April 2005 - Transpo - list.sfgreens.org

Fwd: bpu -- April 18
by susan vaughan 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

Everyone note it looks like the hearing at the Board of Supes (probably Land Use), will be on April 18. Sue --- Dave Snyder <dave(a)livablecity.org> wrote: > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:44:55 -0800 > To: susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com > From: Dave Snyder <dave(a)livablecity.org> > Subject: Fwd: bpu > > It looks like it's April 18. That's enough time, but > barely. > > --Dave > > > >Envelope-to: dave(a)livablecity.org > >Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:25:54 -0800 > >To: andy(a)sfbike.org > >From: Leah Shahum <leah(a)sfbike.org> > >Subject: bpu > >Cc: joshua(a)sfbike.org, echill(a)sfhills.org, > dave(a)livablecity.org > > > >hey andy, > >wondering if you could work your District 1 magic > on something. > >here's the deal: > >as you know 3 bike lane projects are scheduled for > hearing on 4/18 > >at board committee: market (8-VN), Fulton, and > Oakdale. > > > >there's a chance we could ALSO get the BPU policy > document on that > >same agenda, which would be great, b/c we'd have > people there > >already to speak about it, and b/c there'd be more > substantive > >discussion/focus on bike stuff. > > > >apparently, b/c the policy doc. is getting > challenged at planning > >dept., Mcgoldrick's office is hesitant to schedule > it for the > >committee meeting. But everyone (dpt, planning) > thinks the challenge > >is not substantive and will not cause a problem, so > we shouldn't let > >this slow us down. apparently the challenge is > going to be heard by > >the board in the next week or two, well before t he > 4/18 hearnig. > > > >so, andy, could you contact mcgoldrick's office -- > it think it's > >cassandra -- about sfbc (and bac?) strong interest > in getting this > >thing scheduled pronto. ideally now for 4/18 > hearing? > > > >let me know if you wanna know more. > >thx > >leah > >-- > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Leah Shahum > >Executive Director > >San Francisco Bicycle Coalition > > > >WE'VE MOVED! > >Please note my new mailing address and phone > extension. > > > >San Francisco Bicycle Coalition > >995 Market St Ste 1550 > >San Francisco CA 94103 > >415/431-BIKE x306 voice > >415/431-2468 fax > > > >|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| > >| __o SF BICYCLE COALITION > ___ __0 | > >| _`\<,_ Promoting the Bike > |___| _ \<,_ | > >| (*)/ (*) for Everyday Transport > (*)+---(*)/ (*) | > >|-----------------------------------------------------------------| > >| 995 Market St. #1550 SF 94103 415.431.BIKE > www.sfbike.org | > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest

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Fwd: Re: Invitation to participate in a panel discussion following the screening of The End of Suburbia
by susan vaughan 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

Leah can do this. Sue --- Leah Shahum <leah(a)sfbike.org> wrote: > Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 16:03:20 -0700 > To: susan vaughan <susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com> > From: Leah Shahum <leah(a)sfbike.org> > Subject: Re: Invitation to participate in a panel > discussion following the > screening of The End of Suburbia > > Hi Sue, > Yes, definitely still interested. And am available > that date. > Sounds good. Let me know when it's confirmed. > thx > leah > > >Hi Leah, > > > >We have finally pinned down at date to do our > second > >screening of The End of Suburbia. We will be doing > it > >on Wednesday, April 27 at the Off-Market Theater at > >965 Mission Street, between 5th and 6th Streets. > > > >We would like to invite you to participate in a > panel > >discussion following the event (the discussion will > >start at about 8:30 p.m.) We have also invited > Ross > >Mirkarimi and Peter Camejo. > > > >Please let me know if you are interested in > >participating as soon as possible (we need to start > >contacting media outlets soon). I will get > articles > >to you about this subject. > > > >Sue Vaughan > >668-3119 > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Yahoo! Messenger > >Show us what our next emoticon should look like. > Join the fun. > >http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest > > > -- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Leah Shahum > Executive Director > San Francisco Bicycle Coalition > > WE'VE MOVED! > Please note my new mailing address and phone > extension. > > San Francisco Bicycle Coalition > 995 Market St Ste 1550 > San Francisco CA 94103 > 415/431-BIKE x306 voice > 415/431-2468 fax > > |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| > | __o SF BICYCLE COALITION ___ > __0 | > | _`\<,_ Promoting the Bike > |___| _ \<,_ | > | (*)/ (*) for Everyday Transport > (*)+---(*)/ (*) | > |-----------------------------------------------------------------| > | 995 Market St. #1550 SF 94103 415.431.BIKE > www.sfbike.org | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fwd: FW: Speier's response - drop SB 810
by susan vaughan 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

Letter about SB810 apparently not necessary. Sue > > Hello Ped Safety Advisory Committee, we briefly > heard about this bill to > allow cars to park on the sidewalks last week, > Jeanne brought it up at our > meeting on 3/28/05. > > Apparently there was enough outcry from constituents > that Senator Speier > dropped the bill. I received the e-mail below from a > Walk SF member - Walk > SF put out a request for people to write and oppose > allowing cars to take > over valuable public sidewalk space, endangering all > pedestrians in favor of > a few drivers. > > We will not have to put this item on the agenda for > next month, state law > will stand as is, allowing no part of a vehicle to > block any part of the > public right of way. > > Thank you, > > Cheryl Brinkman > Chair, PSAC > > ************************************ > > Looks like Senator Speier heard from enough people > opposing her SB 810 to > give up for now. We must be vigilant, they'll be > back. > > Thanks to all who contacted appropriate politicians > on this issue. > > Speier's response follows: > > "March 31, 2005 > > "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Castillo: > > "Thank you for taking the time to voice your > concerns about SB 810. As you > may know, I have had the distinct privilege of > representing San Francisco > and San Mateo Counties in the State Legislature for > nearly two decades. > During my time in the Assembly and now in the > Senate, I have consistently > advocated for the rights of the disabled and > elderly. I have also prided > myself on listening to my constituents who have > never hesitated to voice > their opinions over the years on legislation that I > have sponsored. > > "Under current state law, anyone whose vehicle > obstructs any portion of the > sidewalk, may be subject to citation and/or possibly > have their vehicle > towed. As I am sure you would agree, for a person > walking alone, a mother > with children, or an elderly or disabled person, the > ability to find a > secure parking spot close to their home is > important. While we may > respectfully disagree as to how best to achieve this > stated goal that was > the intent of SB 810. The bill would have allowed > parking in a driveway as > long as there was enough room on the sidewalk for > everyone to get by, in > addition to other possible restrictions. > > "The bill originated after several members of the > San Francisco Board of > Supervisors requested it. After the bill was > introduced, phone calls and > e-mails indicated that there was concern about > whether it would work as > intended. I've therefore decided to drop the bill > and to focus on other > issues of concern to my constituents. > > "Should you have any additional questions, comments > or concerns, please do > not hesitate to let my staff and me know. Thank you > again for your > comments. > > "All the best, > > "Jackie Speier > STATE SENATOR > 8th District " > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. http://personals.yahoo.com

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letters and Leah Shahum and Ross Mirkarimi
by susan vaughan 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

Leah's last name is "Shahum." She is the executive director of the SFBC. I have not yet contacted either Ross or Leah about April 27 as I was waiting for confirmation about the date and the theater -- and then I had an extremely busy week. I will definitely be intouch with both by tomorrow at the latest. Attached are the following letters: 1) Revision of the AB799 letter to Leno; 2) Revision of the cantilever letter and CCs to Steve Heminger and Jon Rubin; and, 3) Bike Plan Update template. Dave Snyder is away until late Tuesday so he won't see the Bike Plan Update letter until then. Also, in my next e-mail I'll send the Mid-Market letter and the SB810 revision. Sue --- Don Eichelberger <done(a)ispwest.com> wrote: > Peter and Rachel- > > As discussed with Rachel yesterday, here is > information on the panel for > the film and discussion on "The End of Suburbia- Oil > Depletion and the End > of the American Dream", set for Wednesday, April > 27th, 7 P.M. at the > Off-Market Theater at 965 Mission St. at 5th. We > sincerely hope that > Peter will be able to come and make this event a > more meaningful experience > for everyone. > > 6:30- Doors Open > 7-7:05- Introductory remarks (Sue/Ross) > 7:05-8:35- Movie > 8:35-8:40- Financial appeal > 8:40-8:50- Break- Audience questions will be > collected > 8:50-10- Panel- 4 minutes response from each > panelist, followed by Q&A. > > Besides yourself, Ross Mirkarimi and one other > transportation expert, Leah > (sorry I do not have her last name or group > affiliation, but we can get > those to you post haste) have been invited. I hope > that having smaller > panel this time will allow for more give and take, > and move us toward some > real, doable ideas. > > Moderator will again be David Room of Post Carbon > Institute > > If you have questions or concerns, please call > Christine McClintock at > 415-682-5584, or feel free to contact me at my > number below. > > Thank you again for your help to make this event a > great success. > > Take care, > > Don Eichelberger > 415-567-4577 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest

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Re: [Transpo] April 27 event
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

I accidentally deleted the latest e-mail from Don. Did you get confirmation from Camejo yet? Sue On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:24:38 -0800 susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com writes: > Thanks, Don. Let us know as soon as you know. I still need to > invite > Leah and Ross -- their invites are on my list of to-dos. > > Sue > > On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:43:50 -0800 Don Eichelberger > <done(a)greens.org> > writes: > > Susan- > > > > I discovered this email in my out box unsent, so here it is. I > also > > called > > Rachel today about Peter coming on 4/27 and she will speak with > him > > and let > > me know soon. We also discussed the June 1 date as a back-up, > > although I > > told her that date still needs to be confirmed. > > > > It would be good if, per below, you send mail to both of my > > addresses. > > > > Appreciated, > > > > Don > > > > Thanks, Susan- > > > > This would have been good to go to, but I had to work til 7. Only > > > now > > found out from this message, anyway, as I have been checking my > > other email > > at home. Maybe you could please add my other address, > > done(a)ispwest.com to > > your address book. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Don > > > > > > > > At 11:05 PM 3/17/05 -0800, you wrote: > > >Hi Don, > > > > > >I thought you might be interested in this. > > > > > >Sue > > > > > > > > >--------- Forwarded message ---------- > > >From: Monica Fish <Monica.Fish(a)sfgov.org> > > >To: Undisclosed-recipients:; > > >Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:34:36 -0800 > > >Subject: Commission on the Env. March 22 Agenda > > >Message-ID: > > > ><OF3C9D6202.ED847D10-ON88256FC7.007B797E-88256FC7.007C084E(a)sfgov.org> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >City and County of San Francisco > > > Commission on the Environment > > > > > > Notice and Meeting Agenda > > > Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. > > > City Hall, Room 416 > > > > > > > > >Commission Members: Nia Crowder, President, Paul Pelosi, Jr., > > Vice > > >President, Christina Desser, Angelo King, Alan Mok, Arlene > > Rodriquez, and > > >Johanna Wald. > > > > > >Commission Secretary: Monica Fish > > > > > > > > > ORDER OF BUSINESS > > > > > > Public comment will be taken before the Commission takes > action > > on any > > > item. > > > > > >1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL > > > > > >2. ACTION: Adoption of Minutes of the February 24, 2005 > Special > > >Meeting. (Explanatory Document: Draft Minutes of the February > 24, > > 2005 > > >Special Meeting)** > > > > > >3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Members of the public may address the > > Commission > > >on > > >matters that are within the Commission's jurisdiction and are not > > > on > > >today's agenda. > > > > > >4. ACTION: Consideration and adoption of Resolution No. > > 003-05-COE > > >Duke > > >Energy Settlement for approval of plan to Implement Solar Energy > > > Project > > >(Explanatory Documents: Duke Energy Settlement Resolution Solar > > Energy > > >Systems 003-05-COE and Duke Energy Settlement Joint Proposal of > > San > > >Francisco Public Utilities Commission and San Francisco > Department > > of the > > >Environment for Solar Systems in Southeast San Francisco > (Word))** > > > > > >Resolution approving the expenditure of $250,000 of the > > DUKE > > >ENERGY > > >SETTLEMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS IN THE > > BAYVIEW > > >AND > > >POTRERO HILL NEIGHBORHOODS OF SAN FRANCISCO. > > > Sponsor: Director > Jared > > >Blumenfeld > > > Staff: Anne Eng and Raymond Manion, Department of the > > >Environment > > > > > >5. INFORMATION: Report on Community Choice Aggregation. > > > Sponsor: Commissioner > > > Nia > > >Crowder > > > Speaker: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission > > >Representative > > > > > > > > >6. INFORMATION: Precautionary Principle Background and > Update > > > Sponsors: Director Jared Blumenfeld and Debbie Rafael, > Toxic > > >Reduction > > > Program Manager, Department of the > > >Environment > > > > > >7. INFORMATION: Update on World Environment Day (WED) > > > Sponsor: Director > Jared > > >Blumenfeld > > >8. INFORMATION: Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Committee > Report > > >? Commissioner Crowder will highlight the March 21, 2005 > > Special > > >Meeting. > > > > > >9. INFORMATION: Operations Committee Report > > >? The January 19, 2005 meeting was cancelled due to a lack of > > > quorum. > > >Commissioner Rodriguez will discuss the upcoming meeting > scheduled > > for > > >April 20, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. at the Department of the > Environment, > > Ground > > >Floor Conference Room. > > > > > >10. INFORMATION: Policy Committee Report > > >? Commissioner Wald will highlight the February 24, 2005 > > meeting. > > >Commissioner Wald will review the agenda for the upcoming meeting > > > on > > >Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 5:00 PM at City Hall, Room 421. > > > > > >11. INFORMATION: Director's Report > > >? Jared Blumenfeld, Director, Department of the Environment > > will give > > >updates on SFE administrative and programmatic operations > relating > > to > > >Budget Planning, Strategic Planning, Climate Division, Outreach > > and > > >Education Division, Environmental Justice Division, Zero Waste, > > Toxics > > >Reduction Program, and the Urban Forestry Division. > > > > > >12. INFORMATION: Commission Secretary's Report > > >Monica Fish, Commission Secretary > > >1. Communications & Correspondence > > > > > >? Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) and Sunshine > > Declaration > > >Forms are due to the Commission Secretary before March 30 or to > > the > > >Ethics > > >Commission by April 1. > > > > > >2. Update on Pending City Legislation > > > > > >? The Bag Fee Nexus Study scheduled completion date to the > > Department > > >of the Environment is April 22, 2005. > > > > > >13. INFORMATION: President's Announcements > > > > > >14. INFORMATION: New Business > > > > > >15. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Members of the public may address the > > Commission > > >on > > >matters that are within the Commission's jurisdiction and are not > > > on > > >today's agenda. > > > > > >16. ADJOURNMENT > > > > > >Monica Fish, Commission Secretary > > >TEL: (415) 355-3709 > > >FAX: (415) 554-6393 > > > > > >** Copies of explanatory documents are available at (1) the > > >Commission's > > >office, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, California between the > > > hours of > > >9 > > >a.m. and 5 p.m., (2) on the Commission's > > website > > >at > > >http://sfgov.org/site/sfenvironment_meeting.asp?id=15506, (3) > upon > > >request > > >to the Commission Secretary, at telephone number 415-355-3709, > or > > (4) > > >via > > >e-mail at Monica.Fish(a)sfgov.org within three business days of a > > meeting. > > > > > > > > >Please note: This email contains only the agenda for the > meeting. > > For > > >complete information on these meetings, including disability > > access, > > >explanatory documents, Sunshine Ordinance information, lobbyist > > >information > > >and other meeting information, please follow the attached link: > > >http://temp.sfgov.org/sfenvironment/events/SunshineAccessCOE.doc. > > > If you > > >wish to receive complete information for these and other meetings > > > by > > >email, > > >including disability access, explanatory documents, Sunshine > > Ordinance > > >information, lobbyist information and other meeting information, > > > please > > >respond to this email and put "Complete Notice" in the subject > > heading. > > > > "><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>"><"<>" > > > > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo > >

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Cars, Trucks Stage Huge Protest Against Pedestrians
by John-Marc Chandonia 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

In today's news: Fearful of losing their dominance on America's streets, millions of autos staged massive park-ins in public spaces around the nation to protest pedestrians and other alternative modes of transportation... http://www.pps.org/info/newsletter/april_first_2005/ JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://www.dolorespark.org/

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