Comments on: Alameda’s AC Transit Meeting recap http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2009/09/14/alamedas-ac-transit-meeting-recap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alamedas-ac-transit-meeting-recap Mindfulness in the face of challenge. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AC Transit service reduction workshop tonight : A Better Oakland http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2009/09/14/alamedas-ac-transit-meeting-recap/#comment-1233 AC Transit service reduction workshop tonight : A Better Oakland Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:51:31 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/?p=1089#comment-1233 [...] wasn’t until I read John Knox White’s blog about the Alameda service reduction workshop that I understood what they were getting at. Some people are angry about their line being cut [...] [...] wasn’t until I read John Knox White’s blog about the Alameda service reduction workshop that I understood what they were getting at. Some people are angry about their line being cut [...]

]]> By: AC Transit http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2009/09/14/alamedas-ac-transit-meeting-recap/#comment-1232 AC Transit Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:48:10 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/?p=1089#comment-1232 Thank you for attending our Community Workshop this Saturday. If you would like to comment on the Proposed Service Adjustment Plan of specific lines, please visit actransit.org. http://www2.actransit.org/news/articledetail.wu?articleid=bab11473#HowToComment Thank you for attending our Community Workshop this Saturday. If you would like to comment on the Proposed Service Adjustment Plan of specific lines, please visit actransit.org.
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]]> By: John Knox White http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2009/09/14/alamedas-ac-transit-meeting-recap/#comment-1231 John Knox White Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:58:32 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/?p=1089#comment-1231 Actually, I believe I said that the large attendance was great. As a transit advocate, I loved seeing all the people at the meeting. My comment about grandstanding was in relation to past brouhaha's about "small groups" and their undemocraticness because people can't grandstand at meetings. It wasn't my intent to tie this meetings attendees to it. As an unbashed small meeting advocate, I felt that breaking into one-on-one conversations was both effective and offered great access to planners to all the people who had issues they wanted to discuss. Apologies if this sounded like I was criticizing the folks who turned up or helped turn them out. Actually, I believe I said that the large attendance was great. As a transit advocate, I loved seeing all the people at the meeting.

My comment about grandstanding was in relation to past brouhaha’s about “small groups” and their undemocraticness because people can’t grandstand at meetings. It wasn’t my intent to tie this meetings attendees to it.

As an unbashed small meeting advocate, I felt that breaking into one-on-one conversations was both effective and offered great access to planners to all the people who had issues they wanted to discuss.

Apologies if this sounded like I was criticizing the folks who turned up or helped turn them out.

]]> By: put off http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2009/09/14/alamedas-ac-transit-meeting-recap/#comment-1230 put off Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:44:23 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/?p=1089#comment-1230 John, your writing exudes nothing but contempt for your fellow citizens. Is it because it wasn't YOU who helped organize all this great attendance, but rather the little people who live on the west end? One would think, as a professed transit advocate, you would be happy so many people showed up and were concerned, not make disparaging remarks about "grandstanding." You have a knack for putting other people's efforts down, while making a mountain of your own. You are not a good player John. Shame on you. John, your writing exudes nothing but contempt for your fellow citizens. Is it because it wasn’t YOU who helped organize all this great attendance, but rather the little people who live on the west end? One would think, as a professed transit advocate, you would be happy so many people showed up and were concerned, not make disparaging remarks about “grandstanding.”

You have a knack for putting other people’s efforts down, while making a mountain of your own. You are not a good player John. Shame on you.

]]> By: V Smoothe http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2009/09/14/alamedas-ac-transit-meeting-recap/#comment-1229 V Smoothe Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:15:21 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/?p=1089#comment-1229 I went to the workshop in Oakland on Saturday (which had about 80 people show up) and was pretty impressed. I thought the presentation was good and really appreciated the opportunity to speak one on one with the planners. The later that night someone who had gone to the Berkeley workshop was complaining to me about how AC Transit was so terrible and their workshops were designed to silence the rider's voices. I was so confused. I think after reading this I understand what they were getting at. It's stupid, though. I went to the workshop in Oakland on Saturday (which had about 80 people show up) and was pretty impressed. I thought the presentation was good and really appreciated the opportunity to speak one on one with the planners.

The later that night someone who had gone to the Berkeley workshop was complaining to me about how AC Transit was so terrible and their workshops were designed to silence the rider’s voices. I was so confused. I think after reading this I understand what they were getting at. It’s stupid, though.

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