April 2005 - Transpo - list.sfgreens.org

more event followup
by John-Marc Chandonia 30 Apr '05

30 Apr '05

Once again, great event! We netted $176 and got about 15 more people on our newsletter. We kind of forgot to plug voter reg, so we didn't get anybody to register Green. I put all the items back in the office. There were a couple I didn't know what to do with. There was a pouch of pens and a filled out Santos Reyes petition that I didn't know what to do with: they're in my mailbox in the office. I think Jim might have brought the Reyes petitions, so I copied him on this message. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://www.dolorespark.org/

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Muni hearings on service cuts
by Susan King 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

from Muni's website: Public Meetings on the Service Adjustments Updated April 27, 2005, 3:10 pm. All addresses are in San Francisco. * Civic Center: Tuesday, May 3rd, Room 400, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (at McAllister), 2:00 pm. This is at the MTA Board of Directors meeting. Other items may be considered first. * Downtown: Thursday, May 5th, Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard Street (at 4th), 6:30pm. * The Richmond District: Thursday, May 5th, Richmond Recreation Center, 251 18th Avenue (between Clement & California), 6:30 pm. * Chinatown: Wednesday, May 11th, Portsmouth Square Community Room (on Kearny between Clay and Washington) 4:00 to 6:00 pm, conducted in Mandarin and Cantonese. * OMI: Thursday, May 12th, City College, 50 Phelan Avenue (at Ocean), Visual Arts Room 115, 6:30 pm.

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FW: Agenda Packet 4/28 Geary Corridor Citizen Advisory Committee
by Susan King 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

---------- From: <home(a)prosf.org> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:18:50 -0700 To: PROSF <home(a)prosf.org> Subject: Agenda Packet 4/28 Geary Corridor Citizen Advisory Committee -----Original Message----- From: Mary Helen Briscoe [mailto:mhbriscoe@pacbell.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:04 AM To: home(a)prosf.org Subject: Fwd: Agenda Packet 4/28 Geary Corridor Citizen Advisory Committee > From: "GearyBRT" <GearyBRT(a)sfcta.org> > Date: Mon Apr 25, 2005 07:05:05 PM US/Pacific > Subject: Agenda Packet 4/28 Geary Corridor Citizen Advisory Committee > > Greetings, > Attached is the Agenda Packet for Meeting 10 of the Geary Corridor > Citizen Advisory Committee. This packet is also posted at the following > link: <http://www.sfcta.org/Geary/GCAC.htm>. > The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28 at 6 p.m. at 100 Van > Ness Ave., 25th Floor. I hope to see many of you there! > Please contact me with any questions, or if you do not wish to receive > these notices. > Best Regards, > Julie Kirschbaum > Julie B. Kirschbaum > Senior Transportation Planner - Studies > San Francisco County Transportation Authority > 100 Van Ness Avenue, 25th Floor > San Francisco, CA 94102 > ph. 415.522.4830 > fax. 415.522.4829 > > <<Meeting 10 Agenda.pdf>> <<Draft_Minutes_Meeting_9.pdf>>

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Re: ClosingMarket st to cars/Critical Mayors- need some facts
by marc 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

Spoke with Jo Stanley just now and got her to omit discussion of the proposed closing of market to autos for Critical Mayors in the upcoming article. But we should give her a scoop when and if we choose to proceed. -marc |Marc Salomon | 32 Adair | |San Francisco , CA | 94103 |

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Re: ClosingMarket st to cars/Critical Mayors- need some facts
by Susan King 26 Apr '05

26 Apr '05

All, I hope to check in with Ross tonight or very soon on this. The press has already picked up on it and is working on an angle. I am trying to hold them off until we can develop a strong proposal and solid support before going public. So far, the League of Conservation Voters, SF Bicycle Coalition, Walk SF have signed on. I expect the Green Party Transpo WG and Sierra Club support to surface within days. There is a lot of enthusiasm for this idea, but we need to be sure we have everything in order, estimated costs and logistics, anticipation of opposition from well funded corners (downtown businesses, eg), possible bad publicity (Ken Garcia comes immediatly to mind). I think if we do this right, do our homework, bring on strong support and good arguments, we can make this happen. thanks for your support. Also, if you get media calls, please do not share any info just yet. We want to let Ross get under this before it is in print. peace, susan > From: Ross Mirkarimi <Ross.Mirkarimi(a)sfgov.org> > Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:57:22 -0700 > To: Susan King <funking(a)mindspring.com> > Cc: grns-sf-staff(a)greens.org, Pam & Dave Coxson & Fairley > <pamndave(a)speakeasy.net>, Transportation WG <transpo(a)sfgreens.org> > Subject: Re: ClosingMarket st to cars/Critical Mayors- need some facts > > > > > > Dear All, > > I'm quite interested in this however, it needs development. If this is a > resolution, I doubt it will pass or hold teeth therefore rendering it > useless - let's put some weight into its language as a possible ordinance > for submission next week. > > Talk soon. > > Ross > > > > Susan King > <funking@mindspri > ng.com> To > <ross.mirkarimi(a)sfgov.org>, Pam & > 04/26/2005 11:10 Dave Coxson & Fairley > AM <pamndave(a)speakeasy.net>, > Transportation WG > <transpo(a)sfgreens.org> > cc > <grns-sf-staff(a)greens.org> > Subject > ClosingMarket st to cars/Critical > Mayors- need some facts > > > > > > > > > > > I went to the website suggested by Erika (thanks!) and found that Friday, > June 3 is focused on transportation. I propose that we ask for June 3rd to > be the day we ask that Market St. be closed to cars. > > here's my proposal: > > Close Market St from 8th to the foot of Market from 6 am to 6 pm on June > 3rd. Cross traffic will be allowed. People will still be able to drive on > all other roadways in the downtown areas, including the major freeway > arteries and one-way streets that lead into and out of downtown. > > Taxis will also be prohibited on this roadway, we can ask that the Pedicabs > from Fisherman's Wharf relocate this one day to provide Taxi service > instead. We will need to work with the Taxi companies to get buy in, and > help establish taxi stands off Market so they can still operate. > > Muni will run it's regular schedule, with regular fares- I oppose reducing > fares in light of Muni's financial crisis, plus most folks coming downtown > on weekdays are either going to work or going to shop. Asking them to spend > $1.25 is not unreasonable. > > Get organizations to endorse this action: SF League of Conservation Voters > signed on; I will seek support from other organizations, we need everyone > to help with this. Orgs that we really need are: SF Bicycle Coalition, Walk > SF, Senior Action Network, Sierra Club, SF Tomorrow and other > transportation/environmental organizations. > > Ask Ross to introduce this at the Board of Supervisors, and help us get the > support from city agencies who will be involved in making this happen. > > Run a public information campaign to let drivers know about this event so > they can make arrangements to either take other streets or, ideally, use > another form of transportation on June 3. Main points are: please add, > edit, and improve > > For drivers: We should emphasis that this is a reasonable request, > since we are only asking for one section of one road for one half of > one day. We should let drivers know that they can still cross Market > St. and drive on other roads. Focus should be on encouraging people > to NOT drive, but we are not preventing them from doing so. > Environmental connection: focus on the fact that cars and driving is > the source of many of our major environmental issues- global warming, > reduced air quality, loss of open space, human health issues related > to breathing and obesity, oil exploration that destroys our natural > environment, (and those pesky wars for oil if we want to make this > connection). > SF connection: regardless of fuel efficiency, accommodations for cars > come at the expense of open space, housing, efficient transit, safe > streets for cyclists and pedestrians. > Showcase Market St.'s potential without private automobiles. This is > an opportunity to see how transit, cyclists and pedestrians' > experience on Market St is enhanced by the removal of private cars. > > Facts: I need some help assembling some information: > > 1. Market St. represents a very small % of SF's roadways, how many miles of > roads are there in SF? We need to make the case that we are not asking for > a lot, just the closure of one piece of one road for half of a day. > > 2. How many people drive downtown on weekdays? How many bicycle, walk or > take transit? > > 3. How much pollution is caused by one driver, driving to work everyday, > and how much do we estimate this being reduced if folks who drive to SF > took transit (or other mode) just one day per year? > > Thanks for reading > > > > > > From: chkalish(a)ix.netcom.com > Reply-To: chkalish(a)ix.netcom.com > Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:48:18 -0700 (PDT) > To: MrPlutocrat(a)aol.com, funking(a)mindspring.com, rmirk(a)msn.com > Cc: grns-sf-staff(a)greens.org > Subject: Re:ClosingMarket st to cars/Critical Mayors > > > Great, Susan. Keep us updated. > > Any other ideas? > > Charles > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MrPlutocrat(a)aol.com > Sent: Apr 25, 2005 6:03 PM > To: funking(a)mindspring.com, rmirk(a)msn.com > Cc: grns-sf-staff(a)greens.org > Subject: Re:ClosingMarket st to cars/Critical Mayors > > Actually, if we close Market St., it would make Critical Mayors bike > ride really easy. We should do both! > > In a message dated 4/25/2005 5:53:55 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > funking(a)mindspring.com writes: > Critical Mayors bike ride is a cute idea that might get strong > support with a low turn out. Closing Market St to cars for the > whole day is far more radical- and I think we should persue it. > > We could showcase our main street, transit service and > popularity of bikes and make a statement about cars being > central to many of our environmental problems. We would keep > the other major streets downtown open, so there would still be > plenty of automobile access, esp. since most commuters use > Howard, Folsom and the other one-way streets to traverse > downtown anyways. > > I am starting to talk about this idea to several groups. So > far, response has been positive and encouraging. I would like > to be sure that if this idea does go forward, it has the Green > party's name on it. > > peace, > susan > > > >

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ClosingMarket st to cars/Critical Mayors- need some facts
by Susan King 26 Apr '05

26 Apr '05

I went to the website suggested by Erika (thanks!) and found that Friday, June 3 is focused on transportation. I propose that we ask for June 3rd to be the day we ask that Market St. be closed to cars. here's my proposal: Close Market St from 8th to the foot of Market from 6 am to 6 pm on June 3rd. Cross traffic will be allowed. People will still be able to drive on all other roadways in the downtown areas, including the major freeway arteries and one-way streets that lead into and out of downtown. Taxis will also be prohibited on this roadway, we can ask that the Pedicabs from Fisherman's Wharf relocate this one day to provide Taxi service instead. We will need to work with the Taxi companies to get buy in, and help establish taxi stands off Market so they can still operate. Muni will run it's regular schedule, with regular fares- I oppose reducing fares in light of Muni's financial crisis, plus most folks coming downtown on weekdays are either going to work or going to shop. Asking them to spend $1.25 is not unreasonable. Get organizations to endorse this action: SF League of Conservation Voters signed on; I will seek support from other organizations, we need everyone to help with this. Orgs that we really need are: SF Bicycle Coalition, Walk SF, Senior Action Network, Sierra Club, SF Tomorrow and other transportation/environmental organizations. Ask Ross to introduce this at the Board of Supervisors, and help us get the support from city agencies who will be involved in making this happen. Run a public information campaign to let drivers know about this event so they can make arrangements to either take other streets or, ideally, use another form of transportation on June 3. Main points are: please add, edit, and improve For drivers: We should emphasis that this is a reasonable request, since we are only asking for one section of one road for one half of one day. We should let drivers know that they can still cross Market St. and drive on other roads. Focus should be on encouraging people to NOT drive, but we are not preventing them from doing so. Environmental connection: focus on the fact that cars and driving is the source of many of our major environmental issues- global warming, reduced air quality, loss of open space, human health issues related to breathing and obesity, oil exploration that destroys our natural environment, (and those pesky wars for oil if we want to make this connection). SF connection: regardless of fuel efficiency, accommodations for cars come at the expense of open space, housing, efficient transit, safe streets for cyclists and pedestrians. Showcase Market St.'s potential without private automobiles. This is an opportunity to see how transit, cyclists and pedestrians' experience on Market St is enhanced by the removal of private cars. Facts: I need some help assembling some information: 1. Market St. represents a very small % of SF's roadways, how many miles of roads are there in SF? We need to make the case that we are not asking for a lot, just the closure of one piece of one road for half of a day. 2. How many people drive downtown on weekdays? How many bicycle, walk or take transit? 3. How much pollution is caused by one driver, driving to work everyday, and how much do we estimate this being reduced if folks who drive to SF took transit (or other mode) just one day per year? Thanks for reading From: chkalish(a)ix.netcom.com Reply-To: chkalish(a)ix.netcom.com Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:48:18 -0700 (PDT) To: MrPlutocrat(a)aol.com, funking(a)mindspring.com, rmirk(a)msn.com Cc: grns-sf-staff(a)greens.org Subject: Re:ClosingMarket st to cars/Critical Mayors Great, Susan. Keep us updated. Any other ideas? Charles -----Original Message----- From: MrPlutocrat(a)aol.com Sent: Apr 25, 2005 6:03 PM To: funking(a)mindspring.com, rmirk(a)msn.com Cc: grns-sf-staff(a)greens.org Subject: Re:ClosingMarket st to cars/Critical Mayors Actually, if we close Market St., it would make Critical Mayors bike ride really easy. We should do both! In a message dated 4/25/2005 5:53:55 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, funking(a)mindspring.com writes: Critical Mayors bike ride is a cute idea that might get strong support with a low turn out. Closing Market St to cars for the whole day is far more radical- and I think we should persue it. We could showcase our main street, transit service and popularity of bikes and make a statement about cars being central to many of our environmental problems. We would keep the other major streets downtown open, so there would still be plenty of automobile access, esp. since most commuters use Howard, Folsom and the other one-way streets to traverse downtown anyways. I am starting to talk about this idea to several groups. So far, response has been positive and encouraging. I would like to be sure that if this idea does go forward, it has the Green party's name on it. peace, susan

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reminder - meeting tonight at 7
by John-Marc Chandonia 26 Apr '05

26 Apr '05

Hi, I posted an agenda for the meeting tonight on the website. Let's try to get started on time, at 7, since there are many things to discuss. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://www.dolorespark.org/

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Re: Peak Power Hearing
by susan vaughan 22 Apr '05

22 Apr '05

Great!!! I'm forwarding the first part of your e-mail to the TWG listserve. Possible agenda items for Tuesday's meeting: 1) screening of movie 2) MLK Drive (again) 3) peak power hearing at City Hall 4) Jerry's articles 5) revised Platform for Transit Justice 6) letters Sue --- "johnrizzo.macwindows" <johnrizzo(a)macwindows.com> wrote: > > I talked to Boris, and he thinks a Peak Power > hearing is a great idea. > He thinks Ross could introduce the hearing next > Tuesday. > > Maybe we could talk about it at the Transportation > working group? We > should think about time frame, who we want to > present, etc. > > I'm willing to arrange the hearing with Ross. I will > follow your lead on > the content and structure of the hearing. > > Do you know Pat Murphy, Executive Director of > Community Service, Inc.? > He wrote an article for the Ohio Sierra Club: > The End of Cheap Oil > http://ohio.sierraclub.org/central/01_2005_Oil.asp > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [Transpo] agenda for next week
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 20 Apr '05

20 Apr '05

We should also add review and appoval or (disapproval) of the revised Platform for Transit Justice to the agenda. I'm still waiting for people to read the letters and give me feedback. Sue On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:58:55 -0700 (PDT) susan vaughan <susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com> writes: > I spoke to John Rizzo today and said we could put the > TWG letter re. MLK Drive back on the agenda if he > wanted to. He said fine and he should be able to make > it to the meeting to explain his position. > > Sue > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo > >

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SF Green Party's Earth Day Open House April 22, 6-9pm
by Susan King 19 Apr '05

19 Apr '05

Earth Day celebration with the San Francisco Green Party! Join Green Party activists, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and School Board members Sarah Lipson and Mark Sanchez on Friday, April 22nd to celebrate Earth Day at the Green Party's open house from 6:00-9:00 pm. The event also celebrates the second year anniversary of the SF Green Party's office space at 1028 A Howard. This is an opportunity to see what the Party is doing to make SF a better place. Come on by to meet Greens, progressive activists, and elected leaders, enjoy light refreshments and beverages and a meeting-free evening with us. The event is free and open to the public. 1028 A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th sts). For more info, please call 701-7090. visit us online at www.sfgreenparty.org

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