[Carfreeliving] Mayor Newsom

[Jumana Nabti]

I think that's a good idea, but would also need to be followed up with
some more direct meeting(s) with him.  It's one thing for him to be at
a meeting, see the level of concern of the public, the amount of energy
around the issue, the input of the dept. heads.  It's a different thing
for him to claim it as a high priority of his own.. But definitely a
highly visible town hall meeting will be useful, if not key... 

jumana

ps.  if we really want to inspire mr. newsom, we should also arrange a
personal meeting between him and enrique penalosa (former mayor of
bogota, who almost got deposed building a few hundred km of bike/ped
paths, instituting a successful car-free day, and revamping their
transit system).  once people figured out that what he was doing was so
rad, he got elected for a second term. not sure but think he might be
trying for president now... he's a great speaker, and is very
inspiring, and think he'd be delighted to help push san francisco in
the right direction. i also happen to know someone who has pretty
direct contact with him...


--- "Brinkman, Cheryl" <Cheryl.Brinkman at McKesson.com> wrote:

> Town Hall meeting on sustainable transit? We could arrange the panel
> of
> experts and Dept Heads and the Mayor and have the public ask
> questions
> and voice frustrations....  Of course, the Mayor would have to be
> there,
> and be there the entire time.
>  
> Cheryl
> 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: Emily Drennen [mailto:bicyclesf at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:23 AM
> To: Carfreeliving at livablecity.org
> Subject: [Carfreeliving] Mayor Newsom
> 
> 
> Hi all,
>  
> I think we're all feeling about the same thing. Leah's article in the
> Tube Times also expressed some frustration at the status quo and lack
> of
> progress. 
>  
> I, too, have been thinking that our collective connections with the
> Mayor aren't nearly as strong as they could and should be. Perhaps we
> could ask for a joint meeting with the mayor to talk about *our
> vision*
> and how that differs from what is currently happening (and not
> happening). There are lots of things to suggest that he'd be open to
> pushing his bureauocracy to becoming more transit-first. Maybe we
> haven't given him enough contact/feedback yet?
>  
> What do you all think?
>  
> Thanks,
> Emily
> 
> 
> 
> Emily Drennen 
> 
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