BIKE: The downtown Trolley vs. "Other" Election)

[Jeb Boyt]

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From: Patrick Goetz <pgoetz>
Subject: BIKE: The downtown Trolley vs. "Other" Election
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:50:44 -0500

I think the neighborhood NIMBY issue is still too abstract for most voters; 
generally only developers have to deal with this.
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Certainly, the folks in the Galindo Neighborhood are making this issue less 
abstract with their regular appearances for citizen comment before the 
Council in opposition to the expansion of the South Austin Tennis Center.

As everyone here is aware, this issue was also a major factor in the Shoal 
Creek Boulevard brouhaha.  I have also heard that it has been an issue 
before the Landmark Commission where neighbors have used historic concerns 
as a pretext for opposition to proposed projects.

As for the trolley, we would be thrilled if we just had the system that was 
dismantled in the 40s.

Jeb