Mark Optiz gave info on how to attend the Middleton meeting by Metro. And once there, my guess is that there will be people headed back into town via car, so those that want a ride back can probably get one.
Bikies also tend to be a friendly lot, with many owning cars as well (gasp!) Perhaps some on this list would be willing to offer rides to those w/o cars. Also, there are many people on this list, and others I cc'd - that live in the areas of the meetings. It would be great to have some of those people attend, because our opponents think Transport 2020 is an idea cooked up by wild-eyed, tree hugging, Ishtmus residents. Perhaps some of us also know sympathetic people out in that region? Let's not fight about the fact that there are some meetings that are convenient for those that don't ride transit and hate coming to downtown. Even if we may disagree with their choice of residence and transportion choice, they will be important in the coming debate over regional transit. These meetings were clearly set up to give "not Madisonians" a local place to come express their views. Now what we need are some of those "not Madisonians" to strongly support regional transit. Please pass the word, and attend if you are able. If not, there will be more chances closer to home. Robbie On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Emily Cartier <[email protected]>wrote: > [email protected] wrote: > >> We aren't trying to cut transit-dependent people out of the process of >> advancing transit improvements. To the extent that there has been resistance >> to the Tranport 2020 recommendations, it has come from outlying areas, which >> see it as a way of serving Madison's needs at the expense of the rest of >> Dane County. Hence, we decided to go "out there" and involve people in the >> process and explain how Transport 2020 will help them. (Although Middleton >> is 4 miles from my house, which is 3 miles from the Capitol, so I think the >> distances are a little bit overstated.) >> > > Distances given are from my house, according to Google maps. From your > description, you're between 2 and 4 miles northwest of my place. That puts > the Stoughton meeting a bit further for you, and the other two *much* > closer. Madison proper is roughly 15 miles long, and about 4 or 5 miles wide > at the widest point. > > Let me rephrase so it is clearer. Transit dependent folks can't *get* to > these meetings to show support. There isn't transit service to two of the > meeting locations. If there are people who can offer car space, great. > Without that, I can't go. It is neither safe nor practical for me (or any > other less skilled/less able) cyclist to attend. > > Asking us to do so without any consideration of the practicalities is > thoughtless, and will not result in us showing up. > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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