[Carfreeliving] SPUR and Transportation Reform
Andrew Sullivan
andrew at sulli.org
Tue Mar 1 12:22:34 MST 2005
We support a downtown assessment. But we are also realistic about its
chances of passage. Do not forget Prop 218.
On Mar 1, 2005, at 11:19, Steve Jones wrote:
> We've been laying out specific budget proposals on our editorial page.
> No need to recap here. But, yes, higher parking fees is a nice start,
> and a downtown transit assessment district would be a good next step
> if your allies weren't working so hard to kill it.
>
> 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 11:08 AM
> To: Steve Jones
> Cc: carfreeliving at livablecity.org; Joshua Hart
> Subject: Re: [Carfreeliving] SPUR and Transportation Reform
>
>
> OK, so where are you going to find the money, Mr. Stick-It-To-Downtown?
> THIS fiscal year? Grandstanding is nice and all, but the bills have
> to be paid. And I for one do NOT want the service cuts that would be
> required to close the budget gap without the extra revenue.
>
> By the way, if you had been paying attention, you might have seen that
> Rescue Muni was advocating for higher parking fees and fines to avoid
> deferred maintenance and additional service cuts. This advocacy needs
> to continue now that the budget is at the Board of Supervisors.
> Supervisor Peskin has made noises about opposing higher parking fines -
> which would be disastrous for Muni if the board were to go that way.
> Wildly unrealistic claims that somehow the budget can magically be
> brought into balance with no service cuts OR fare increases do not help
> things, though they seem to be getting Richard Marquez some ink. (And
> TWU, which is very oddly opposing more revenue to pay its members.)
>
> Andrew
>
> On Mar 1, 2005, at 11:00, Steve Jones wrote:
>
>> I know. And you also don't work for Muni, Newsom, or the Chamber, but
>> you always seem to end up on their side.
>>
>> 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 10:52 AM
>> To: Steve Jones
>> Cc: carfreeliving at livablecity.org; Joshua Hart
>> Subject: Re: [Carfreeliving] SPUR and Transportation Reform
>>
>>
>> I don't work for SPUR.
>> On Mar 1, 2005, at 10:43, Steve Jones wrote:
>>
>>> 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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