[Carfreeliving] SPUR and Transportation Reform

[Steve Jones]

No, that you're flaking for downtown.

Steven T. Jones
City Editor
San Francisco Bay Guardian
(415) 487-2552


-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Sullivan [mailto:andrew at sulli.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:43 AM
To: Steve Jones
Cc: carfreeliving at livablecity.org; Joshua Hart
Subject: Re: [Carfreeliving] SPUR and Transportation Reform


That SPUR can do math?

On Mar 1, 2005, at 10:42, Steve Jones wrote:

> Why am I not surprised?
>
> Steven T. Jones
> City Editor
> San Francisco Bay Guardian
> (415) 487-2552
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Sullivan [mailto:andrew at sulli.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:34 AM
> To: Joshua Hart
> Cc: carfreeliving at livablecity.org
> Subject: Re: [Carfreeliving] SPUR and Transportation Reform
>
>
> I think SPUR was just being realistic about the budget.  They support
> alternative revenue sources for Muni (as does Rescue Muni, as do most
> other alt-transportation types) but they also understood that with a
> $57 million deficit there's no realistic way to make up the difference
> without a fare hike this fiscal year.  Longer term revenue sources like
> sales tax, parking tax, downtown assessment, vehicle environmental
> impact fee, and congestion charging will NOT be implemented in time to
> address this year's deficit, and there's no extra money in the General
> Fund.
>
> Andrew
>
> On Mar 1, 2005, at 10:29, Joshua Hart wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave and all-
>>
>>
>> Thanks for setting up this valuable list.   I have a question to pose-
>>  It seems like the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research
>> Association  has consistently been on the pro-car, pro-development,
>> pro- downtown business, pro-wealth side of many issues lately.   Their
>> lonely stand in support of widening MLK in GG Park, and in support of
>> yesterday's Muni fare increase clearly illustrates this bias.
>>
>> My question is- has SPUR always supported these policies?  How have
>> other pro-environment, pro-ped/ bike/ transit organizations dealt with
>> this? (did SPUR's transportation committee actually vote to support a
>> Muni fare hike?)
>>
>> Just wondering,
>>
>>
>> Josh
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim Chappell, president of the nonprofit think tank San Francisco
>> Planning and Urban Research Association, said Muni's three-pronged
>> budget was fair and should lead to more efficient transit service.
>>
>>  "The social and economic health of San Francisco depends on a strong
>> Muni, '' he said. "Your proposed budget has everyone sharing the pain.
>> That is correct."
>>
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