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Okay, though I'm still waiting to hear back from some people, here's my take on the Metro Council meeting:

Tina Ward-Pugh asked us to speak on our proposal.

We got up and talked briefly on the "why" you might want to do this thing. Synopsis: have you looked at fuel prices lately?

Judith Green asked: "So does TARC actually support this proposal?"

We said: We can't answer for TARC.

Barry Barker, executive director of TARC, swooped in from the wings and replied "This is not the best way to go about getting us the money we so badly need". Since we've seen Barry recently give so many speeches on how they've tried every method to get funding and failed, and this approach has not yet failed, and this is basically the approach used by every city of our size with a serious transit program, we are left to scratch our heads on the logic here.

Tina Ward-Pugh asked for some further contact between TARC and T&PW Committee to explore the possibility.

We look forward to her further leadership on this issue. We seem to be squabbling over not whether we need more transit, but over which organization has the authority to take the first step. Let's shine a bright light on those lines.