[PAA-Discuss] Help build support for rail on Richmond Avenue!

[Ivan Espinosa]

Dear ALL,

    I have already signed this petition and plan to get active in this group. A light rail system on Richmond avenue would be VERY useful and it would enhance the quality of transportation in Houston. It would reduce traffic, increase area business, open up oppurtunities for those who cannot drive or for those who do not own a vehicle, and it would be helpful towards the environment by reducing smog, air pollution, and carbon dioxide emissions.

    Please join me in signing this online petition and in supporting this pro-business, pro-consumer, pro-enhanced communities movement.

Thanks,
Ivan Espinosa
                                                      July 17,              2006            RichmondRail.org Action Alert              Building              support for rail on Richmond
                    
                        
We asked              you to sign our online              petition to show your support for rail on Richmond, and you did!              In just 15 days, more than 700 Houstonians have signed: "I              support neighborhood-friendly light rail on Richmond Avenue."              Thank you!
             We told you we              would make sure your voice is heard. On Thursday, we delivered              the first batch of petitions -- all 46 pages of them -- to Rep.              Culberson, Mayor White, Judge Eckels, and other elected officials at              the city, county, state, and federal levels! But we can do              more... 
                                                       Help spread the              word to your friends and      neighbors!        
                   
You know that Richmond Avenue is where the people are. You know        that building urban rail on Richmond will be good for our        neighborhoods. But do your friends and neighbors know? Help us spread        the word! Download and print our RichmondRail        flyer (550 kb PDF). Then share it with others and talk about        it!        You also know that rail is good for business. Rail transit        brings customers... without their cars! But do your favorite Richmond        businesses know? The next time you head out for fajitas, Guatemalan,        hotdogs, or Chinese burger fusion, take our flyer        and talk to the owner, staff, and other customers. Let them know that you        want their business to thrive and that rail is an important part of our        mobility future! 

                                                              John Culberson              says our time is running out -- August 1          deadline!        
                   Congressman Culberson keeps claiming that he won't let METRO build        rail anywhere the people don't want it. In a press statement Friday,        Culberson said:
       "I agreed to wait for two weeks before making a decision          based primarily on the input I receive from Richmond residents and          business and property owners."That gives us until        August 1st to prove that Houstonians want rail on Richmond!        Our RichmondRail petition        is critical. The more petitions we get, the harder it will be for        Culberson to claim that no one wants rail on Richmond! Can you help us        build our base? Ask your friends, neighbors, and coworkers to sign the        RichmondRail petition, and ask them to do it soon. Use our easy        online form, or download a paper        petition page (50 kb PDF). The closer people live or work to        Richmond, the better! 

                                                              Get the latest              facts from METRO -- 3 meetings        scheduled        
                   While METRO's        alternatives analysis study is expected to take until December 2006, CEO        Frank Wilson promised the public we "can peer over METRO's shoulder" as        the technical work progresses.        Here's our chance to learn the latest: METRO        has scheduled three open houses for us to review the first        conceptual drawings and ask questions of staff.        
         
   Tuesday, July 18, 2006 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Holiday Inn          Select, 2712 Southwest Fwy
         
   Monday, July 24, 2006 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Third Ward          Multi Service Center, 3611 Ennis
         
   Tuesday, July 25, 2006 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
St. Paul's          United Methodist Church, 5501 South Main St. 
Arm yourself        against misinformation and fear-mongering. Come out and get the facts!         
                                                                           Contact Information              email: support at richmondrail.org 
             web: http://richmondrail.org            

           
            

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