From: Jonathan Kennedy <jdkenne1@...>

Date: July 1, 2009 9:00:51 AM CDT

To: Mid-City Neighborhood Organization <mcno@yahoogroups.com>

Subject: [mcno] Fwd: Transport for NOLA: RTA Board Meeting TODAY! (We've made progress!)

Reply-To: mcno@yahoogroups.com

I know this is last minute but if you have a chance please stop by today.

Jonathan Kennedy

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. St. Claude/N Rampart Streetcar Expansion Update RTA Board to Vote on Combined UPT to Press Street at Board Meeting Today TfNOLA has some great news: the RTA has incorporated our recommendations and will now be submitting a combined UPT to Press Street alignment to the federal government's TIGER Discretionary Grant program for funding! Because the RTA did not have a quorum at its June 25th meeting, they rescheduled their meeting for today, July 1st, where the RTA and its consultants will bring their revised recommendation to the RTA Board. We need your help: we know it is late notice, but please come today to show the board that the neighborhoods are in support of this combined UPT to Press Street alignment, and thank them for incorporating neighborhood and community input into this process. What you can do: 1. If you have not done so, please sign our resolution. Tell everyone you know to do the same! 2. Attend the RTA Board Meeting: WHEN: TODAY! Wednesday, July 1st, 11:30AM WHERE: RTA Headquarters 2817 Canal Street (one block lakeside of Broad Street) New Orleans, LA 70119 The meeting is held in the first room to the right upon entering the office trailers. Please submit a comment card upon entering so that you can be heard! Be sure to bring a picture ID! At the Board Meeting, be sure to thank and encourage the RTA for submitting the COMBINED ALIGNMENT that joins the proposed Loyola Avenue line and French Quarter loop, running from the UPT to Press Street.  “Cross Canal Now, Cross Press Street Later!” 3. Continue to show community support for streetcar expansion! As the planning process unfolds over the coming months, input from neighborhoods and community stakeholders, business and property owners, and residents will be critical in making sure that the RTA's application is successful. Please stay tuned for how you can help bring streetcars to your neighborhood. Sign Up for TfNOLA's Email List We won't waste your time or your inbox Sign up for TfNOLA emails by clicking here. We will keep you posted on our efforts, as well as occasional actions for you to help create world-class transportation in New Orleans. TfNOLA Website The online home of transportation innovation in New Orleans. Visit the Transport for NOLA website. New Orleans is an amazing place to live, but how much better would it be if you didn't need to own a car? And for those of us who don't have cars, how wonderful would it be if we weren't forced to wait in the sun or the rain for transit that never quite seems to come on time? Transport for NOLA is for those of us who understand how transportation is not just for transportation's sake, but how it permeates our quality of life. Learn more about how to get better transit in New Orleans, and about our current advocacy efforts that you can join in to help create world-class transit in our city! Transport for NOLA is an organization working to create a world-class transit system in New Orleans, LA. You are receiving this email because we thought you would be interested in TfNOLA's activities. Unsubscribe jdkenne1@... from this list. Forward this email to a friend Email us