February 2005 - Transpo - list.sfgreens.org

Fwd: Fw: "The End of Suburbia" film screening & discussion hosted by David Vasquez
by susan vaughan 28 Feb '05

28 Feb '05

This could be a problem, fellow members of the TWG, unless we want to start teaming up with David Vazquez (I know him). Also, note to JMC, if I can get ahold of the minutes from the February general meeting, I will type them up. Sue --- howard strassner <ruthow(a)juno.com> wrote: > To: > Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:19:50 -0800 > Subject: Fw: "The End of Suburbia" film screening & > discussion hosted by David Vasquez > From: howard strassner <ruthow(a)juno.com> > > > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: DVasquez(a)aol.com > Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:45:57 EST > Subject: "The End of Suburbia" film screening & > discussion hosted by > David Vasquez > Message-ID: <1dd.382906b1.2f520fd5(a)aol.com> > > The End of Suburbia: > Oil Depletion > and the Collapse of the American Dream > A video Screening and follow-up discussion that will > include panelists > and > roundtable audience commentary. > > If you haven�t heard about this sobering, powerful, > and controversial > film, > you need to check it out now as you think about and > plan for your future. > It's > not the idea that we're running out of oil, but that > we're running out of > > CHEAP oil, and the consequences of what this --what > some are calling > "peak oil > syndrome"-- on both an oil-based economy and > globalism in general are > staggering. Yet, it may also prove to be a crisis > leading to positive > opportunity. > Please join us for what promises to be a stimulating > evening of > discussion and > learning. > > This event is the first in a series of seminars > focusing on livable > cities > and ecologically sustainable "green" urban design. > > DATE: Weds. March 2, 2005 > TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 > PLACE: 425 Market St, Rm 208 (second floor) > 50 yds. from Embarcadero BART/MuniMetro station > (note: this is the home of Multimedia Studies > Program; San Francisco > > State Downtown Extension) > ADMISSION: free > CONTACT PERSON: David Vasquez (415) 876-2234 > > > PANELISTS: > Richard Register > Visionary urban designer; organizer; conference > convener; renowned author > of > multiple books related to ecologically sustainable > cities including: > "Ecocities - Building Cities in Balance with > nature". > > Christopher Swan > Railroad & public transportation expert; founder of > Suntrain Development > Corp; developer of new system concepts for passenger > transport; author of > multiple > books and articles on transportation, solar energy, > and ecological > restoration. > > David Vasquez, Ed.D (host) > Co-founder of Public Vision Research, LLC; leading > proponent on role and > importance of cinema and computer-simulated imagery > for advancing the > cause of > ecologically oriented urban design. He is currently > designing a major > exhibit for > the UN sponsored World Environment Day (WED) event > to take place in San > Francisco in June of 2005. > > (David will be teaching a course called "Envisioning > Green Cities" for > the > Multimedia Studies Department starting March 19.) > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/applefile name=The End of Suburbia flyer2.doc > ATTACHMENT part 3 application/msword name=The End of Suburbia flyer2.doc __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Riders and drivers unite! No Muni fare hikes or service cuts!
by susan vaughan 27 Feb '05

27 Feb '05

Please attend a press conference on the steps of City Hall on Monday, February 28 at 1:30 p.m. to protest planned Muni fare hikes and service cuts. Join drivers with TWU Local 250-A and riders at this press conference and then attend the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors hearing at 2 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chambers (room 250). Also, contact the Board of Directors and tell them you oppose Muni fare hikes and service cuts. Please urge them to adopt the recommendations of the Coalition for Transit Justice below and attached. Contact the Board of Directors through their clerk: Roberta Boomer <roberta_boomer(a)ci.sf.ca.us> Platform for Transit Justice The ability to access transportation is a basic human need. Public transportation remains the City�s only feasible method of providing this basic need to all of its people. As a matter of social, economic and environmental justice, the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) should seek to fund public transit using monies gained from those most able to pay. Individuals who opt out of the public transportation system should be asked first to sacrifice for the good of the general public. In addition, as a �transit first� city, San Francisco should encourage use of public transit instead of cars as a means of improving the environment. Based on these values, we oppose the use of any fare increases or service cuts to close the upcoming $15 to $18 million deficit for the 2004-2005 fiscal year. Rather, the MTA should adopt a combination of these revenue-rising measures: a) Increase garage rates; b) Increase parking fines and fees; c) Increase residential parking permit fees and expand geographic areas where permits are required; d) Increase parking meter rates in downtown areas of major commercial centers; e) Increase use of Class Pass and expand use of unlimited access passes that could potentially raise revenue; f) Expand enforcement of the current parking tax; g) Expand enforcement of parking violations, particularly in public transit lanes; h) Impose a vehicle registration surcharge; and, i) Add new meters in downtown areas and major commercial centers. The MTA can easily close this fiscal year�s budget gap by implementing a combination of the above revenue-raising measures based on information released by the MTA itself. Fees and service cuts are not necessary. The following organizations and individuals have endorsed the Platform for Transit Justice: Board of Education Commissioner Mark Sanchez Central City Progressives Central City SRO Collaborative Chinese Progressive Association Coalition on Homelessness Community Leadership Academy and Emergency Response (CLEAR) Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council (HANC) Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club La Raza Centro Legal Living Wage Coalition Misson SRO Collaborative Mission Agenda POWER Religious Witness With Homeless People Richmond District Democratic Club San Francisco Community Land Trust San Francisco Day Labor Program San Francisco Green Party San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party San Francisco Youth Commission Senior Action Network Sierra Club South of Market Community Action Network Supervisor Tom Ammiano Supervisor Chris Daly Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi San Francisco Tenants Associations' Coalition TWU Local 250-A Transportation for a Livable City Walk San Francisco Young Workers Project __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Camejo and 23rd
by Don Eichelberger 26 Feb '05

26 Feb '05

I got a call from Rachel, Peter's calendar person saying Peter is not available the 23rd, as he has to leave for LA early the next morning. I have not called her back, yet, because I was told the 23rd was not confirmed. If it is another date, I might still get him. Let me know. Best to call 567-4577 and leave a message if I am not there. Don "><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>" Organizing is Sorting in to smaller piles, Then dealing with them. Wonder why you can't? It is always best practice To ask how you can. Don Eichelberger Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse http://www.energy-net.org San Francisco Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org California State Green Party Issues Working Group Co-coordinator http://cagreens.org/giwg/ Green Community/GreenWorks project for sustainable small businesses http://www.sfgreenworks.org 2940 16th St., #309 San Francisco, CA 94103 phone 415-861-0592 or 415-567-4577 done(a)energy-net.org done(a)greens.org done(a)ispwest.com

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Re: [Transpo] news on next movie showing? Can Peter Camejo do the panel discussion this time?
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 23 Feb '05

23 Feb '05

Do we have Peter Camejo confirmed? Can Peter do it this time? Sue On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:33:14 -0800 John-Marc Chandonia <jmc(a)sfgreens.org> writes: > Hi, > We'll need to send out ads to KPFA and the Guardian by > next week; do we have the theater confirmed yet? > > JMC > -- > John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) > http://www.dolorespark.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo > >

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news on next movie showing?
by John-Marc Chandonia 23 Feb '05

23 Feb '05

Hi, We'll need to send out ads to KPFA and the Guardian by next week; do we have the theater confirmed yet? JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://www.dolorespark.org/

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FW: Caltrain Cuts
by Susan King 22 Feb '05

22 Feb '05

FYI, sk ---------- From: RicSilver(a)aol.com Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:37:12 EST To: RicSilver(a)aol.com Subject: Caltrain Cuts San Mateo County (CA) Times: http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_2578203 Article Last Updated: 02/19/2005 08:20:09 AM Caltrain faces worst deficit ever with an $11 million shortfall CALTRAIN'S new baby bullet trains are regularly packed and more riders are flocking to the system all the time, but the success belies a stark reality for the rail line: it's in the midst of its worst budget shortfall ever. Caltrain officials put a dollar figure on the defict Friday for the first time. The rail line will likely face a whopping $11 million shortfall next year and the budget reserves it has been using to cushion previous budget shortfalls are all but exhausted. Caltrain will have just $1.4 million in the bank at the end of this fiscal year. Riders will almost certainly be faced with increased fares, less service or both during the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1. The problem, one Caltrain official said, is that there is simply not enough service to cut and no fare increase big enough to close that yawning deficit. "To give this some perspective, we are not looking at a doomsday scenario," said Jayme Maltbie Kunz, a Caltrain spokeswoman. "The options that we are looking at may hurt a little." Caltrain official Mark Simon said the system is looking at all its options -- including layoffs -- but it is too soon to tell exactly where the cuts might come. Caltrain's problem is the San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara County transit agencies that fund roughly half of Caltrain's budget have frozen their contributions for the last four years because of their own budget problems. Caltrain will announce a more detailed budget cutting plan at its March meeting. Stay tuned ...

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suggested agenda items for april
by Jerry Path 21 Feb '05

21 Feb '05

Hi Christine, John-Marc, Sue, I would like to put 2 items on the agenda for our April meeting (I realize that the March meeting is already way too packed). 1. The Heinberg perspective: which would be our thoughts and some discussion of Richard Heinberg's books and articles and the Monthly Review articles I gave people some time ago. And 2. The Anti-War impasse: in which we would make an attempt to understand better the impasse in the Anti-War movement. I recognize that formally this 2nd point is outside the work we are focused on - nevertheless materially it does totally affect our work - so in this respect I think it is appropriate to talk about it. I think the discussion in the General Meeting was great - but it was only a start. Because there is so much to talk about here and because time is so limited for most of us, it might also be helpful to have some one-on-one discussions prior to this as these become possible. I think this would make the group discussion more possible and manageable - as these topics are so big. Jerry Path Jerry Path pjrry(a)igc.org Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

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Re: March 10 and the Transportation Working Group Meeting
by susan vaughan 20 Feb '05

20 Feb '05

March 10 7 p.m. 1028A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th Streets Sue Vaughan 668-3119 601-9297 (cell) --- Rick Ruvolo <Rick.Ruvolo(a)sfgov.org> wrote: > > > > > please let me know time and place. > > thanks. > > rick > > > > Rick Ruvolo > Manager, Clean Air Program > Department of the Environment > City and County of San Francisco > 11 Grove Street > San Francisco, CA 94102 > > Tel: (415) 355-3762 > Fax (415) 554-6393 > > > > > susan vaughan > > <susan_e_vaughan@ > > yahoo.com> > To > > rick.ruvolo(a)sfgov.org > 02/15/2005 02:15 > cc > PM working group > transportation > > <transpo(a)sfgreens.org> > > Subject > March 10 and > the Transportation > Working Group > Meeting > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Rick, > > Are you still interested in attending our > transportation working group meeting on Thursday, > March 10 to discuss whatever energy/transportation > things you are working on -- especially regarding > hydrogen? > > Sue Vaughan > 668-3119 > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com

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Re: Transportation Committee
by susan vaughan 16 Feb '05

16 Feb '05

We will be discussing changing the date, time at our next meeting on March 10. Jeremy Nelson (TLC) is also interested and Thursday nights can be a conflict for him in that Planning Commission meetings sometimes run late. It will be good to have you on board if we can change the date, time. Sue --- Pi Ra <srira(a)comcast.net> wrote: > John > Sue > > I have been wanting to join the Transportation > Committee for quite awhile. > But the second and third Thursdays are committed to > my HANC meetings > > Then Sue told me that the committe is thinking of > changing its meeting date. > If so, I quite interested in joining. > Already committed dates, (beside HANC) is the 4th > Monday of the month. > The rest of the week nights are free. > > So... What's the Story. > > Pi > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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MTA and the environment
by susan vaughan 16 Feb '05

16 Feb '05

Hi Mike, It was interesting talking to you tonight. I'd love to hear more about how you think the MTA might use this fiscal "crisis" to get around environmental laws. Sue Vaughan 668-3119 co-chair, transportation working group of the SFGP __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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