Monday, May 08, 2006

RTA: Grass Roots Opposition Growing?

I received an interesting e-mail today. It was forwarded to me from a friend, who had received it as a “forwarded message” from an acquaintance. Basically it contained the info in my previous post, with the links you find there.

Apparently a viral e-mail campaign against the plan is underway. This is an excellent grass roots use of the net. To make it easy for folks who want to oppose the Regional Transportation Plan, here are some URLs you can mail to your address lists:

Tucson Needs a Real Transportation Plan: http://www.tucsonrealplan.com/index.html

Then for News Stories and a collection of letters in opposition you can look
here: http://www.tucsonrealplan.com/links.html

2 comments:

B. Kalafut said...

It's not just "someone" that's put one forth--it's the RTA, the County Supes, and their so-called "Citizens' Advisory Board". If any "someone" could put one out those of us in the opposition would have a competing plan as well. But it doesn't work like that.

The powers that be are counting on taking advantage of voters like you in order to get away with this. They've put some needed work, some good stuff, into the plan, but they threw in a whole bunch of pork--the streetcar to nowhere, roads for developers, etc. and unacceptable projects such as the demolition--I mean widening--of Grant Road. They're counting on folks like you throwing in the towel, saying "we need something", and giving a reluctant yes.

Make them come up with a serious and leaner plan by voting this down. Don't fall victim to their deceit. They'd like you to believe that you need to approve this plan, with its waste and destruction (an no maintenance!) or nothing will get fixed. That's a lie. That nothing is done is their fault, for trying to foist this rubbish on the public year after year.

And throw the bums out of office at every opportunity, while you're at it!

Art Jacobson said...

Dear Anon...

By all means vote for the Special Interests Improvement Plan, if you want. It's a plan without guarantees, that supports sprawl, and does nothing substantive for the environment.

Building more roads has never done anything to reduce traffic. Been to Phoenix lately?

Vote No on 1 & 2