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Monday, May 16, 2005
Stop McMetro
This in from Adam Eidinger, a car-free Metro rider:
"Are you riding the McDonald's train today? Or maybe your neighborhood stop has become 'Haliburton Station' or even 'Heritage Foundation Station at Capitol South.' Think it won't happen? Think again. Our cash-strapped Metro system refuses to make a strong case for increased funding from local governments and is instead giving into corporate sponsorship to raise funds. Once this get going, the distinct look of our Metro will be lost forever to mass marketing. The nation's capital deserves better. We already have one of the best Metro systems in the country. Don't let marketers turn it into a giant glossy magazine ad that benefits mega-corporate interests. There are surpluses in regional government coffers to fund Metro. A new study shows DC has the third worst traffic congestion in the nation, but local political leaders are sitting on their hands. Metro needs expansion and infrastructure improvements."
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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"Are you riding the McDonald's train today? Or maybe your neighborhood stop has become 'Haliburton Station' or even 'Heritage Foundation Station at Capitol South.' Think it won't happen? Think again. Our cash-strapped Metro system refuses to make a strong case for increased funding from local governments and is instead giving into corporate sponsorship to raise funds. Once this get going, the distinct look of our Metro will be lost forever to mass marketing. The nation's capital deserves better. We already have one of the best Metro systems in the country. Don't let marketers turn it into a giant glossy magazine ad that benefits mega-corporate interests. There are surpluses in regional government coffers to fund Metro. A new study shows DC has the third worst traffic congestion in the nation, but local political leaders are sitting on their hands. Metro needs expansion and infrastructure improvements."
