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These
are
many
of
the
foundational
documents
that
will
help
us
as
we
begin
to
pull
together.
Our
recommendation.
We've
also
started
to
hear
from
you
about
the
things
that
are
important
to
you.
I
think
many
of
you
completed
the
survey
that
we
sent
out
and
those
things
included,
connections
to
housing,
issues
of
equity
and
looking
at
regional
connections.
C
So
as
we
turn
to
looking
at
our
peer
communities
and
the
choices
they
made,
please
keep
our
community
in
mind
as
you
listen
to
this
panel
and
keep
our
goal
in
mind
of
propelling
us
toward
being
a
community
with
seamless.
I
stress,
seamless,
travel
options
that
connect
people
with
housing,
with
jobs
and
with
opportunities.
C
I
know
we
are
all
eager
to
engage
in
discussions
among
ourselves
and
today
begins
that
process.
We
will
deliberate
and
engage
the
panel
and
ourselves
our
august
meeting
on
the
20th
will
also
provide
us
an
opportunity
to
take
a
much
deeper
dive
into
the
issues
before
us
before
I
hand
it
over
to
stephen.
C
D
Yeah
no
thank
you
for
for
having
me
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
a
long
time
resident
small
business
owner
and
runner
of
a
I
run.
A
non-profit
organization
called
silent
images
in
matthews
and
my
family,
and
I
have
lived
in
matthews
for
years,
so
we
we
love
living
out
here.
We're
excited
to
to
just
dream
up
how
matthews
and
charlotte
can
continue
to
collaborate
and
stay
connected
literally
and
figuratively.
So
so,
thanks
for
having
me
on
the
team.
E
Thank
you,
mayor
gann.
Once
again
my
name
is
steven
stansberry.
I
lead
kimberly
horn's
mobility
planning
practice
here
in
charlotte,
so
I've
got
the
privilege
of
working
not
just
with
you,
but
also
with
cdot,
as
we
endeavor
to
create
really
what's
the
first
ever
strategic
mobility
plan
in
charlotte
and
just
as
mayor
gantt
alluded,
we've
had
a
lot
of
material
placed
in
front
of
you
over
the
last
three
meetings,
a
lot
about
our
existing
plans
and
programs.
E
E
There
we
go,
including
express
plus
service
to
downtown
miami,
as
well
as
some
other
express
services
throughout
the
region
and
his
department
doesn't
do
just
transit.
I
was
enamored
to
find
out
that
they
also
established
the
nation's
first
county-wide
bike
share
program.
So
that's
pretty
impressive
resume
and
one
of
the
reasons
we
obviously
have
invited
chris
to
talk
with
us
this
evening
is
because
they
had
a
successful
campaign
in
2018.
E
I
Sure
sure-
and
I'm
glad
to
be
here
with
you
tonight-
I
wish
that
we
could
have
worked
out
these
technical
technical
difficulties
that
are
probably
on
my
end,
but
in
any
event,
in
terms
of
the
transportation
measure
that
was
passed
in
broward
here
in
in
november
of
2018.,
it
became
increasingly
apparent
that
we,
as
a
transportation
department
of
broward
county,
could
not
be
sustained
within
the
county's
budget
like
charlotte
and
mecklenburg.
I
County
broward
county
is
a
growing
county
as
well,
and
what
we
were
finding
is
that
in
terms
of
providing
the
dollars
needed
to
sustain
and
grow
the
transportation
system,
this
weren't
available
because
again
at
the
county
department,
I
was
in
competition
with
public
works,
his
library
and
all.
So
it
became
obvious
that
we
need
to
do
something
different.
I
We
actually
went
out
two
times
before
that
and
and
failed
first
time
we
went
out
in
2006
and
the
second
time
we
went
out
in
2016.,
but
what
we
learned
from
those
efforts
was
that
what
we
needed
to
build
in
this
county
was
more
than
just
a
basic
transportation
system
with
buses
and
light
rail.
I
What
we
found
out
is
that
our
residents
wanted
more
and
what
we
did
after
the
defeat
in
2016
is
put
together
a
much
more
comprehensive
plan
that
was,
that
included,
not
only
bus,
bus
service,
improvements
and
light
rail,
but
also
improved.
It
talked
about
traffic
traffic
congestion
and
the
the
theme
behind
the
whole
effort
was
connectivity
and
congestion
mitigation.
I
Are
we
there?
We
are
okay
that
everybody
that
kind
of
used
rose,
but
we
only
found
it
two
percent
use
transit.
So
we
actually
led
a
lot
of
the
discussion
with
the
road
piece,
but
we
also
found
that
we
more
than
that
we
need
to
offer
other
things
and
what
we
built
into
the
referendum,
we're
agreeing
with
for
bike
paths
for
the
resiliency
efforts,
because,
as
you
know,
we're
on
the
atlantic
ocean
and
whenever
there
are
high
tides,
we
get
a
lot
of
water
intrusion.
I
E
Great
that
chris
has
a
great
background,
and
that
gives
us
enough
that
when
we
get
into
some
subsequent
rounds
we
can
reference
a
few
of
those
specific
items
you
mentioned.
I
want
to
continue
to
navigate
through
our
introductions
tonight.
Steve
bland
is
the
ceo
for
the
metropolitan
transit
authority
of
nashville
in
davidson
county
he's
the
regional
transportation
authority
of
middle
tennessee,
and
they
both
are
doing
business
as
we
go.
So
that's
a
combined
effort,
which
I
think
in
and
of
itself,
is
pretty
unique.
E
E
He
has
with
over
25
years
in
the
industry,
and
he
serves
the
chief
executive
role
for
transit
agencies
in
the
past
and
other
places
like
pennsylvania
and
new
york
prior
to
landing
in
nashville
and
during
his
career
he's
served
as
chairman
of
both
the
new
york
and
pennsylvania
public
transportation
associations
he's
been
a
board
member
with
the
american
transportation
association
he's
currently
on
the
board
of
directors,
for
the
tennessee
public
transportation,
association
and
and
so
steve.
J
Sure,
thanks
stephen
well
much
like
chris
communicated
and
much
like
what
you're
experiencing
in
charlotte.
The
main
motivation
behind
nashville's
effort
was
just
incredibly
rapid
growth
as
a
city
and
as
a
region.
We've
really
grown
exponentially
over
the
last
10
years
and
over
the
next
25
years.
We're
projected
to
grow
by
another
million
people,
and
that
is
all
the
opportunity
and
all
the
challenge
that
you
would
associate
with
that.
J
So
community
leadership
really
viewed
mobility
as
one
of
the
key
constraints
to
both
future
economic
development,
as
well
as
sustaining
a
quality
of
life
and
we're
sort
of
unique
geographically
in
that
three
major
interstate
highways
converge
on
downtown
nashville.
So
there
is
a
very
natural
choke
point
that
you
can't
solve
very
easily
or
very
cheaply
through
traditional
means.
So
the
let's
move,
nashville
initiative
in
2018
was
a
overall
an
8.9
billion
dollar
program
over
15
years
and
that
included
about
six
billion
dollars
in
capital
investment.
J
It
included
doubling
of
transit
service
that
included
sidewalk
pedestrian
traffic
light
improvements.
You
name
it
went
through
an
extensive
public
engagement
process
leading
up
to
it
and
we
are
the
cautionary
tale.
Chris
talked
about
the
success,
I'm
I
guess
I'm
heartened
to
hear
that
maybe
on
our
third
try.
Hopefully
our
second
will
be
successful.
I
know
that
anik
will
tell
you
about
a
program
going
on
in
austin.
That's
going
to
be
successful,
this
fall,
but
we
failed
and
it
wasn't
close.
J
It
was
not.
I
think
you
would
almost
say
typically
in
these,
a
third
are
going
to
vote
for
it,
no
matter
what
a
third
are
going
to
vote
against
it,
no
matter
what
it's
the
third
in
the
middle
you
worry
about,
we
didn't
do
a
very
good
job,
convincing
the
third
in
the
middle,
but
primarily,
I
would
say,
stephen.
The
the
major
motivation
was
just
the
rapid
escalation
and
growth
concern
about
quality
of
life,
concern
about
congestion.
E
Thanks
steve,
I
appreciate
that
background
and
the
candor
and
we're
keenly
interested
and
learn
a
little
bit
more
about
some
of
the
decisions
that
were
made
along
the
way
as
we
endeavor
to
navigate
our
own.
Our
paths
as
well
and
and
with
that
I
really
want
to
welcome
anik
boude,
who
is
the
assistant
director
with
the
austin
transportation
department,
she's
responsible
for
a
lot
of
things,
including
transportation
planning
and
development
review,
capital
project
development,
and
she
her
experience
with
the
city,
actually
spans.
Multiple
departments,
which
offers
a
unique
perspective.
E
I
think
that
one
of
the
great
things
that
anik
is
oftentimes
known
for
in
in
our
arenas
is
their
successful
development
of
a
strategic
mobility
plan
that
governs
the
entire
city.
It
was
unanimously
adopted
by
their
city
council
she's,
currently,
as
a
result
of
that
success
been
asked
to
help
get
across
the
finish
line.
Essentially,
your
city's
land
development
code,
which
I
know
is
an
arduous
task,
so
anik
welcome
it's
good
to
see
you
again
a
quick
question
for
you.
E
I
mean
arguably
it's
a
little
different
in
austin,
your
story
that
is,
and
I'm
curious
that
you're
building
on
past
success.
Clearly
as
you
seek
to
achieve
yet
another
referendum
in
november,
can
can
you
offer
us
a
little
bit
of
background
about
the
history
that
led
to
this
moment
in
time
and
what's
included
in
this
current
referendum,.
F
F
Hi
nick
this
is
mackenzie,
I'm
hosting
so
you're,
not
muted,
but
we
are
not
hearing
your
audio,
so
I'm
not
sure
if
you're
trying
to
speak
through
a
phone,
maybe
you
have
the
phone
muted,
that's
a
common
issue.
E
E
E
Yes,
great,
thank
you,
so
brilliant
things
always
happen
when
you're
on
mute,
I'll
share
with
you
that
the
message
essentially
was
an
observation
that
we've
got
a
little
bit
of
background
now.
But,
most
importantly,
I
think
what
we're
interested
in
hearing
next
is
the
big
question,
which
is:
how
did
you
determine
which
projects
to
include
in
your
referendum
with
having
great
plans
in
place?
E
That's
always
half
the
battle,
but
understanding
what's
important
at
this
moment
in
time
is
of
keen
interest
to
us
here
in
charlotte
and
so
chris,
especially
given
your
regional
scale,
I'm
keenly
interested
to
know
a
little
bit
about
the
regional
approach
to
determining
how
you
landed
on
the
right
set
of
projects.
Would
you
mind
sharing
a
bit
about
that.
I
We
took
a
look
at
our
10-year
tdp
transportation
development
plan,
as
well
as
the
2040
long-range
transportation
plan,
that's
produced
by
our
metropolitan
planning
organization.
I
We
also
took
a
look
at
all
of
the
plans
that
the
state
department,
transportation
had
on
their
books
and
we
actually
sat
down
and
we
worked
through
what
we
needed
as
a
region.
We
didn't
necessarily
go
into
this
looking
for
how
much
money
we
needed
or
how
much
money
we
would
have
to
raise.
L
I
We
figured
out
that
the
penny
was
exactly
what
we
needed
and
actually
it
was
plans
worked
out
so
that
the
penny
actually
over
funded
it
somewhat.
So
in
part
of
the
discussions
with
not
one
thing
I
failed
to
mention,
broward
county
is
made
up
of
31
cities.
We
have
31
municipalities
to
try
to
to
corral
and
to
to
bring
together
under
one
umbrella
from
a
transportation
perspective.
I
So
what
we
did
is
we
allowed
the
city,
ten
percent
of
the
money
on
a
project
on
the
transportation
project
base
and
what
that
means
is
on
a
project
by
project
transportation
basis
that
each
city
could
submit
projects
that
would
be
judged
and
and
rated
by
an
oversight
board.
I
Make
sure
that
they're
comported
with
all
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
state
statute
so,
and
that
was
a
way
to
help
convince
them
to
support
the
effort.
But
after
we
laid
all
that
out,
it
turned
out
that
a
penny
was
really
the
right
denomination
that
we
need
to
go
for,
because
our
previous
efforts
have
been
a
half
penny
and,
quite
frankly,
they
would
have
helped.
But
they
would
not
have
built
the
system
that
we
really
need
here
in
broward
county.
E
Thanks
chris,
it
sounds
like
some
financial
modeling
helped
you,
and
it
also
sounds
as
if
you
had
to
deal
a
little
bit
with
some
history
in
order
to
build
confidence
with
the
voters
there
by
having
that
oversight
panel.
It's
good
background
for
us.
It's
one
particular
model
of
how
to
approach
right,
sizing
a
referendum,
steve
I'm
going
to
turn
to
you
now
and
think
a
little
bit
about
how
nashville
navigated
a
similar
question.
J
Sure,
well,
the
let's
move,
nashville
project
plan,
which
is
what
the
referendum
was
based
on,
was
really
the
culmination
of
about
five
or
six
years
of
planning,
effort
that
included
a
redo
of
the
city's
comprehensive
plan
where
development
would
be
focused
where
they
want
identification
where
they
did
not
the
mpos
regional
plans
or
other
regional
entities,
planning
efforts
in
terms
of
land
preservation
and
watershed,
and
then
our
own
joint
transit
development
plan
between
the
regional
transportation
authority
and
the
metropolitan
transit
authority.
J
In
that
particular
plan,
we
illustrated
for
the
public
and
we
engaged
about
20
000
folks
throughout
the
10
county
region
of
middle
tennessee,
we
laid
out
three
different
spend
scenarios
and
we
looked
at
per
capita
spends.
We
looked
at
what
I
would
call
where
we
were
so
status
quo.
If
we
spend
about
what
we
spend,
but
it
just
grows
with
population.
J
We
looked
at
what
I
would
call
closer
pierce
cities,
peer
cities
that
had
done
some
things,
but
maybe
weren't
kind
of
over
the
top,
and
then
we
looked
at
aspirational
peers
and
those
were
cities
like
denver,
seattle
that
have
done
really
expansive
mobility
and
particularly
transit
plans,
and
we
laid
out
those
alternatives.
J
J
Community
leadership
was
we
need
to
spend
enough
money
to
have
a
real
impact
if
we're
just
kind
of
frittering
around
the
edges,
we're
not
really
going
to
add
much
value,
so
the
decision
was
made
at
that
level
to
kind
of
go
for
the
big
plan
which
encompassed
about
22
miles
of
light
rail,
certainly
the
most
expensive
element
in
the
plan,
and
that
was
both
what
made
it
frankly.
J
The
bold
choice
and
probably
the
most
transformational
choice
but
also
was
the
problem
in
the
end
with
most
of
the
electorate,
it
still
had
hundreds
of
other
projects,
mobility
projects-
we
have
been
doing
biped
plans
and
street
network
plans,
tdot's
planning
for
the
roadway
network,
various
comprehensive
plans
of
the
cities
and
counties
in
our
area,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
our
decision
was
to
go
with
some
of
the
higher
impact
projects,
even
though
there
were
literally
hundreds
of
smaller
projects
and
service
improvements,
many
of
which
some
of
the
most
vocal
opponents
of
the
referendum
point
to
and
ask.
J
Well,
when
are
you
going
to
do
that?
So
there's
there
was
sort
of
a
disconnect
between
you
know.
I
didn't
want
rail,
but
I
still
want
the
other
stuff
he
had
in
there.
So
that
was,
I
think,
kind
of
a
turning
point
for
nashville.
E
Thanks
steve,
that's
that's
helpful
and
if,
with
any
luck,
we
may
have
anik's
audio
back,
so
I'm
anxious
for
you
all
to
hear
her
voice.
Anika,
I'm
going
to
give
you
an
opportunity,
maybe
to
offer
a
little
bit
of
background
about
the
success
of
austin.
But
I'd
love
for
you
to
maybe
follow
that
up
with
what
are
the
ingredients
really
that
have
been
fueling
that
success
that
ultimately
lead
to
this
current
referendum.
M
Sure
am
I
on
you.
L
M
M
You
know
our
our
successes
with
mobility
didn't
happen
overnight
and
I
can
say
as
being
a
planner
in
austin
for
over
20
years,
that
we
didn't
have
a
lot
of
successes
to
brag
about
until
about
within
the
last
decade,
and
so
starting
with
2012,
we
updated
our
city's
comprehensive
plan,
which
is
called,
imagine
austin
and
established
our
growth
concept
for
activity,
centers
and
corridors
that
led
to
well.
M
We
made
the
top
10
lists
for
top
congested
msas
in
the
country,
which
we
make
a
lot
of
really
positive,
top
10
lists,
but
that
is
not
the
one
you
want
to
be
on,
and
so
our
mayor
and
city
council
coined
2016
the
year
of
mobility.
They
had
had
enough
and
they
really
championed
a
referendum
that
was
successful.
It
was
the
largest
mobility
bond
referendum
in
austin's
history,
720
million
dollars.
It
has
something
for
everyone.
M
We
have
a
history
in
austin
of
having
wanting
our
cake
and
eating
it
too,
and
it
really
served
us
with
this
bond
referendum.
We
had
regional
partnership
funds
to
partner
with
the
state
we
had
multimodal
corridor
funding
for
implementation
of
preliminary
engineering
reports
for
major
corridors.
We
had
done
with
a
past
2010
referendum,
a
smaller
referendum,
where
we
did
the
planning
work
and
then
local
mobility,
bikes,
heads
and
urban
trails,
so
something
for
everyone
and
it
was
very
well
received.
M
So
we
then
decided
you
know
what
we
need
to
update
the
mobility
portion
of
our
comprehensive
plan,
it's
25
years
old,
so
we
embarked
on
a
strategic
mobility
plan
process
in
partnership
with
our
transit
agency,
and
we
developed
an
awesome
strategic
mobility
plan
that,
for
the
very
first
time,
established
joint
policy
and
a
transit
priority
network
for
the
city,
and
that
is
the
vision
that
is
leading
too.
We
had
a
unanimous
vote,
as
stephen
mentioned
earlier,
to
the
referendum
that
we
that
we're
looking
at
at
the
end
of
this
year.
M
So
that
is
our
story,
and
you
know
we're.
We
are
continually
trying
to
catch
up
with
our
high
capacity
transit
to
cities.
That
was
mentioned
like
denver
and
others
who
have
who
have
significant.
Even
minneapolis
has
done
some
significant
work
recently,
and
so
we,
our
north
star
for
our
strategic
mobility
plan,
is
this
concept
of
a
50
50
mode
share
and
our
transit
and
high
capacity
transit
system
is
going
to
be
a
very,
very
important
part
of
that.
M
As
far
as
the
ingredients,
one
of
them
was
really
engaging
the
community
in
a
way
that
put
those
who
need
mobility.
The
most
first
are
vulnerable
communities
and
really
believing
and
understanding
that,
if
we
get
that
right,
we
get
it
right
for
the
whole
community,
and
that
was
a
theme
in
building
trust
with
our
process
for
our
mobility
plan
that
is
now
being
used
as
the
thick
ice
moving
into
this
referendum.
E
We
just
successfully
wrapped
up
two
questions
in
one.
Congratulations.
Thank
you
for
doing
that.
I
do
want
to
ask
just
a
very
quick
follow-up
to
that.
You
mentioned
work
done
in
conjunction
between
your
transit
agency,
cap,
metro
and
the
city
prior
to
that
point
in
time.
What
was
the
strategy
like?
Was
there
an
integrated
strategy
between
the
two?
Were
you
already
in
lock,
step
together
or
was
there
efforts
that
you
needed
to
make
to
ensure
that
you
were
delivering
a
cohesive
strategy.
M
So
we
really
made
a
concerted
effort
to
be
lockstep
because
they
were
starting
their
project,
connect,
vision
for
high-capacity
transit,
both
for
the
city
and
regionally
and
one
we
didn't
want
planning
fatigue
in
our
community
if
they
were
embarking
on
a
planning
process
and
the
city
was
in
back
embarking
on
a
planning
process.
I
think
that's
an
important
component
to
be
efficient
with
with
your
community's
time,
and
that
was
really,
I
will
say
candidly,
the
the
driver
at
first,
but
then
the
planners.
I
I'd
like
to
say
during
the
process.
I've
forgotten.
M
If
I
remember
this
stephen
working
with
us-
that
I've
never
worked
harder
at
collaboration
saying
it
is
one
thing
actually
doing.
It
is
another
thing
and
it's
the
hardest.
I've
worked
in
my
20
years
as
a
planner
in
really
rolling
up
sleeves,
and
what
does
it
mean
to
be
locked
up
with
each
other
on
our
vision?
M
So
no,
it
wasn't
always
like
that
and
it
was
a
lot
of
effort,
but
it
paid
off
and
it's
continuing
to
pay
off
as
we
develop
even
our
programming
for
day-to-day
enhancements
to
our
local
bus
system,
not
just
looking
at
the
big
referendums
for
high
capacity,
but
we
have
brt.
We
have
two
bus,
rapid
transit
lines
right
now
that
constantly
need
improvement
to
be
efficient.
E
I
appreciate
that
I
want
to
throw
another
wild
card
before
we
leave
this
particular
subject
matter
of
how
the
identification
of
projects
may
have
been
assembled,
and
really
it's
one.
That's
timely
right
now,
as
charlotte
is
in
the
midst
of
completing
our
comprehensive
plan
and
within
those
themes
that
are
the
driving
principles
of
our
plan
include
the
idea,
both
social
equity,
as
well
as
economic
equity,
access
to
opportunity,
housing
and
curious.
J
J
People
in
this
neighborhood
or
people
at
this
specific
location
have
access
to
50,
000,
more
jobs
within
a
reasonable
commute,
or
you
know
better
shopping
opportunities,
better
fresh
food
shopping
opportunities.
So
a
lot
of
our
focus
in
trying
to
quantify
that
social
benefit
was
just
the
improvement
in
the
condition,
because
the
story
you
would
hear
over
and
over
again
was
you
know
the
kid
who's
going
to
a
magnet
high
school
and
takes
two
and
a
half
hours
each
way
on
the
bus
to
try
to
get
there.
E
That's
great
and
chris.
Similarly,
following
that
same
vein,
you
know
I
oftentimes
refer
to
this
as
the
value
proposition.
Do
we
have
to
go
to
the
community
and
essentially
share
with
them
what
they
should
expect
in
exchange
for
the
investment
in
transportation
or
in
the
case
of
broward?
Was
it
simply
just
an
acknowledgement
that
more
transportation
is
is
better?
What
was
your
experience.
I
Actually,
it
started
out
that
clearly
there
was
a
recognition
that
the
system
over
the
years
had
degraded
just
because
of
lack
of
funding,
so
there
was
a
basic
recognition
understanding
that
we
needed
better
transportation,
but
you
know
we
are
neighbors
to
to
miami-dade
county
and
they
passed
a
referendum
about
20
years
ago.
I
You
know
there
are
some
issues
with
with
theirs,
where
you
know
they,
they
were
actually
accused
of
reference,
the
money
and
moving
into
other
areas
which
I'm
not
going
through
right
now,
but
we
were
under
them
for
one
thing
that
we
did
was
develop
a
facebook
project.
I
I
L
I
They
could
find
out
exactly
when
the
headways
were
going
to
improve
from
30
minutes
to
20
minutes
to
15
minutes
to
10
minutes.
They
could
actually
find
out
when
the
roads
would
be
resurfaced.
They
could
actually
find
out
when
the
sidewalk
was
going
to
be
wide.
They
could
actually
find
out
when
we
were
replacing
this
bandwire
traffic
lights
with
what
we
call
master
arm
speed
for
infrastructure
hardening.
I
E
So
so,
chris
one
of
the
things
I'm
hearing
is
you
essentially
made
a
contract
with
the
voters
and
provided
some
degree
of
certainty
about
what
it
was
that
they
they
were
going
to
be
receiving
as
a
result
of
their
endorsement
of
this
particular
referendum.
I
think
you
you
described
that
earlier
today,
when
you
and
I
were
talking-
and
I
would
encourage
folks
to
take
a
look
at
that
website-
it's
it's
a
really
nice
vehicle
with
which
to
communicate
with
the
public
about
what's
happening
right
now
as
a
result
of
their
endorsement
moving
forward.
E
Once
again,
it
sounded
like
he
had
a
fairly
robust
process
that
helped
derive
the
right
both
scale
and
modulate
the
type
of
projects
that
were
going
to
be
included.
I'm
really
curious.
Looking
back
was
there
something
that
made
the
campaign
vulnerable
as
opposed
to
maybe
the
projects
themselves,
not
being
the
right
combination
right.
J
Well,
most
of
the
opposition
on
the
campaign
really
attacked
the
rail
aspect
of
it.
You
know
nobody
was
attacking
better
bus
service,
better
traffic
lights,
more
sidewalks.
It
was
really
specific.
In
fact.
Actually
the
formal
name
of
the
opposition
group
was
no
tax
for
tracks
and
one
of
the
issues
compounding
that
in
nashville
is
over
the
preceding,
say,
10
years,
there's
been
a
large
volume
of
investment
in
the
downtown
core
new
convention
center
new
amphitheater
new
minor
league
baseball
stadium.
So
for
a
lot
of
folks,
this
was
emblematic
of
being
a
downtown
center.
J
In
my
view,
you
can't
separate
it
from
every
other
issue
in
your
community,
so
at
the
particular
moment
in
time
when
the
referendum
campaign
was
gearing
up,
gentrification
was
the
hot
issue
in
nashville,
so
part
of
the
battle
cry.
Frankly,
one
of
the
reasons
we
lost
the
low-income
community
vote
who,
frankly,
would
have
stand
to
benefit
tremendously,
was
the
message
of:
why
are
we
spending
all
this
money
on
a
downtown
train
when
none
of
us
can
afford
to
stay
in
our
homes,
so
kind
of
being
cognizant
of
every
issue?
J
E
That
that
hindsight's
always
20
20,
isn't
it
anik
it.
It
seems
like
austin,
was
incredibly
intentional
about
contemplating
desired
outcomes
in
every
step
of
the
planning
process
leading
up
to
this
most
current
referendum,
and
I
know
that
the
50
50
modeshare
goal
that
austin
has
has
been
somewhat
of
a
beacon
with
which
to
align
certain
initiatives.
But
beyond
that,
is
there
one
thing
or
a
group
of
things?
That's
essentially
place
austin
on
the
current
path
when
compared
to
where
it
was
a
decade
ago.
M
Yeah,
I
definitely
bringing
the
community
together
and
doing
robust
engagement
with
vulnerable
communities,
which
we
defined
as
people
of
color
people
with
disabilities,
youth
and
seniors
that
was
really
defining
for
us
in
project
selection
in
our
metrics.
M
It
was
mentioned
before
about
you,
know,
complete
communities
and
connecting
to
all
those
things
that
we
all
need:
healthcare,
education,
open
space,
nature
jobs,
and
we
really
really
over
communicated
that
message
in
the
planning,
as
well
in
the
reference
as
well
with
the
referendum
development.
And
you
know,
one
of
the
stories
I
like
to
tell
is
a
real
story
of
of
going
into
a
vulnerable
community,
one
of
our
lower
income
districts,
district
2
in
austin
and
meeting
with
some
neighborhood
folks
at
a
preschool
pre-elementary
pre-elementary
school.
Everything
in
there
was
really
really
tiny.
M
I'd
never
seen
some
school
like
that
and
and
listening
to
just
some
very
basic
local
mobility
concerns,
and
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
we
did
with
our
plan
that
is
leading
to
this
referendum
in
2020
is.
It
was
really
it
was
unconstrained.
Unlike
a
an
mpo
plan
that
had
to
be
fiscally
constrained,
our
local
plan
was
really
dreaming
up.
Someone
mentioned
the
word
before
we
were
dreaming
up.
M
I
think
it
was
your
new
task
force
number
dreaming
up
what
could
be
and
we
allowed
these
folks
to
do
that
and-
and
they
came
up
with
a
project
that,
of
course,
we
bring
it
back
to
the
powers
that
be
oh.
That
could
never
happen.
You
know
there.
You
hear
you
heard
all
the
no's
of
why
it
could
never
happen,
and
I
advocated
and
said
you
know
what
these
folks
came
to
the
meeting.
This
makes
sense
from
a
transportation
connectivity.
Yes,
there's
some
environmental
issues,
yes,
but
they're
not
insurmountable.
M
Let's
get
it
on
the
plan
because,
if
it
never
gets
on
the
books,
a
bill
can
never
become
a
law
unless
it
gets
on
the
books
first,
and
so
the
those
folks
continued
with
us
through
the
process
and
supported
the
plan
and
to
this
day
it's
the
story.
M
I
love
to
tell
because
it's
it's
one
one
little
collector
street,
but
it
would
have
never
gotten
there
without
the
openness
of
the
of
the
planners
working
on
the
plan
to
get
there,
and
we
did
that
a
lot
throughout
the
plan
and
that
leads
to
votes
later
on
right,
because
people
had
had
a
say
in
it.
They
understood
it
and
they
felt
like
they
were
listened
to.
E
That's
great,
I
think,
austin
from
a
planning
culture
has
always
been
recognized
for
for
inclusivity,
and
we
certainly
are
inspired
by
that
and
are
endeavoring
to
do
similar
efforts
here
in
charlotte.
I
appreciate
those
comments.
I
we're
approaching
the
time
frame
that
we've
allotted
for
this
on
our
agenda,
and
so
I
really
want
to
just
ask
one
quick,
rapid
fire
question
of
you
all.
E
As
you
understand
what
charlotte
is
about
to
endeavor,
what
might
you
offer
to
us
in
the
way
of
advice
if
it's
a
single
phrase
or
an
idea
or
concept,
we'd
love
to
hear
that
from
you
and
I'm
just
going
to
go
and
click
succession
without
a
whole
lot
of
description
and
I'll
start
with
you?
Chris?
Is
there
some
piece
of
advice?
You
would
offer
us.
I
I
would
just
say
vision:
you
have
to
be
very
forward-thinking
in
terms
of
developing
your
transportation
plan.
Go
forward,
don't
look
at
charlotte,
as
is
today
imagine
charlotte
as
we'll
be
10
15
20
years
from
now
and
build
the
vet.
J
Sure,
well,
I'm
going
to
cheat
a
little
bit
and
I
would
say
it's
make
sure
your
plan
has
broad-based
benefits
that
can
be
fairly
easily
communicated
and
account
for
whatever
the
other
hot
button
issues
are
in
charlotte
at
that
particular
given
point
in
time.
Even
if
the
plan
can't
directly
address
them.
M
Get
out
and
talk
to
people
talking
to
people
is,
is
the
best
medicine
with
regards
to
gaining
trust
in
your
plan
and
and
gaining
followers,
and
be
data
driven,
have
some
data
behind
it,
but
then
talk
about
it
in
ways
that
are
understandable.
You
mentioned
our
50
50
modeshare
50
of
people
in
20
years
will
be
driving
alone
and
50
percent
will
be
doing
something
else.
It
was
really
easy
to
understand
and
also
that
50
50
seemed
fair
to
the
road
warriors
and
the
folks,
anti-multimodal
or
folks
who
only
see
themselves
driving.
M
It
ended
up
not
only
meeting
the
data
analysis
we
did
for
what
did
we
need
to
do
to
manage
technically
our
transportation
network
into
the
future
based
on
our
growth,
but
it
was
also
a
fair
number
so
that
really
helped.
E
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
sharing
a
little
bit
more
about
your
experience
and
the
journey
that
you
have
been
on
or
will
be
on,
and
with
that
I
am
going
to
go
ahead
and
migrate
into
the
next
portion
of
our
agenda
in
the
interest
of
time,
because
we
want
to
be
sure
we
reach
the
point
on
our
agenda,
where
we
allow
some
some
good
candid
dialogue
to
occur
amongst
all
of
us
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
wanted
to
experiment
a
little
bit
with
you
on
was
collecting
information
from
you
during
our
off-peak
periods,
our
out-of-meeting
time
frames,
and
so
all
of
you
received
an
email
from
us
earlier
this
past
week.
E
E
So
I'm
going
to
quickly
review
those
before
I
turn
things
over
to
mayor
gantt
and
as
we
see
these
results,
I
want
you
to
hold
us
accountable
for
them,
but
also
use
some
of
these
results
that
you've
provided
to
us
to
think
about
how
we
take
what
we've
heard
tonight
from
these
experiences
in
other
communities
and
apply
them
to
what
we're
doing
here
in
charlotte.
This
first
question
had
to
do
really
with
our
meeting
settings
and
how
we
work
together.
We've
got
essentially
four
meetings
left
together.
E
E
It's
pretty
clear
that
all
of
you
are
interested
in
finding
other
ways
to
collect
opinions
and
interest
and
priorities,
and
we
need
to
be
creative
about
that,
given
this
virtual
setting
that
we
find
ourselves
in
the
other
item,
that's
a
close
second
to
that
is
creating
more
opportunities
for
discussion
amongst
task
force
members,
which
is
why
we
intentionally
are
going
to
spend
the
second
half
of
our
meeting.
Doing
just
that,
this
next
question
had
to
do
with
the
comprehensive
plan
vision
elements.
E
As
you
recall,
we've
been
briefed
on
the
comprehensive
plan
and
it's
organized
around
these
elements,
and
we
asked
you
in
recognition
that
they're
all
important,
which
three
are
most
important
to
us
when
we
consider
the
creation
of
the
transformational
mobility
network
and
there's
a
lot
of
diversity
in
the
answers
for
this,
which
is
exactly
what
we
should
expect.
We
ask
a
question
like
this,
but
there
are
some
spikes
livable
and
connected
clearly
gets
a
resounding
amount
of
support
with
over
90
percent
and
inclusive
and
diverse,
as
guiding
some
of
our
decision
making
moving
forward.
E
We
offered
you
a
combination
of
options
that
were
really
about
large
and
small,
or
a
combination
thereof,
and
it's
pretty
clear
that
about
50
support
fell
in
line
with
a
large
impact
project
in
combination
with
a
strategic
small
impact
project.
In
other
words,
do
both
things
right.
We
want
our
cake
and
eat
it
too,
but
there
is
a
little
bit
of
support
underneath
there
thinking
about
fewer
larger
projects.
I
have
a
feeling
some
of
that
has
to
do
with
ensuring
that
we
distribute
the
benefit
amongst
the
geography
and
our
neighborhoods
in
charlotte.
E
This
next
question
reads
when
considering
the
allocation
of
limited
transportation
funds.
This
is
essentially
a
way
of
saying
when
we
know
we
only
have
so
much
money
to
spend,
which
philosophy
do
you
align
with
most,
and
the
two
options
were
essentially
on
the
left
transportation
investments
should
be
distributed
throughout
the
city
or
on
the
right
transportation.
Investments
should
be
concentrated
in
locations
with
the
greatest
need,
and
this
group
in
particular
said
pretty
clearly
that
we
agree
with
the
one
on
the
right
philosophically
more
I
will
share
with
you.
E
We
got
a
number
of
emails
asked
back
asking.
How
would
we
define
greatest
need-
and
I
think
that
that's
a
wonderful
question
to
to
pursue
this
evening
when
we
have
the
opportunity-
this
next
question
reads
which
of
the
following:
do
you
think
would
generate
the
greatest
amount
of
support
from
charlotte
voters?
So
we
allowed
ourselves
to
detract
from
our
personal
beliefs
and
maybe
think
about
the
community
that
we
know,
and
it
looked
as
if
a
pretty
clear
support
for
projects
that
better
connect,
neighborhoods
shopping
and
employment
within
charlotte
over
63
percent
of
you.
E
That's
a
clear
spike,
but
it's
followed
by
projects
that
better
connect
charlotte
to
the
region
and
projects
that
prioritize
social
equity
and
access
to
opportunity.
I'd
like
to
think
that
that
access
to
opportunity
and
social
equity
probably
is
somewhat
implied
within
the
second
answer.
There
that
got
63.
E
And
that
brings
us
to
the
second
half
of
our
meeting
and
I'd
like
at
this
point
in
time
to
turn
things
back
over
to
mayor
gant.
I
know
that
he's
got
some
direction
and
some
some
challenging
conversations
for
us
to
contemplate
moving
forward.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
C
We're
not
going
to
turn
our
attention
to
what
I
think
a
lot
of
task
force.
Members
have
been
waiting
for,
which
is
an
in-depth
discussion
with
the
panel
and
with
ourselves,
and
let
me
just
give
you
some
ground
rules,
because
we
want
to
respect
the
time
that
you're
giving
to
us,
and
we
want
to
be
fair
to
all
of
you
for
the
time
you
are
giving
us.
C
You
may
ask
questions
of
the
panel
or
you
may
direct
comments
and
questions
to
the
task
force
itself
and
if
you
would
like
to
follow
up
on
a
comment
that
has
been
made,
please
type
that
in
in
the
chat
box
which
is
available
to
you,
follow
up
then
the
name
of
the
person
you
are
responding
to
before
you
start
asking
questions.
There
was
a
burning
question
that
I
have
for
the
panelists.
I
Mr
mayor,
chris
walton
broward
first,
let
me
tell
you
let
me
say
it's
an
honor
to
be
on
the
phone
with
you.
I've
studied
your
history
and
you
you're
very
accomplished,
and
it's
my
honor
to
speak
to
you.
Thank
you.
I
Second,
I
would
say
that,
yes,
we,
we
did
have
a
committee,
a
very
small
committee,
but
you
know
we
did
not
spend
a
lot
of
money.
We
actually
spent
less
than
750
000.
I
We
had
a
very
short
intense
campaign
and
again
I
personally
wasn't
involved
in
it,
but
there
were
some
of
the
leaders
in
our
county,
actually
a
small
group
of
about
four
who
coordinated
the
raising
of
the
funds
and
and
handled
most
of
the
advertising
and
the
contract
for
the
consultant.
But
we
did
not
spend
a
lot
of
money
to
get
this
done.
M
Yeah,
yes
again,
thank
you
again
pleasure
to
be
here.
Speaking
with
you,
mayor
gant.
M
We
you
know
like,
like
tennessee,
we
have
a
pretty
big
firewall
with
regards
to
the
political
action
committees
that
are
formed,
but
definitely
they
were
in
action
as
well
as
opposition,
and
I
don't
have
the
exact
numbers,
but
I
can
certainly
forward
that
to
your
office
later
this
week
or
next
week,
but
along
with
raising
money
for
the
campaign,
which
was
a
significant
campaign
in
2016
for
that
successful,
720
million
dollar
referendum.
M
There
was
a
lot
of
polling,
of
course,
that
the
political
action
committees
were
doing,
and
you
know
adjusting
as
they
went
from
what
I
understand
based
on
that
pulling.
C
Can
I
ask
one
more
question:
have
you
any
in
austin,
what
is
the
you
passed
in
2016,
a
700
plus
million
dollar
issue?
What
is
the
proposed
cost
that
you
project
for
the
2020.
C
Thank
you
now
to
the
task
force,
I'm
so
anxious
to
hear
from
you
and
I'm
sure
all
of
you
got
your
hands
raised,
because
you
want
to
ask
some
questions
of
either
us
or
the
task
force
itself,
and
I
get
the
chance
as
chairman,
to
ask
one
question
before
we
start,
and
that
is
I'm
asking
this
for
the
task
force.
C
Your
response
to
question
number
four
in
the
survey
that
you
filled
out
and
and
stephen
elaborated
on
said
that
it
was
really
heavily
skewed
toward
ensuring
that
transportation
investments
in
places
with
the
greatest
need,
as
opposed
to
a
more
distributed
philosophy.
C
C
C
Yes,
who
is
that.
F
N
I've
been
listening
a
lot
and
I've
been
around
charlotte
for
40
years
and
when
I
hear
greatest
needs
when
I
live
out
in
steel
creek,
which
has
seen
an
explosive
growth
from
five
six
thousand
people
to
now
we're
almost
eighty
thousand
and
the
need
I
see
out
here
is
people.
The
complaints
are
around
traffic,
a
congestion,
and
how
do
we
reduce
the
amount
of
time
getting
to
work
and
our
solutions
seem
to
be
these
huge
capital
projects
was
the
light
rail,
and
now
we
have
the
one
the
silver
line.
N
And
so
I
I
I'd
like
to
I'd,
like
maybe
stephen,
to
say,
hi.
The
statement
that's
in
here
is:
the
goal
is
to
bring
vision,
a
robust
network
of
mobility
solutions
to
fruition,
and
then
the
next
one
is
to
take
cars
off
the
road,
improve
the
environment,
take
cars
off
the
road.
So
I
guess
it's
just
an
open-ended
question:
do
we
know
what
the
citizens
are
prepared
to
suffer
to
get
so
to
speak,
all
right.
C
O
So
you
know
that's
where
I
look
and
I
think,
if
we're
serious
about
it,
then
we
have
to
be
very
serious
and
intentional
about
it,
and
the
reason
why
you
have
these
issues
with
trust
when
it
comes
to
these
bonds
is
because
these
areas
have
not
been
invested
in.
So
we
vote
for
bonds
and
then
don't
see
any
of
the
fruits
from
those
bonds.
So
now
you
can't
get
people
to
vote
for
those
names.
C
Well,
thank
you
so
much
for
that
comment.
If
you
were
to
examine
what
the
greatest
needs
might
be
in
the
area
that
you're
in
what
might
you
suggest
off
the
topics
ahead
right
now,.
O
Well,
one
we've
got
the
goal
on
phase
three,
which
needs
to
be
a
priority
for
the
city.
It
connects
this
place,
which
is
almost
become
an
island
which
is
only
a
minute
and
a
half
from
uptown,
so
that
in
of
itself
is
an
economic
engine.
We
know
what
rail
brings
to
a
community
we've
seen
it
over
and
over
I'm
from
charlotte.
I
remember
when
people
were
fighting
against
the
blue
line.
Now
people
are
buying
up
everything
that
they
can
find
close
to
a
line.
So
I
think
phase
three.
O
The
goal
line
is
important
and
we
need
to
focus
on
on
that
aspect
of
connectivity
as
well
as
connecting
some
of
our
green
spaces
that
are
here,
because
this
area
has
an
incredible
amount
of
green
spaces,
but
they're
all
disconnected,
and
for
those
that
are
familiar
with
charlotte.
They
know
that
77
brookshire,
freeway
I-85,
are
all
highways
that
have
disconnected
these
communities.
So
we
started
to
talk
about
connectivity.
C
P
Yes,
I
am
here,
I
just
did
not
hear
you
mayor.
Sorry,
you
were
on
mute,
I
yep.
Can
you
hear
me
we
can
hear
you
very
well.
Okay.
Thank
you.
I
thought
you
were
on
meeting
me
to
talk,
but
I
couldn't
hear
you
so
I
didn't
want
to
speak,
but
I
had
a
question
for
chris,
but
I
would
like
just
to
address
the
question
you
posed
to
us
about
the
greatest
need,
and
I
think
you
know
you
know.
The
whole
concept
is
about
moving
people
and
not
necessarily
cars.
P
We
got
to
remember
that
we
got
to
focus
on
moving
people
and
the
greatest
need
is,
you
know
getting
people
to
where
they
need
to
be.
I
think
employment
is
a
huge
opportunity.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
that
in
mind
that
our
our
transportation
solutions
are
connecting
people
to
their
their
workplace
also
to
their
schools,
and
I
think
that's
that's
where
you
know
I
I
believe
that
the
greatest
need
is
focused
out
should
be
focused
on
and
as
far
as
a
question
for
the
the
panelists
chris.
P
Could
you
could
you
maybe
state
comparing
your
initiative
to
the
other?
Two,
since
you're
passed
with
quite
a
good
amount
of
money
as
well
over
15
billion
dollars,
would
you
say
that
the
accountability
that
was
built
into
the
plan
and
the
broad
appeal
that
went
beyond
just
transit
and
bus,
but
also
went
to
all
different
modes?
Was
that
the
critical
or
was
there
something
else
that
was
critical
to
it,
passing
and
being
so
successful?
Thank
you.
I
There
were
a
number
of
elements
that
I
think
were
very
influential
and
critical
to
the
past.
The
fact
that
it
was
again,
as
I
mentioned,
a
robust
transportation
package
that
was
more
than
just
buses
and
trains
was
very
important,
but,
along
with
that,
you
know
it.
We
also
look
at
this
as
an
infrastructure
opportunity
to
rebuild
the
county.
I
I
Is
that
30
percent
of
all
of
these
dollars,
our
schedule
or
as
a
goal
are
planned
to
go
to
small
and
minority
businesses.
So
the
objective
here
is
to
make
sure
I'm
not
saying
smaller
minorities.
Baltimore
is
broward-based
business,
so
there
is
a
sincere
attempt
to
make
sure
that
as
much
of
this
money
that
is
raised
in
broward
stays
in
broward,
but
not
only
that
it's
an
opportunity
to
build
wealth
to
make
sure
that
when
these
contracts
are
let
all
right
right
as
an
example.
I
I
So
that
was
also
a
big
selling
point,
and
another
selling
point
that
that
was
a
big
advantage
to
us
was
the
fact
that
over
30
percent
of
this
is
paid
for
by
tourists.
You
know
we
have
a
huge
tourist
economy
here,
so
I
mean
there
were
a
number
of
things
that
we
had
going
in
our
favor,
but
there.
Yes,
there
were
more
than
just
the
transportation
elements
of
the
package
that
appealed
to
the
people.
It
was
the
economics
that
were
associated
with
it
as
well.
C
Given
the
fact,
chris,
that
you
spent
a
relatively
small
amount
of
money,
but
somebody
had
the
good
sense
to
understand
what
might
appeal
to
the
general
community
beyond
just
the
laying
of
tracks
or
the
building
of
highways
or
the
creation
of
bike
paths,
all
of
those
which
we
consider
to
be
important.
But
there
are
other
elements
that
I
think
just
listening
to
you
that
made
the
community
feel
as
if
they
were
involved
at
all
levels.
So
I'm
very
impressed
with
that.
Let's
go
to
tammy
simmons
danny.
Q
H
I'd
like
to
respond
to
your
question
about
things
that
are
most
important
in
how
how
we
go
forward,
and
one
of
the
things
that
is
so
prominent
right
now
for
all
of
us
is
the
fact
that
we
have
re-educated
ourselves
to
socially
distance
and,
as
we
think
about
going
forward
with
transportation
modes
of
transportation,
you
know.
Certainly
we
want
to
be
connected.
H
We
want
to
have
the
opportunity
to
get
folks
to
jobs
and
to
to
save
housing
and
all
of
that,
but
I
hope
that
we,
as
a
conscious
group
of
people,
will
also
consider
the
fact
that
we
have
made
social
distancing
being
health
conscious,
a
very
important
lens
that
we
apply
to
whatever
it
is.
We
do
and
that's
critical,
because
if
we
don't
deliberately
and
proactively
think
about
it,
it
could
be
lost
and
it's
expensive
to
to
to
build
infrastructure
to
keep
people
safe.
H
In
a
time
like
this-
and
so
you
know,
as
you
ask
what
is
important-
all
of
the
things
that
we
know-
and
I
certainly
I'm
joined
with
my
colleagues
and
and
you
know-
applaud
them
for
what
they've
said
and
at
the
end
of
the
day
too,
if
we
are
going
to
go
to
the
public
and
invite
them
to
invest
in
our
plan
right
now,
today
I
mean
we're
sitting
here
with
mask
on.
H
We
can't
be
together
as
a
team
because
of
that
and
people
have
really
become
very
focused
on
this
whole
notion
of
of
social
distancing.
I
want
a
barrier
between
me
and
the
person
next
to
me
on
the
bus.
I
want
a
barrier
between
me
and
the
person
next
to
me
on
the
train
car
all
of
those
things,
and
so
I
hope
that
we
will
keep
that
top
of
mind
as
we
go
forward
as
well.
H
C
G
Right,
yes,
my
question
was
more
related
to
the
environment
and
the
climate
change,
and
I
was
interested
interested
to
know.
Was
there
anything
on
agenda
while
funding
with
this
city's?
You
know
improving
the
transportation
and
all
that
stuff.
What
was
there
on
the
agenda
or
plan
for
protecting
the
environment
and
was
there
any
measures
about
climate
change.
C
I
This
is
christian
broadway,
and
here
in
broward
it
played
a
very
extensive
role.
As
I
mentioned,
we
sit
on
the
atlantic
ocean
and
with
sea
level
rise,
we're
very
concerned
about
how
water
intrusion
will
impact
our
roads
and
our
transportation
system.
I
And,
of
course,
you
know
we're.
Looking
at
modifying
or
modernizing
the
system.
The
practically
every
transit
system
in
the
country
has
made
a
commitment
to
get
out
of
the
internal
combustion
engine,
as
we
have
we're
moving
toward
electric
vehicles
that
we're
also
responsible
for
the
non-revenue
vehicles
in
our
county
and
in
every
case
where
it
is
practical,
we
will
buy
electric
cars
or
electric
trucks,
and
you
know
it
is
our
plan
to
as
we
build
our
new
transit
facilities
as
we're.
Currently
doing
now.
I
We
build
them
with
electric
charging
stations
where
we
build
our
new
transit
facilities
as
we
build
it
now,
they're
all
being
outfitted
for
charging
for
electric
vehicles.
I
We
are
building
facilities
that
have
solar
canopies
and
we're
also
building
facilities
that
have
water
cisterns
so
that
we
can
collect
the
rain,
water
and
reuse
the
water
and
not
have
to
use
public
water.
So
in
every
opportunity
where
we
can
include
elements
of
economic
or
I'm
sorry,
environmental
improvement,
we
have
done
that.
I
mean
we've
actually
written
that
into
some
of
our
building
codes
and
the
transportation.
Surtax
allows
us
to
actually
do
that
in.
In
many
many
cases.
C
Thank
you
so
much
chris
is
there
anybody
else
raising
their
hands
out
there,
because
right
now,
we've
only
had
four,
maybe
five
people
who
we
got
questions
and
I
know
you've
got
a
lot
of
burning
questions
while
you're,
while
we're
deciding
on
who
that
is.
Let
me
just
ask
this
question.
R
Thank
you
mayor.
You
asked
what
the
priorities
are,
and
I
guess
you
know
the
number
one
priority
I
think
is
funding
in
this
task
force
we're
charged
with
coming
up
with
a
comprehensive
plan
for
transportation.
It
includes
greenways
includes
sidewalks
that
includes
mass
transit
bus,
rail.
You
know
highways
toll
roads,
whatever
you
know
the
the
concern
I
guess
I
have
is
that
until
we
see
all
the
you
know,
we
vision
every
type
of
project
that
we
want,
need,
prioritize
it
and
put
a
funding
number
on
it.
R
You
know
we
had
a
sales
tax,
a
referendum
just
a
couple
of
months
ago
that
failed
5743
here
in
charlotte
and
while
it
was
an
arts
tax
and
it
was
going
to
generate
50
million
dollars,
22
million
of
it
was
supposedly
allocated
to
greenways,
which
I
think
you
know
has
massive
support
throughout
the
charlotte
community,
but
it
was.
It
was
a
hodgepodge
of
a
lot
of
things
and
it
was
all
fungible
money.
It
was.
You
know
there
was
never
a
guarantee
that
the
50
million
would
be
used
for
this
or
that
it
was.
R
It
was
suggested
that
the
county
commission
would,
you
know,
use
x,
amount
for
arts
x,
amount
for
or
greenways
and
so
forth,
and
some
back
to
the
local
communities.
R
So
I
think
the
the
number
one
thing
we
need
to
do
is
prioritize
exactly
what
it
is
we
want
to
accomplish
in
terms
of
all
these
major
projects
find
out
what
all
the
funding
available
is
without
it,
with
existing
taxes
today,
put
a
price
tag
on
it
and
then
find
out
what
we
would
need,
these
other
three
communities
and
it's
been
great
hearing
from
them.
You
know
broward
had
had
success.
Nashville
did
not
and
austin
had
a
more
limited
success
and
we
just
had
a
failure,
but
it
was
presented
in
a
different
way.
R
So
I
I
guess
I
I'm
concerned
about
how
we're
going
to
fund
all
this,
and-
and
when
do
we
start
kind
of
talking
about
that,
and
where
do
we
go
from
here?.
C
I
really
appreciate
that
that
concern-
and
I
think
in
our
next
meeting,
we'll
start
to
get,
can
a
little
deeper
into
that.
What
you
seem
to
be
suggesting
is
that
that
money
is
fungible.
We
did
not
identify
specific.
We
thought
in
the
arts
bond
issue,
or
shall
I
call
it
the
arts
and
parks
bond
issue.
C
C
I
think
chris
say
about
a
couple
of
things,
one
that
they
had
identified
budgets
for
each
of
those
projects
that
they
had
in
broward
county
and
they
had
a
kind
of
dashboard
that
allowed
citizens
to
see
when
those
projects
were
going
to
come
up
and
how
they
were
going
to
be
funded.
I
think
credibility
and
trust-
I
think,
which
he
spoke
of
were
impressive
to
me
in
suggesting
that
if
the
community
had
some
idea
that
I'm
I'm
concerned
about
bikes
or
I'm
concerned
about.
C
C
C
But
thanks
for
that,
for
that
comment,
keeper
samuel,
I
think
your
hand,
was
raised,
love
to
hear
from.
S
You
thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
wanted
to
respond
to
the
question
that
you
raised
about.
How
do
we,
if
we
have
all
agreed
or
majority,
agreed
that
we
should
definitely
place
priority
in
the
areas
with
the
greatest
need?
How
do
I?
How
do
we
identify
those
areas?
I
think
one
way
to
do.
It
would
be
to
go
to
another
question
that
was
in
the
same
poll
in
terms
of
how
we
might
consider
our
priorities
when
presenting
a
plan.
One
of
those
priorities
was,
we
all
agree.
S
Most
of
us
agree
that
livable
and
connected
was
a
high
priority.
Inclusive
and
diverse
was
a
high
priority,
so
I
think
identifying
what
greatest
need
might
be
would
be
maybe
identifying
some
of
the
communities
that
are
not
as
well
connected
that
do
not
have
a
diverse
range
of
transportation
options.
So
I
just
wanted
to
offer
that
thought,
and
then
I
have
a
question
for
steve
in
nashville.
S
Thank
you.
Steve
mentioned
that
gentrification
at
the
time
that
they
were
trying
to
pass
their
plan
was
a
hot
point
for
the
national
community,
and
that
may
have
been
one
of
the
considerations
for
why
it
did
not
pass.
Maybe
more
people
in
the
community
were
more
polarized
by
that
the
challenge
of
gentrification,
knowing
that
in
hindsight,
what
might
you
have
considered
to
add
to
the
plan
that
you
presented
to
the
people
to
combat,
or
at
least
gain
some
support
from
the
plan.
J
Sure
well,
and
actually
we
will
likely
be
out
with
a
much
more
modest
plan
in
the
next
year
or
so
that
will
be
relatively
fiscally
constrained,
and
one
of
the
very
specific
elements
is
the
is:
are
coordinating
with
housing
initiatives,
so
some
of
those
would
be
policy-based.
We're
looking
at
what
folks
in
denver
and
la
are
doing
in
terms
of
policy
basis
like
rental
protection.
J
We
have
a
very
I
call
it
a
baby
rail
system,
our
little
commuter
train
with
station
development
opportunities,
we're
looking
at
trying
to
incorporate
affordable
housing
into,
but
that
was
very
much
a
real
in
the
neighborhood
conversations,
and
I
guess
we
partially
have
charlotte
to
blame
opponents
kind
of
associated
light
rail
investment
with
large
increases
in
property
values
as
being
a
real
threat.
J
So
I
will
tell
you
particularly
on
our
current
mayoral
administration,
you're,
not
going
to
see
much
progress
on
a
mobility
plan
that
doesn't
tie
those
two
very
specifically
together,
whether
it's
financially
we
have
in
nashville.
What's
called
the
barnes
fund,
which
is
essentially
public
funds
dedicated
toward
affordable
housing,
so
there
could
very
well
be
a
connection
and
a
future
funding
initiative
between
the
two,
but
it
very
much
will
be
top
of
mind.
J
Of
course,
by
that
time
you
know
there
will
probably
be
several
other
issues
in
addition
that
we
need
to
be
mindful
of
but
they're
integrally
connected,
and
we
had
very
limited
success
by
the
way
in
arguing.
Well,
you
know
the
gentrification,
it
wasn't
a
result
of
transit.
We
don't
have
that
bigger
transit
system
now
and
if
we're
able
to
improve
it,
even
if
gentrification
occurs
and
lower
income
folks
are
pushed
further
out
from
the
urban
core.
C
Thank
you
so
much
chris.
Are
there
other
hands
raised
that
I'm
not
aware
of
that's
this
disadvantage
of
this.
K
Can
you
hear
me
ernie,
yep,
yep?
Thank
you
mayor.
This
is
a
quick
comment
and
then
a
question
for
really
all
three
panelists.
K
K
It
may
take
many
many
years
before
those
issues
get
resolved
to
the
satisfaction
of
the
of
the
communities,
but
we've
got
to
plan
ahead
and
got
to
move
forward
with.
I
think
we
heard
that
from
the
folks
today,
but
the
question
I
had
is
charlotte's
in
a
unique,
I
think,
a
fairly
unique
situation
where
we
can't
use
the
sales
tax
increase
without
getting
some
help
from
our
legislature
in
raleigh,
and
I
was
just
curious
whether
the
other
three
communities
had
to
face
any
issues
with
state
government
in
order
to
increase
their
sales
tax.
Thank
you.
J
I
can
address
that,
sir.
This
is
steve
bland
in
nashville.
We
actually
had
to
get
state
enabling
legislation
to
authorize
the
sources
we
we
got
through
the
state
general
assembly
in
tennessee.
It's
not
a
particularly
urban
friendly
or
transit
friendly,
multimodal
friendly
general
assembly,
and
that
legislation
was
combined
with
a
major
highway
funding
bill,
so
that
was
tied
together
and
it
limited
us
to
six
sources,
sales
tax
and
essentially,
what
they
authorized
were
surcharges
on
top
of
sales
taxes.
J
But
in
tennessee
we
have
a
very
high
sales
tax
burden
and
that
frankly
became
one
of
the
issues.
I
wouldn't
call
that
major
issue,
because
much
like
chris
reported
a
a
message
point
for
us
was
that
essentially
over
half
of
our
sales
tax
revenues
come
from
out
of
county,
whether
it's
tourists
or
it's
out
of
county
commuters,
but
yeah.
We
had
to
get
that
and
in
addition,
we
have
a
couple
of
other.
What
I'll
call
challenging
pieces
of
state
legislation
that
make
project
deployment
a
little
bit
more
difficult.
I
Yeah
here
in
the
state
of
florida,
all
charter
counties
have
the
authority
to
raise
a
certain
tax
and
we,
we
did
not
have
any
impediments
to
raising
our
sales
tax
from
six
to
seven
percent.
I
We
get
state
block
grants
typically
annually
in
in
their
in
the
amount
of
anywhere
between
8
and
12
million
dollars,
but
they
are
very
willing
participants
in
our
other
capital
projects.
I
So
I
mean,
if
we're
building
a
facility,
it's
right
now
we're
in
discussions
with
with
the
state
about
building
a
bridge
over
what
we
call
the
new
river.
It's
going
to
be
a
half
a
billion
dollar
project
and
the
state
typically
steps
in
at
about
25
for
capital
projects
here
in
terms
of
the
roadside.
They
do
even
better.
So
we
we
actually
get
fairly
substantial
assistance
from
our
state
d.o.t.
I
You
know
it
it's
not
so
much
urban
friendly,
but
I'll
tell
you
this
south
florida.
If
we
stick
together
when
I
say
we
meaning
broward
palm
beach,
miami-dade
actually
has
a
lot
of
influence.
So
we
try
to
politically
vote
as
a
block
and-
and
that
has
worked
for
us.
You
know
we,
we
don't,
we
don't
have
the
majority
of
the
population,
but
if
we
stick
together,
we
can
normally
get
the
things
that
we
want
as
a
region.
Q
C
Q
T
Thank
you
mayor
it.
It
just
seems
to
me
that
when
we've
been
successful
in
charlotte.
T
A
lot
of
things
have
come
together,
a
lot
of
things
that
the
other
communities
have
talked
about.
I
think
one
of
the
challenges
is
you
know
how
might
we
I
don't
know
whether
we
need
to
collaborate
with
the
other
large
urban
areas,
and
you
know
I
think
a
lot
of
it
depends
on
you
know
what
the
what
the
makeup
of
the
legislation
will
be,
or
is
you
know
at
any
given
time,
but
that's
one
challenge.
T
I
also
think
that
a
lot
of
us
think
about
transportation,
regionally
and
in
doing
that,
we
really
do
pick
up
a
lot
of
strength
in.
T
By
thinking
of
thinking
of
this,
and
I'm
not
sure
whether
I've
heard
that
any
of
the
broward
austin
or
nashville
were
multi-disc
multi-districts,
I
I
didn't
catch
that,
but
I
think
that
some
of
the
work
that
you
know
I.
L
T
That
tywell
and
the
city
and
janet
and
her
team
at
the
regional
alliance
are
looking
at
is
to
really
how
do
we
address
something,
this
majorly
and
so
that
that
was
one
of
the.
T
I
don't
know
how
much
of
a
question
that
is,
I
guess
is,
is
are
we
looking
at
this
beyond
mecklenburg
county
or
are
we
looking
at
this
at
mecklenburg
county
and,
if
that's
the
case,
then
you
know,
we've
got
to
figure
out
how
to
to
sell
this
with
you
know,
given
on
what
what
what
a
makeup
of
the
legislation
would
be
so.
C
Thanks
betty
for
that,
there
is
a
good
point
there
to
be
raised.
When
we
talk
about
regional,
we
do
have
to
look
at
other
governmental
jurisdictions
right
now.
I
think
we're
focused
on
mecklenburg
county
with
with
the
ability
of
the
plans,
whatever
they
are,
to
have
some
connectivity
and
some
involvement
of
other
governments
in
what
we
are
doing
to
inform
them
of
what
we're
doing
so
that
they
can
clearly
at
least
give
up
their
give
us
their
comments.
C
With
regard
to
that,
that's
a
that's
an
area
that
I
think
we're
going
to
try
to
dive
into
even
more
as
the
august
meeting
comes
up.
Are
there
other
hands.
S
Okay,
it
was
specifically
regarding
the
community
engagement
strategy
that
she
talked
about.
She
mentioned
that
some
of
the
most
vulnerable
populations
were
prioritized.
The
the
communication
was
robust.
She
mentioned
that
they
over
communicated.
I
wanted
to
see
or
get
her
feedback
on
what
were
some
of
the
challenges.
S
Sometimes
in
our
most
vulnerable
population
or
areas,
there
are
limitations
to
the
technology
that
may
be
available
that
make
it
easy
to
communicate.
There
are
just
other
things
that
may
intercept
our
ability
to
communicate
to
that
population,
and
I
just
wanted
to
hear
from
her
how
they
overcame
some
of
those
challenges,
but
maybe
chris
or
steve
can
speak
to
that
regard.
E
This
is
steven
stansberry.
I
haven't
worked
with
any
on
that
process.
I
can
share
with
you
that
one
of
the
things
they
started
out
with
was
defining
success
right.
They
didn't
didn't,
wait
to
the
end
to
determine
if
they
did
a
good
job
or
not.
They
literally
set
some
goals
with
themselves
early
on
in
the
process
and
a
strive
to
achieve
a
demographic
profile
that
mirrored
the
community
in
going
through
their
engagement
process.
E
I
think
that's
a
really
important
point.
Otherwise,
you
just
end
up
with
information,
you're,
not
really
sure
how
to
use
it
or
how
you
use
it
to
inform
decisions
and
they've
been
widely
recognized.
Just
simply
for
the
grassroots
effort
that
they've
made.
She
would
tell
you
that
they
didn't
achieve
the
full
breadth
of
connection
that
they
had
hoped.
But
what
they
did
commit
to
and
what
they
did
execute,
was
a
willingness
to
be
nimble
and
adjust
their
strategy,
so
they
would
monitor
with
every
moment
in
the
process
of
engagement.
E
How
well
did
we
do,
and
if
it
looked
like
one
area
was
weak,
geographically
or
demographically,
they
would
question
the
instrument
with
which
engagement
occurred
and
they
change
it.
Quite
frankly,
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
anik
would
always
tell
you
is
that
the
reason
they've
been
successful
is
that
they
knew
they
wanted
a
different
outcome
and
they
convinced
themselves
they
had
to
do
business
differently.
To
achieve
that,
I
hope
that's
helpful.
J
This
is
steve
blaine
in
nashville.
I
would
dovetail
on
that.
We
used
a
similar
method
and
the
first
approach
is
to
be
very
deliberate,
so
we
tracked
by
census
tract
what
kind
of
participation
we
were
getting:
demographic
age,
ethnicity,
what
have
you
and
where
we
were
short
either
on
a
demographic
category
on
a
geographic
category
we
doubled
down
and
a
lot
of
those
connections
were
made
through.
We
did
a
lot
through
churches.
In
some
neighborhoods
we
have
a
a
40-member
council,
so
district
council
people
that
tend
to
be.
J
You
know,
good
connections
to
where
people
go
in
the
community
but
to
stephen's
point
it's
a
matter
of
people
aren't
going
to
come
to
your
meeting.
You
know
you've
got
to
go
to
where
they
are
and
frankly
we
did
a
lot
on
board
the
bus.
You
know
with
our
staff
whether
it
was
surveying
in
questions
or
we're
sharing
information.
S
J
J
We
produced
the
program
of
projects
by
or
I'm
sorry
it
was
I'm
a
year
off.
She
was
in
2016.,
passed
legislation
april
2017
produced
the
program
of
projects
october
2017
for
a
ballot
initiative
in
may
of
2018,
and
the
may
date
was
picked
very
specifically
frankly,
as
a
low
turnout
typically
turned
out
being
one
of
the
highest
turnout
elections
in
nashville
history,
but
typically
it's
a
low
turnout
row
office
type
of
an
election
and
frankly,
it
didn't
end
up
really
helping
us.
S
C
J
Sure
in
nashville
there
were
a
lot
of
interesting
things
going
on
during
this
time
frame
very
popular
frankly,
a
sort
of
a
live
by
the
sword
die
by
the
sword.
A
lot
of
the
gist
of
the
campaign
was
centered
on
the
popularity
and
the
charisma
of
the
mayor
she's,
one
of
the
most
uniquely
charismatic
people.
I've
ever
met
in
my
life
and
in
the
midst
of
all
this,
she
had
to
resign
after
a
scandal.
So
we
sort
of
lost
that
figurehead,
and
I
was
mentioning
to
stephen
a
very
unfortunate
and
curious
confliction
of
events.
J
P
Thank
you
mayor
this,
I
guess,
could
be
a
question
directed
to
either
steve
or
chris
from
the
panel.
It
deals
with
a
little
bit
more
details
about
the
actual
larger
capital
plans.
Since
nationals
was
mostly
just
light
rail,
but
with
broward
county,
you
had
26
miles
of
rail
plan.
How
long
were
those
plans
in
existence?
Were
they
more
more
recent
plans
that
kind
of
corresponded
with
this
initial
ballot
initiative?
P
I
Well,
the
the
light
rail
plan
and
really
the
the
major
capital
plan
outside
of
the
bus
network
plan,
which
we
you
know
already
had
from
the
previous
defeat
in
2016,
we
were
able
to
from
the
the
2016
defeat
to
the
2018
ballot
measure
to
sign
those
major
capital
plans,
and
you
know,
as
steve
has
mentioned,
you
know,
light
rail
in
a
in
a
rhythm
is
somewhat
of
a
lightning
ride.
I
But
again
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
found
here
is
that
fort
lauderdale
and
in
the
broward
county
area
has
changed
quite
a
bit.
You
know
we've
seen
a
lot
of
people
move
in
from
the
northeast.
You
know
from
new
york
from
boston
and
they
really
expect
a
better,
more
robust
transit
system.
So
the
attitudes
toward
light
rail
were
changing,
so
it
wasn't
as
much
of
an
issue,
but
it
was
still
an
issue.
I
However,
after
after
the
2016
defeat,
we
recognized
again
that
you
know
the
buses
and
and
the
trains
wouldn't
do
it
for
us,
because
in
in
the
2016
plan
there
was
very
limited
rails,
it
was
just
a
downtown
circulator
and
by
the
way
I
have
to
thank
the
city
of
charlotte,
your
your
transit
general
manager,
john
lewis,
actually
allowed
us
to
thinking
back
one
of
his
contracts
for
that
the
vehicles
that
we
were
going
to
buy,
but
in
the
event
we
were
able
to
recognize
that
again.
I
If
we
were
going
to
and
the
objective
was
to
build
the
network
that
we
felt
that
the
county
really
needed
regardless
of
price.
I
mean
we
of
course,
couldn't
price
ourselves
and
we
couldn't
be
ridiculous,
but
we
also
knew
that
half
penny
wouldn't
do
it,
and
if
we
wanted
to
offer
the
program
that
we
felt
would
be
successful,
we
knew
that
it
would
take
more
than
just
to
have
any
and
more
than
just
the
buses
and
the
rails.
I
So
that's
why
we
added
the
component
in
for
the
the
other
elements
that
I
spoke
of
earlier:
the
substantial
impact
in
terms
of
road
projects,
the
infrastructure
hardening
for
our
traffic
signalization
and
synchronization
systems.
The
environmental
issues
that
we
spoke
about
earlier
are
the
green
waves
to
bike
waves,
so
that,
of
course,
all
added
to
the
capital
program,
but
it
also
added
to
the
support
or
the
base
of
support
that
we
found
would
be
necessary
to
get
this.
I
C
Okay,
I'm
sorry:
we
need
to
go
to
janet
janet
lavar.
U
Thank
you
mayor.
You
guys
hear
me
okay,
yes,
we
can
great.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
want
to
thank
you
and
ty
for
bringing
together
this
terrific
panel
and
I
wanted
to
build
on
betty's
comments.
I
think
I
heard
chris
from
broward
talk
about
31
municipalities
being
included,
and
there
was
some
percentage
of
the
total
package
that
was
actually
gone
to
the
cities,
and
then
there
was
some
sort
of
project
by
project
basis
approach.
U
I
Well,
as
to
the
first
question,
we
we
have
a
nine-member
oversight
board
that
is
comprised
of
engineers,
architects,
transit
riders,
an
accountant,
and
it
is
their
job
to
take
a
look
at
those
projects
that
are
submitted
not
only
by
the
city
by
the
county
as
well
to
make
sure
number
one
that
they
comport.
I
Second
part
of
your
question:
have
we
searched
you
realize
those
projects,
and
the
answer
is
yes.
Some
of
the
smaller
projects
have
already
begun
to
take
place.
Some
of
the
we
and
we
purposely
went
for
a
lot
of
the
low-hanging
fruit
to
show
demonstrate
that
the
citizens
were
that
we
were
actually
going
to
deliver
projects
for
them,
and
some
of
those
projects
are
like
the
the
drainage
projects,
the
span,
wire
replacement
with
master
arms
and
the
some
of
the
road
resurfacing.
I
One
of
the
first
things
I
did
was
went
and
ordered
147
brand
new
buses
so
that
the
public
could
actually
see
and
and
we're
actually
in
the
middle
of
receiving
that
order.
Now,
so
the
public
can
actually
see
where
their
dollars
are.
Each
project
actually
has
a
sign
that
actually
says
paid
for
by
penny
for
transportation.
You
know
your
tax
dollars
at
work.
We've
got
placards
on
all
of
our
buses
to
say
that
so
yeah,
the
the
projects
are
starting
to
roll
again,
we
started
with
the
the
low-hanging
fruit.
I
Some
of
the
major
capital
projects
are
either
in
design
or
first
phase
of
construction,
but
it
has
taken
us
a
while.
It's
taken
us
about
a
year
to
really
get
things
rolling.
We
did
have
some
things
already
on
the
book
that
we
were
able
to
accelerate
and
they
saw
were
already
in
design.
I
E
And
then
this
other
struggle
on
the
bookend
side
of
this,
which
is
how
big
a
ask:
do
we
make
of
the
of
the
voters,
and
is
it
a
big,
medium
or
small
in
terms
of
scale,
and
I
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
interest
in
not
carrying
the
weight
of
those
kinds
of
decisions
on
the
task
force's
shoulders
exclusively,
and
one
of
the
things
I
wanted
to
share
with
them
is
maybe
just
a
little
bit
of
information
that
we
hope
to
be
obtaining
in
the
coming
months.
Through
some
public
engagement.
L
E
In
recognition,
obviously
that
these
are
unusual
times,
our
strategy
for
engagement
needs
to
be
somewhat
tailored
to
this
moment
in
time,
so
with
them
with
just
a
little
bit
of
delivery.
Here,
I'd
love
to
just
give
you
a
quick
rundown
of
some
of
the
things
that
are
going
to
be
happening,
so
we
know
that
we
need
to
get
a
survey
out
into
the
general
public
asap,
and
so
as
as
early
as
august,
the
plan
is
to
have
a
public-facing
survey
that
addresses
a
lot
of
questions
regarding
our
values.
E
Our
priorities,
our
needs,
so
that
we
can
report
back
what
those
findings
are
and
then
similarly
there's
a
bi-annual
transportation
survey
that
cdot
regularly
administers.
We've
accelerated
the
schedule
of
that,
so
that
we
can
generate
results
prior
to
december,
so
that
that
information
can
likewise
be
considered.
So
that
will
be
occurring
with
results
in
mid
to
late
october.
E
But
then
we
also
recognize
too
that
there's
a
lot
of
discussion
about
the
scale
of
this
may
need
to
be
more
considerate
of
how
we
think
regionally,
as
opposed
to
just
exclusively
thinking
about
mobility
within
charlotte
or
the
relationship
between
the
two,
and
so
I
know
that
there's
going
to
be
some
polling
that
takes
place
pre-november
in
order
to
best
understand
kind
of
what's
happening
outside
of
charlotte
in
terms
of
our
thoughts
and
opinions
and
then,
finally,
I
think
this
one
is
incredibly
important
and
timely.
Given
some
of
the
discussion
this
evening.
E
We
know
that
we're
going
to
have
challenges
ensuring
that
all
of
those
voices
and
interest
are
represented,
so,
in
addition
to
just
having
more
passive
means
with
which
to
collect
information,
our
intent
is
to
be
very
intentional
by
establishing
a
equity
focus
group
where
we
will
personally
recruit
individuals
to
help
represent
some
various
interests
in
in
our
community
and
we've
hired
some
individuals
that
are
nationally
recognized
for
structuring
equity
engagement
and
we're
going
to
partner
with
some
local
equity
specialists.
E
To
execute
that
game
plan,
but
we're
accelerating
all
that
work
in
in
almost
a
parallel
fashion,
so
that
we
can
generate
a
wealth
of
information
that
I
know
will
be
of
interest
to
us
all
and
it'll
be
our
responsibility
to
synthesize
the
results
of
that,
so
that
it
can
be
easily
digested
in
a
timely
fashion.
Just
thought
that
might
be
helpful
information.
E
So,
just
a
real,
quick,
quick
recap
on
that
public-facing
survey.
So
think
of
this,
as
you
get
an
email
and
there's
a
hyperlink
similar
to
what
we
did
with
the
task
force,
that
would
be
occurring
in
early
august
and
we'd
love
to
keep
that
open
for
at
least
three
to
six
weeks,
and
so
we'll
have
some
discussions
about
what
kind
of
levels
of
participation
and
the
variety
of
of
of
input
that
we
seek
to
achieve.
E
C
E
E
We
absolutely
intend
to
include
that
on
our
agenda
and
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
to
send
that
material
to
the
task
force
in
advance
so
that
we're
not
presenting
it
and
you're,
seeing
it
for
the
first
time,
but
instead
maybe
bringing
some
questions
about
what
it
is
that
we're
seeing
in
the
data
that
results
from
that.
C
Q
C
I
see
up
there,
william
hughes,
and
I
have
you
telling
me
that
oh
jim
yeah,
mauracio
tim,
are
you
out
there.
V
V
V
So
if
we're
looking
at
funding
and
the
statement
a
few
minutes
ago
about
how
much
do
we
go
out
and
ask
the
taxpayers
for
I
guess
my
question
is:
are
there
cities
elsewhere
that
have
that
experience,
reprioritizing
existing
tax
dollars
from
other
services
that
were
either
underutilized
or
deemed
not
as
high
a
priority
as
something
like
this
so
effectively,
rather
than
going?
You
know
for
a
big
nut
to
the
taxpayers,
could
something
smaller
happen
and
shift
existing
dollars,
and
is
there
any
experience
of
that
being
done
successfully.
C
That's
a
very
complex
question,
particularly
when
governmental
bodies
allocate
budgets
getting
that
shifted
is
an
effort
that
requires
some
input
from
those
who
are
elected
leaders.
But
it's
a
very
exact
way.
C
It's
a
very
good
question
that
we
may
want
to
discuss
as
we
move
forward
to
talk
about
what
the
magnitude
of
this
whole
system
might
be.
But
thanks
for
raising
that
at
this
point
and
I'll
I'll
appoint
you
as
the
person
who
will
make
sure
we
not
forget
that
question
as
we
get
into
more
detail
on
that.
Yes,
okay,
who's.
Next,
william
hughes,.
O
Yeah,
so
I
had
a
just
a
real,
quick
comment
in
regards
to
the
surveys:
a
couple
things
with
the
surveys.
It
seems,
like
you
know,
we're
good
in
charlotte
for
collecting
data
hiring
companies
from
outside
to
collect
data
all
the
time
it
seems
like
we
should
be
able
to
archive
some
of
the
data
that
we
have
to
expedite
some
of
our
processes.
That's
just
my
observation
and
that
may
keep
us
from
you
know
using
so
much
time
and
resources,
but
also
if
we
are
collecting
data
via
surveys
online
service.
O
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
some
of
the
previous
data
that
we
have
to
suggest
how
best
we
collect
data.
That's
as
a
point
because
a
lot
of
times
these
surveys
don't
get
to
people
and
the
data
is
skewed,
so
sometimes
it
renders
those
surveys
ineffective,
as
it
relates
to
also
how
we,
you
know
campaign
for
monies
and
pay
for
these
things.
O
I
think
that
historically
personally,
my
observation
is
that
we
don't
do
a
very
good
job
selling
these
transit
opportunities
and
how
they
benefit
people
from
all
walks,
and
I
think
we
just
end
up
throwing
it
on
on.
On
ballot,
and
then
people
either
like
it
or
they
don't,
and
it
becomes
a
very
polarizing
issue
regarding
in
in
sharp
contrast
to
becoming
a
an
issue
that
could
bring
people
together.
So
I
think
we
could
do
a
much
better
job
on
how
we
actually
market
this
product
to
people.
O
I
think
people
are
willing
to
pay
for
it.
We
talk
about
taxes,
oftentimes
and
how
much
taxes
are
going
to
go
up,
but
we
never
say
hey
how
much
the
taxes
are
going
to
go
up.
So
people
understand
what
they're
buying,
because
personally,
I
will
pay
more
for
better
service.
I
will
pay
more
for
amenities,
but
tell
me
what
those
amenities
cost.
So
I
know
what
I'm
paying
for
and
I
think
we
can
do
a
better
job
in
some
of
those
aspects.
C
William,
thank
you
for
those
comments.
I
think
part
of
the
reason
that
all
24
of
you
are
here
is
to
address
some
of
those
very
concerns.
Stephen.
I
hope
you
heard
what
william
is
saying
about
collecting
and
surveying
the
community.
There
may
be
some
things
out
there
that
we
already
know,
let's
not
waste
time.
If
we
know
something.
E
The
gentleman
is
correct,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
done
thus
far
is
to
synthesize
materials
from
the
comprehensive
plan
in
particular,
because
it
is
so
current
and
it
is
it's
informing
some
of
the
material
that's
already
been
before
the
task
force,
but
our
commitment
will
be
to
be
sure
that
when
we
do
report
back
that,
we
do
some
compare
and
contrast
which
maybe
even
offer
you
a
more
rich
perspective
about
what
what
we're
presenting
in
the
way
of
engagement
data
and
certainly
then
take
into
context
when
it
may
have
been
collected.
E
As
everyone
recalls,
one
of
the
things
that
we
defined
about
the
transformational
network
was
largely
influenced
by
many
of
the
things
that
are
in
existing
plans
that
the
scale
it
needs
to
be
connected.
It
needs
to
invoke
positive
mode
shift
characteristics,
we
need
to
overcome
barriers
and
that
we
need
a
funding
strategy.
These
are
largely
things
that
come
out
of
some
of
our
previous
planning
efforts.
We
appreciate
that
observation.
We'll
continue
to
follow
that
path.
Q
Maybe
I
can
quickly
add
something
to
you
guys,
and
that
is
that
it's
also
important
to
know
that,
in
addition
to
what
steve,
just
as
steven
just
said,
there's
a
lot
of
engagement,
work
that
we've
done
prior
to
now
that
we're
going
to
build
on
them
as
well.
So
we're
going
out
to
do
that
public
facing
in
early
august
we'll
share
that
information
with
you
by
september,
but
prior
to
that,
we
also
collate
all
the
engagement
activities
and
outcomes
of
those
with
you.
Q
We'll
share
those
with
you
right
around
the
same
time
as
well.
So
you
realize
that
we're
not
just
going
up
for
the
first
time,
but
what
we're
doing
now
is
building
on
what
we've
done.
C
Q
I
do
have
a
couple
of
them,
but
they
are
not
questions
necessarily
for
the
panel
as
much
as
for
staff
such
as.
Why
is
the
gold
line
delayed?
I
don't
need
that
phase
two
or
phase
three,
but
I
can
say
that
phase
two
is
on
track
to
open
up
this
year,
phase
three
we're
gonna
be
presenting
to
council
on
monday
the
progress
and
an
update
on
that
we're
gonna
be
presenting
to
city
council
with
regards
to
phase
three.
What
are
we?
Q
Why
are
we
studying
east
and
west
connectivity
versus
funding
and
implementation
of
mobility?
That's
one
of
the
reasons
we're
here
we're
starting
silver
line,
because
we
already
have
a
blue
line
that
connects
the
university
to
pineville
and
will
extend
to
valentine
in
the
future
and
so
looking
at
silver
line
from
matthews.
All
the
way
to
the
airport
in
in
the
county
is
what's
next
and
then
we
also
have
the
gold
line,
but
we
also
will
have
a
lot
of
bus
services
in
between
how
will
the
task
prioritize
equity
for
east
and
west
communities?
Q
I
believe
that
some
of
those
questions
on
equity
have
been
responded
to
tonight,
but
that's
at
the
forefront
of
the
work
we're
doing
we're
going
to
continue
to
push
the
envelope
on
redefining
equity,
whether
as
part
of
the
plan,
or
also
as
part
of
the
work
we're
doing
on
the
on
the
in
the
mobility
space.
Q
And
then
there
was
a
question
with
regards
to
exploring
fair
carpet
to
alleviate
broading
for
low
income
residents
and
to
promote
public
transit.
Q
Yes,
that's
another
thing
that
we
are
going
to
be
having
a
conversation
with
council
on
as
we
update
on
transit
on
monday
talking
about
possibility
of
fair
capping,
reduced
fares
or
zero
fears.
Where
possible.
Q
We
haven't
really
come
to
a
conclusion
as
to
how
that's
gonna
happen,
but
that's
part
of
the
conversation
that
I
will
be
presenting
not
only
to
cancer
but
also
to
the
metropolitan
transit
commission
in
the
future.
So
those
are
the
only
comments
that
came
from
the
from
the
public.
C
20Th,
yes,
and
we're
going
to
take
a
deeper
dive
and
look
now
more
to
what
we
and
charlotte
should
be
beginning
to
address
and
what
are
the
top
issues.
And
for
that
reason
I
want
you
to
pay
close
attention
to
correspondence
that
may
be
coming
prior
to
that
meeting.
But
stephen.
If
you
can
quickly
review
that
that
question
there
that
I
think
most
of
you
responded
to
and
that
will
provide
you
a
copy
that
will
give
you
a
sense
of
what
you're
thinking
about
you
got
some
of
this
tonight.
E
Yes,
absolutely
mayor,
and
hopefully
you
all
can
see
that
on
screen
right
now,
if
you
could
serve
pulling
that
up.
I
think
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
leave
with
you
is
that
this
was
a
little
bit
of
experiment.
We
recognize
how
challenging
it
can
be.
So
I'm
often
one
of
those
people
that
says
please.
Let's
try
to
embrace
imperfection
when
we
can-
and
you
all
have
been
very
gracious
with
your
time.
E
So
we
want
to
be
sure
that
we're
good
stewards
of
the
time
that
does
remain
it's
pretty
clear
that
there's
an
appetite
for
more
of
this.
What
we've
done
tonight,
where
you
have
the
opportunity
to
engage
back
and
forth
and
truthfully
that's
the
value
of
assembling
a
group
like
this,
so
we
recognize
that
moving
forward
we're
going
to
challenge
ourselves
based
on
this
survey
result
essentially
to
ensure
that
that
we
have
some
form
of
dynamic
communication
during
these
meetings.
E
It
may
be
as
simple
as
just
having
an
open
forum,
but
we
also
recognize
that
it's
difficult
to
do
with
20
to
25
of
you
in
attendance,
so
don't
be
surprised.
If
maybe,
we
try
a
few
other
things
like
some
real-time
polling
to
to
get
some
quick
reactions
to
ideas
that
will
then
generate
conversation,
but
we
take
seriously
the
need
for
us
to
have
an
opportunity
to
have
more
two-way
communication.
E
The
other
thing,
as
the
mayor
indicated,
I
began
looking
for
some
advanced
communication.
I
know
we
caught
a
lot
of
you
off
guard
with
the
last
minute
request
to
to
do
the
questionnaire.
What
was
freaking
was,
I
think
we
got
23
responses
out
of
25
members.
That's
pretty
good
if
we
can
continue
with
that
degree
of
participation,
we're
going
to
be
in
great
shape,
but
I
don't
want
anyone
to
miss
a
packet
of
information
or
an
ask,
so
we're
going
to
try
to
make
that
as
obvious
as
possible.
C
C
I
want
to
remind
everybody
again
that
the
next
meeting
is
in
august
august,
the
20th,
and
I
hope
all
of
you
will
stay
safe,
just
me
now
and
then
and
watch
your
email
for
correspondence
from
us
one
way
or
the
other.
Thank
you
again
for
your
participation
and
good
evening
to
you.
Thank
you
good
evening.