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Rising Above the Transit Critic’s Mantra

Rising Above the Transit Critic’s Mantra. Jeremy Gunderson Program Associate Center For Transportation Excellence. Topics. What to Expect Who the Critics Are What the Critics Represent Impact Critics Have Approaches/Responses Resources. What to Expect From the Critics.

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Rising Above the Transit Critic’s Mantra

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  1. Rising Above the Transit Critic’s Mantra Jeremy Gunderson Program Associate Center For Transportation Excellence

  2. Topics • What to Expect • Who the Critics Are • What the Critics Represent • Impact Critics Have • Approaches/Responses • Resources

  3. What to Expect From the Critics • Local and National Scrutiny • Their Mission: Create Doubt • Compartmentalization of Statistics • Strategic Oversimplification • Persistence

  4. Who the Critics Are • Hired Guns • Wendell Cox • Sam Staley • Randal O’Toole • Robert Poole • Political Opponents of Your Champion • Those adversely affected by proposal

  5. What the Critics Represent • Anti-tax • Anti-government • Conservative Think Tanks • Road Builders/Highway Lobby • Proponents of Privacy (fear of crime, etc.)

  6. How to Approach A Critic • Duplicate the Medium • Letters to the Editor • Web-based education • Targeted Door-to-Door • Community Meetings • Debates • Speakers Bureau

  7. Strategies • Remove Ambiguity (ex: Speakers Bureau) • Be persistent in showing need for investment • Exemplify Good Stewardship of Public Funds (ex: Tri-met Efficiency Study) • Use the private sector as a “charismatic” voice • Use the transit agency as a “technical” voice

  8. Strategies…. • Hire your own “Gun” • If you can’t beat ‘em, include them (ex: Change the route)

  9. CFTE Website (www.cfte.org) Common Critical Arguments with Point-by-Point Refutation Useful Factoids Critic Identification Resources

  10. Resources….. • Your Local Transit Agency • APTA (www.apta.com) • PT2 (www.publictransportation.org) • Worldwide Transit Cabal (www.transitcabal.org) • Surface Transportation Policy Project (www.transact.org)

  11. Learn From Other Local Coalitions • Transit Alliance (www.transitalliance.org) • Friends of Transit (www.friendsoftransit.org) • CFSTS (www.savetucson.org) • Transit Coaliton (www.transitcoalition.org) • Regional Transit Alliance (www.kctransit.org) • Gulf Coast Institute (www.livablehouston.org)

  12. Final Note…. Jeremy Gunderson jer@cfte.org www.cfte.org

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