btw, i believe the SFBC supports our efforts in the park. they oppose and have always opposed the garage they (we) fought hard against the garage and lost. and, understandably, need to work on the bike network rather than be the lead on refighting the garage issue. but that doesnt mean that they dont support it. --- Jym Dyer <jym@econet.org> wrote:
=v= Excellent news! The SFBC sent the update and action items below to the sfbike list and to its entire membership. While the SFBC has for years not opted to support our efforts against the garage, they are against the widening of MLK. <_Jym_>
[From SFBC Biker Bulletin - November 22, 2004]
UPDATE on GG PARK ROAD WIDENING - w/ ACTION ITEMS
The plan to widen Martin Luther King Dr. in Golden Gate Park to 4 lanes (without bike lanes), opposed by the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, the Bay Guardian, Supervisor-elect Ross Mirkarimi, the Alliance for Golden Gate Park and the SFBC, is scheduled to be approved at the Recreation and Park Commission Meeting to be held Monday, November 29th. However, the Board of Supervisors have taken a keen interest in this issue, and we need to encourage them to translate this into action that will protect our Park.
SFBC members have generated a record 600 individual faxes and letters to the Recreation and Park Commission since last week, and a successful protest was held on Saturday at the 9th Avenue entrance to the Park. But we need to do more to ensure that this plan gets reconsidered before it's too late.
Here are some NEW ACTIONS you can take to DEFEND OUR PARK:
---> ATTEND SPUR's brown bag lunch tomorrow, Tuesday Nov. 23rd, 312 Sutter 5th Floor where Mike Ellzey, Director of the Concourse Authority and others will undoubtedly be touting the multi-modal benefits of their activities in the Park. Cost: $5 for non-SPUR members
---> ATTEND the Board of Supervisors' Special Hearing at the Finance and Audits Committee this Wednesday, Nov. 24th at 1pm in Room 263. Ask Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, and Peskin to halt the plans to widen MLK Dr, remove the illegal second garage entrance in the Park, and approve a circulation plan for the Concourse that prohibits cross-park vehicle traffic.
---> WRITE A BRIEF E-MAIL, send a letter, or call your district Supervisor and ask them to halt the plans to widen MLK Dr, remove the illegal second garage entrance in the Park, and approve a circulation plan for the Concourse that prohibits cross-park vehicle traffic. Click on http://www.sfbike.org/leaders for contact info for your Supervisor.
---> WRITE A LETTER TO THE CHRONICLE in response to Ken Garcia's misleading and misinformed op-ed today. Read his piece here:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/22/EDGD99EOUP1.DTL
Now read the real story here, in this Beyond Chron feature: http://beyondchron.org/default.asp?sdetail=1135
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