Greg,
Of course you would like to place me in the ASSUMPTION BOX. The reality is that even if Matt did protest the Street Car, I can guarantee you that many of those who would like to see the UBER Cab stay and service the community do support the really expensive Street Car!! SO if the shoe fits Matt, you or anyone else, wear it - the fact is that the Street Car should not take precidence over fixing our SCHOOLS, RECS. and other Infrastructure. I know that none of those City Council People would want their kids to be in many of the learning environments that exist in some of Wards 5, 7, and 8.
What you and others don't get is that your silent support for spending billions on Street Cars shows a lack of respect and an indignant abomination for the future of many of our youth. Just like you and the rest of Gay Community want your civil rights - which I have been very outspoken for, THE BLACK COMMUNITY want these simple CIVIL RIGHTS for our children.
Get off your Ass and start mobilizing the Gay community for our children or they will grow up not being able to process information in an appropriate manner, become frustrated and will likely be destructive to themselves and us - and become a burden to the community overall - from petty larceny to robberies, to murder.
For the Millionth time, we can send your kids to all the best schools money can buy but nothing stops robbery, rape, bullets like making sure that all kids have the best environmen possible to learn, play so that they can develop the proper attitudes for life. Let's make this truly a community who stands together for the rights of each other!!
How about this for an assumption - I am going to assume that these forsaken kids will come onto that same trolley and take your ______ just because you and others stole away their opportunities in life!! How about that ASSUMPTION.
Rob
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Greg <pyramus12@yahoo.com> wrote:
Rob, Don't discount your argument but are you assuming that just because Matt didn't post anything about the streetcar on the listserve proves that he didn't express an opinion either way to the Council on his own?
> (which I don't have a problem with) *BUT SAY NOTHING* WHEN THE WONDERFUL
--- In ward5@yahoogroups.com, Rob <indianrob@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Matt,
>
> Isn't it strange - it is amazing that you and others want a cheaper taxi
> CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS* WANT TO SPEND BILLIONS* ON A STREET CAR that has to
> be *SUBSIDIZED*.> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:44 AM, Matt Turley <mattturley@...> wrote:
>
> HOW ABOUT THIS FOR IRONY!!! You and others probably don't get it
> but the millions and millions that will be used for subsidy is money that
> we can use for other more needed things. In addition, a cheaper electric
> taxi cab (maybe Uber) around H Street would be much better.
>
> HILARIOUS.
>
> Rob.
>
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Uber cab, a relatively new service that provides an outstanding
> > alternative to cabs that never show up in our neighborhood is under attack
> > by the Taxi lobby in DC. Please see the message below and my email to all
> > of DC council. Please reach out in support of Uber.
> >
> >
> > to pmendelson, mcheh, mbrown, jgraham, jevans, mbowser, kmcduffie, twells,
> > yalexander, mbarry, dcatania, vorange...
> >> > Ladies and Gentlemen of the Council,> > *Un-Independence*
> >
> > I am writing to express my frustration and shock of hearing that there is
> > currently an amendment that will limit transportation options in a city
> > like ours where the public transportation options are so very problematic.
> > I am a 3-year resident of Ward 5, living in the Brookland area. Since
> > moving here in 2009, one of our biggest hassles has been the availability,
> > or lack there of, and the horrible reliability of DC's Taxi system.
> > Fearing from robberies, the out of the way nature of the location, and
> > other factors, cab drivers simply do not respond to our requests. Even
> > when scheduling cabs for air travel, the cabs often do not show up.
> > Several times, I have had to drive to the airport and pay the outrageous
> > parking fees because my scheduled cab did not arrive.
> >
> > Since Uber was released in DC, these problems were eliminated. I've used
> > the service about 10 times now, and every time I have a cab at my house
> > within 15 minutes - normally much faster. This service has alleviated a
> > huge headache for us, and I am very upset to learn that pending legislation
> > would all but cripple the service, requiring there minimum fare to be
> > ridiculously more expensive than a standard taxi.
> >
> > I urge you, for the good of all DC residents, vote NO on this issue.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Matt Turley
> > 17th St., NE
> > Washington, DC 20018
> >
> > On Independence Day, Uber announced a roll out of a lower cost service<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=56116f874e&e=b035a1122b>that we call UberX. A less expensive Uber option on an all-hybrid fleet.> > the taxi modernization bill that would *make it illegal for Uber to lower
> > We're pretty excited about it and think it's a great idea for cities across
> > the country. What some of you probably noticed is that there was no roll
> > out of this service in the District. That is because, only days earlier,
> > the DC City Council informed us that they intended to pass an amendment to
> > its prices* or to offer a low cost service in any form.> > rates and *no less than 5 times a taxi's minimum fare*. Consequently they
> >
> > The Council's intention is to prevent Uber from being a viable alternative
> > to taxis by enacting a price floor to set Uber's minimum fare at today's> > essentially to protect a taxi industry<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=3d87bf0c6f&e=b035a1122b>that has significant
> > are handicapping a reliable, high quality transportation alternative so
> > that Uber cannot offer a high quality service at the best possible
> > price. It was hard for us to believe that an elected body would choose to
> > keep prices of a transportation service artificially high - but the goal is
> > experience<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=8acfe2ae71&e=b035a1122b>in influencing local politicians. They want to make sure there is no viable> > *Take Action*
> > alternative to a taxi in Washington DC, and so on Tuesday (tomorrow!), the
> > DC City Council is going to formalize that principle into law.
> >
> > For obvious reasons, Uber is seriously concerned about punitive government
> > intervention in a well functioning marketplace. Because of this we felt it
> > was our responsibility to let our riders know about the issues at hand.
> >
> > *THE COUNCIL VOTES ON THE UBER AMENDMENT TOMORROW!*> > *Strike down the MINIMUM FARE language from the Uber Amendment<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=00fffb7f2a&e=b035a1122b>
> > If each of us writes or calls our DC Council people, we could make an
> > impact on this law. What are we asking for?
> >
> > .*> > - *Phil Mendelson* (Chairman), (202) 724-8064, pmendelson@...
> >
> > Here are the City Council members' contact info. Call/write as many of
> > them as possible!
> >
> > - *Mary Cheh*, Ward 3, (Chairperson of Committee on the Environment,
> > Public Works and Transportation), (202) 724-8062, mcheh@...,
> > @marycheh<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=5fcc10f993&e=b035a1122b>
> > - *Michael Brown*, at-large, (202) 724-8105, mbrown@...,
> > @cmmichaelabrown<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=2fb9f188fb&e=b035a1122b>
> >
> > - *Jim Graham*, Ward 1, (202) 724-8181, jgraham@...,
> > @jimgrahamward1<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=d8c6dd0648&e=b035a1122b>
> > - *Jack Evans*, Ward 2, (202) 724-8058, jevans@...,
> > @jackevansward2<http://uber.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=a744cc810c&e=b035a1122b>
> > - *Muriel Bowser*, Ward 4, (202) 724-8052, mbowser@...,
> > @murielbowser<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=808933a461&e=b035a1122b>
> > - *Kenyan McDuffie*, Ward 5, (202) 724-8028, kmcduffie@...,
> > @kenyanmcduffie<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=276f8de88f&e=b035a1122b>
> > - *Tommy Wells*, Ward 6, (202) 724-8072, twells@...,
> > @tommywells<http://uber.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=53ad59ca98&e=b035a1122b>
> > - *Yvette Alexander*, Ward 7, (202) 724-8068, yalexander@...,
> > @cmyma<http://uber.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=af5f72fb0a&e=b035a1122b>
> > - *Marion Barry*, Ward 8, (202) 724-8045, mbarry@...,
> > @marionbarryjr<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=5912a4debf&e=b035a1122b>
> >
> > - *David Catania*, at-large, (202) 724-7772, dcatania@...,
> > @cataniapress<http://uber.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=d4fd7d525e&e=b035a1122b>
> > - *Vincent Orange*, at-large, (202) 724-8174, vorange@...,
> > @vincentorangedc<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=142e82cd5e&e=b035a1122b>
> >
> > Keep the #UberDCLove alive. See full blog post here<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=a1ee24e931&e=b035a1122b>> > *To join the #UberDCLove activism team, click here<http://uber.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=cb285e761a&e=b035a1122b>
> > .
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Travis Kalanick, Uber Co-Founder and CEO
> >
> > .
> >
> >
> > *
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> R. Ramson
> 3744 12th Street, N.E.,
> Washington D.C., 20017
> 202-438-5988
>
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> (Together, for a Brighter Tomorrow)
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