in Golden Gate Park, just like the > popular Sunday program. For more info, go to http:// > www.goldengatepark.org/ > > This is our big chance to influence decisionmakers to do the right > thing and to test the expansion of more car-free space in the Park. > Is it a Park or a parking lot? Before the hearing, please keep your > letters of support coming, especially to Mayor Newsom and Supervisors > Dufty, Peskin, and Maxwell (contact info. at sfbike.org/leaders) > > And if you can take a late lunch and come to City Hall on a sharper > time, we can put you on phone tree standby for Monday's hearing -- > give us a phone number (email Andy) and we'll let you know when the > item comes up. > _______________________________________________ > San Francisco Green Party CC mailing list > CC(a)sfgreens.org To unsubscribe or change options, go here: > https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cc -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

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