[nfbwatlk] Online Comment Forum on Public Transportation

[Noel Nightingale]

Cindy, et al.

Jacob and I are working on a resolution on the transportation funding topic
for this weekend's convention.  If others are doing the same, we should
collaborate.  Just let me know at nnightingale at earthlink.net

Noel


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy
Bennett
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 11:47 AM
To: nfbwatlk
Subject: [nfbwatlk] Online Comment Forum on Public Transportation

Hi,

As you may know, the Washington senate has not authorized a continuation of
a tax that was funding Metro Transit and other agencies. This will cause a
17% Metro transportat cut. However, if we can get an initiative put on the
ballot, then the people will have an opportunity to vote on a continuation
of this tax to avoid these cuts. I am unfamiliar with the consequences this
will have on other transit agencies, but I know the effect will be
state-wide so you should look into this even if you do not use Metro Transit
busses.

There is an online comment forum here in which you can comment on how 17%
bus cuts, or whatever cuts your transit agency is proposing, would affect
you.

I know that many of us rely on public transportation, and thought that you
wouldn't mind taking a minute to fill this out. All of the comments will be
given to the senate next week.

http://www.senatetranspofeedbackforum.org/

You will be asked for your name, city of residence, and email address.
You will also have an option to fill in an organization. I am unsure if this
is referring to members of transit-only organizations, but I put NFBW there.
There is a series of check boxes for you to indicate what your primary
concern is. You can choose to be pro or con revenue, roads, reform, public
transportation, or ferries. I discovered that you can only choose 1, not one
pro and one con, but just 1 issue at hand; I am guessing that most of us are
going to be pro Public Transit so check that box.

There is finally a comment box and a list box of transportation forums that
have been held throughout the state recently. I went to the Seattle forum
last night, and there was no sign in sheet, so if you didn't go to your
city's forum, you might as well say that you did go because no one will
know.

Thanks so much!



--
Cindy Bennett
Secretary: National Association of Blind Students

B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
clb5590 at gmail.com

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