Bikies,
The word I have is that Tim is not being reappointed.
Mark
At 2:35 PM -0500 10/16/05, Paul T. O'Leary wrote:
>Fah, the Mayor is probably just mad at Tim for being such a graffiti
>grammar nazi.
>
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>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>From: "Marsha Rummel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>*Please forward. Sorry for any cross-postings!*
>
>Mayor Dave is considering not renewing Tim Wong's appointment to the
>Transit and Parking
>Commission. I am writing you to urge you to contact the Mayor in support
>of Tim's
>reappointment. Tim has been a public transportation and bike advocate
>since the late
>1970s. Apparently, he has displeased the Mayor by voting against some of
>the Mayor's
>policy initiatives.
>
>This is a clip from an email I sent to the Mayor: "I urge you to keep Tim
>on the TPC. He
>represents a constituency that relies on public transit, whether by choice
>or by need. He
>definitely represents the opinions of hundreds, if not thousands, of east
>siders who are
>committed bikers and Metro users. Since you appointed him, Tim has raised
>important
>concerns about Metro service cuts to transit using neighborhoods,
>advocated for better
>service to transit deficient neighborhoods, and described the decline in
>ridership and
>economic hardship that results from fare hikes. He can be relied on to
>critically
>question
>how we continue to organize urban life on behalf of cars and their storage
>needs."
>
>Over a year ago, Tim voted against the elimination of the popular and
>well-used Metro
>routes #10 and 11. These routes bypassed the Square and provided faster
>service from the
>Atwood and Marquette neighborhoods to the UW Hospital.
>
>Tim voted against the proposed expansion of the Buckeye parking ramp,
>arguing that nearby
>ramps were rarely at full capacity. He also opposed the addition of
>parking on the
>Capitol
>Square.
>
>Recently, Tim voted against Metro fare increases and testified before the
>Common Council
>that fare increases hurt ridership.
>
>The Mayor responded to my letter indicating that he hasn't made up his
>mind. He expressed
>appreciation for my comments. I bet he'd like to hear from you, too!
>
>If you think it is important to have a citizen representative on the TPC
>who practices a
>carless lifestyle, opposes Metro service cuts and fare hikes and
>consistently stands up
>for bus-dependent riders, then please contact the Mayor and ask him to
>reappoint Tim
>Wong.
>
>
>MAIL: Mayor Dave Cieslewicz
>210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Room 403
>Madison, Wisconsin 53703
>EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>PHONE: (608) 266-4611
>TTY: (608) 266- 4443
>FAX: (608)267-8671
>
>Thanks,
>Marsha Rummel
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>Paul T. O'Leary
>Desktop Insurgent
>Madison WI USA
>
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