May 2009 - Transpo - list.sfgreens.org

[marta@transformca.org: Will this help get you and a friend to the Summit?]
by John-Marc Chandonia 07 May '09

07 May '09

Anybody want to go to this transit summit? We have 2 free tickets. JMC ----- Forwarded message from Marta Lindsey <marta(a)transformca.org> ----- From: Marta Lindsey <marta(a)transformca.org> To: jmc(a)sfgreens.org Subject: Will this help get you and a friend to the Summit? Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 08:47:00 -0700 Dear John-Marc, Good news: thanks to a sponsorship we just got for the Summit, we can offer your organization not just one, but two free tickets to the Summit! We really hope you'll come and bring a friend/colleague - and if not, share the free tickets with others. We want San Francisco Green Party at the Summit. I also really hope you can help spread the word on the Summit by forwarding the email below to your contact lists immediately. We ask that you register for your free tickets by May 12 if possible. Thank you so much for your help in making the Summit a success - hope to see you there! PS You may be getting a phone call from a TransForm staff in the next couple days urging you to come to the Summit - the best Summits are the ones where tons of our regional coalition organizations come! FORWARD TEXT BELOW TO YOUR CONTACT LISTS ASAP PLEASE! <http://transformca.org/events/transforms-12th-annual-summit> TransForm's 12th Annual Summit Saturday, May 16, 2009 - Laney College, Oakland Registration is just $20 through May 1! annual-summit-2009-flyer-email.jpg Top 5 Reasons You Should Attend: 1. Learn tons: sessions cover topics ranging from smart growth and social justice to health and housing 2. Make friends and connections (300+ attendees!) 3. Get inspired: our keynote's message will make you think and act 4. Get outside: take one of the walking, bicycling or transit tours offered 5. Eat delicious organic food (we know food is key at conferences) Theme of the Summit: This year's Summit will focus on the critical role of transportation and land use in the health of our economy, pocketbooks, and planet. Featured Topics: * The Combined Cost Burden of Housing and Transportation in the Bay Area * Transforming the Next Federal Transportation Bill * Planning Tools for Healthier Communities * Implementing California's New Smart Growth Law in the Bay Area * New Models for Increasing Walking, Bicycling, and Transit Usage * Making Walkable Communities the Norm with Form-Based Codes * Case Studies in Building Equity Through Community Engagement * Case Studies of Carsharing and Parking Innovations Featured Speakers: * Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technology * Bob Allen, Urban Habitat * Louise Auerhahn, Working Partnerships USA * Zabe Bent, San Francisco County Transportation Authority * Anita Daley, City CarShare * Michael Hursh, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority * Ian Kim, Ella Baker Center * Valerie Knepper, Metropolitan Transportation Commission * Dwayne Marsh, PolicyLink * Robert Ogilvie, Public Health Law & Policy * Dan and Karen Parolek, Opticos Design, Inc. * Stephanie Reyes and Elizabeth Stampe, Greenbelt Alliance * Jessica ter Schure, Nelson Nygaard * From Urban Ecology: Katherine Melcher, Andrew Hyder, and Kali Futnani <http://transformca.org/events/transforms-12th-annual-summit> Register today and pay just $20! Spread <http://act.transformca.org/t/4619/tellafriend.jsp?tell_a_friend_KEY=579> the word about the Summit now! Marta Lindsey, Communications and Development Director TransForm (Formerly TALC, the Transportation and Land Use Coalition) 405 14th Street, Suite 605 Oakland, CA 94612 510.740.3150x321 www.TransFormCA.org <http://www.transformca.org/> ----- End forwarded message ----- -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

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Budget & Finance Sends MTA Budget Rejection To Full Board With Recommendation 4-1 Vote!
by Eric Brooks 07 May '09

07 May '09

YIPEE! Budget & Finance Sends MTA Budget Rejection To Full Board With Recommendation In 4-1 Vote At 8:51pm! -- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." – Che Guevara

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Teach-In & Mass Mobilization Planning Meeting: Saturday, May 9
by Martin Zehr 06 May '09

06 May '09

Am looking for responses as to who will be there on the 9th so I can let the organizers know. Please email me or call 415-337-5773. Please let me know if you can table at the event. Endorsing the event is just one step. If we want to demonstrate our active role in building a social movement in the city, we need to show that we can turn out people and work to expand its base. Mato * Teach-In & Mass Mobilization Planning Meeting: Saturday, May 9, 1-5pm (registration begins at 12:30pm) Plumbers Hall, 1621 Market St. @ Franklin St. Help organize a mass mobilization and ongoing action campaign around the following demands: - No layoffs. Massive job-creation program. - Tax the rich - don't bail out the banks. - Pass the Employee Free Choice Act. - Single-payer healthcare for all. - Affordable housing for all. Tenants' rights. Moratorium on foreclosures & evictions. - Funding for jobs, social services & infrastructure, not for war. - Stop the ICE raids and deportations. Legalization for all! Wearing a green Tshirt, buttons, etc, will show Green support and contribution to the Teach-In. If you could help handing out the SF Green Party brochure the Day of the Teach-In, contact Mato Ska at m_zehr(a)hotmail.com or 415-337-5773.

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