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Proposition 1: Open Government
Transportation expert Roger Baker relates that when he recently called to check on whether Austin was funding the bike and ped projects promised by the $150 million bond election in 2000, the city told him he would have to file a formal open records request to get that information! When he finally got the info, he found that the money that voters approved in 2000 for bike projects was actually spent on highways!
Enough is enough, let's have open government already. The doom & gloom warnings from those opposed to this measure are unconvincing. Sure, the amendment isn't perfect. But the current system IS? Hardly. Earth to pundits: It's the current system that's broken. The amendment might not be perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than what we've got now. And if the amendment passes and causes problems, then the City will have a big incentive to come up with a better plan to pitch to the voters to replace this one. Whereas if we don't pass this one now, we get nothing.
the specific page is bicycleaustin.info/council/...ents.html
Proposition 1: Open Government
Transportation expert Roger Baker relates that when he recently called to check on whether Austin was funding the bike and ped projects promised by the $150 million bond election in 2000, the city told him he would have to file a formal open records request to get that information! When he finally got the info, he found that the money that voters approved in 2000 for bike projects was actually spent on highways!
Enough is enough, let's have open government already. The doom & gloom warnings from those opposed to this measure are unconvincing. Sure, the amendment isn't perfect. But the current system IS? Hardly. Earth to pundits: It's the current system that's broken. The amendment might not be perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than what we've got now. And if the amendment passes and causes problems, then the City will have a big incentive to come up with a better plan to pitch to the voters to replace this one. Whereas if we don't pass this one now, we get nothing.
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