[BATS] "Transportation Reform" effort - thoughts?

[Dave Schuldt]

I have not looked into this so I can’t comment.

Dave Schuldt





> On Dec 16, 2024, at 10:02 AM, Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org> wrote:
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> Trevor who is spearheading this effort <https://transportationreform.org/> reached out again about whether TRU wants to discuss and/or support. Here’s his op-ed in The Urbanist <https://www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/10/op-ed-state-must-reform-sound-transit/>, which may answer Dave’s question. He says "Since we talked the article went live in the urbanist and nearly 500 people have sent letters to the Legislature and Governor Elect Ferguson!"
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> A few possible ways forward: We could invite him to give a short presentation at an upcoming membership meeting, e.g. in January or February. Or BATS could invite him to a committee meeting and bring a report and recommendation to the membership. Or we could politely decline.
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> Thoughts? (We have a General Council meeting tonight, so bonus for replies before 6pm!)
> 
> Katie
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>> On Nov 19, 2024, at 3:19 PM, Dave Schuldt <dave.schuldt at me.com> wrote:
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>> Can this be done by a part time leg?  Who would do the audit?
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>> Dave Schuldt
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>>> On Nov 19, 2024, at 2:52 PM, Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org> wrote:
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>>> I followed up to ask what endorsing would mean, here’s Trevor’s reply:
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>>> “Endorsing would mean supporting a statement asking the Legislature to do the following:
>>> Audit Sound Transit's governance, decision making, and powers with a focus on international leaders.
>>> Review opportunities to partner with WSDOT 
>>> A broader review of how we deliver infrastructure projects and opportunities to improve relative to global best practices.
>>> The format would be the same as MASS's landing page where there's a letter and supporting organizations' logos listed below. 
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>>> These requests are modeled on an audit Minnesota completed of Metro's delivery and a review Quebec's legislature committed prior to approving the REM."
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>>>> On Nov 14, 2024, at 4:49 PM, Dave Schuldt <dave.schuldt at me.com> wrote:
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>>>> Looks good.  Instead of a new group why not make this part of TRU?  Everybody knows who we are so Trevor and his crew would get way more attention and TRU would become better known in the burbs.
>>>> They could be part of BATS or their own working group.
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>>>> Dave Schuldt
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>>>>> On Nov 14, 2024, at 2:23 PM, Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org> wrote:
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>>>>> Hey All,
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>>>>> We got this reach-out about a new formation coming together. Interested if folks have thoughts!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Katie
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>>>>> From: Trevor Reed <trevorreed283 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> Subject: TRU Endorsement
>>>>>> Date: November 14, 2024 at 1:11:46 PM PST
>>>>>> To: katie at transitriders.org
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Katie,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> My name is Trevor Reed and I am starting a group modeled on the MASS Coalition called Transportation Reform focused delivering transit faster, cheaper, and of higher quality.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The Sierra Club and Physicians for Social Responsibility have both endorsed and are listed as co-authors for an Op-Ed we're submitting to the Seattle Times. A longer essay is currently being edited with the urbanist.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Our website should be live by the end of this week, hopefully both the ST and urbanist will publish next week.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What is the process for TRU to support this effort? I am happy to jump on a call and go over further at your convenience.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please find a link to the urbanist HERE  <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UCv-PcK_0Ou95AroozY8_0c_K1vTcX3euakW24KHmSo/edit?usp=sharing>ST draft attached.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Trevor
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> <Sound Transit Op-Ed_v9.docx>
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