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A good lesson on how not to balance the transportation budget

Yes, I emailed and sent a letter to my representatives to hopefully reverse this very bad trend.  I just don’t understand why @MichelleObama and the @letsmove program would not help.  This is all tied together.  If you have safe places to ride your bike (as a kid), you are able to keep that enjoyment for as a adult and keep that healthy lifestyle throughout life (not just fixing a kids obesity problem – which is back to being a parent problem).

It is funny to see the response to some of these auto emailers on request them to reconsider the budget.  Politely saying we did all we can do.  Come on @cascadebicycle @BikeLeague and everyone else who rides, get the word out to people outside the boxes.

Go here and do it yourself: http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/01/house-bill-threatens-to-eliminate-bicycle-and-pedestrian-funding/

Dear Kevin,

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts on the proposed transportation package.

I understand your concern towards Washington State’s tremendous transportation challenges, especially the funding of projects that can provide people with more safe transit and healthy communities.

It is my strong belief that the state’s transportation needs go far beyond simply preserving state highways. Due to the substantial amount of Washington’s transportation needs, the state will have to take action soon in order to ensure the continuance of our existing infrastructure — including transit and other modes of transportation.

In order to help things move along Governor Chris Gregoire’ s revenue package will invest in the ferry system, storm water, local roads, state patrol, transit and more. Her proposals provide an important down payment on the long-term transportation investments Washington needs to fuel job growth and a strong 21^st century economy. I believe these proposals are a great starting point that will help set us on a course that is responsible and necessary. It is unfortunate that finding revenue to fund important projects such as the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, Safe Routes to School, Complete Streets and Main Street Highways and Regional Mobility grant programs, is hard to do right now. It has become clear that it will take more than one session to address the unmet needs from falling revenue and growing needs. 

Please keep in mind that the proposed packages are just a starting point, not a final product. Many of the proposals are only suggestions at this point. Currently, there are efforts in both the House and Senate to create a separate small revenue package that would include funding for bike and pedestrian programs, but like other revenue, it is challenging to come by. It will take some time to justly address the growing transportation needs of this state, but understand that I will be carefully listening to everyone’s input as we start to consider potential adjustments to the revenue package and where the investments will go.

Thank you for your comments and concerns. I truly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. 

Respectfully,

Judy Clibborn

State Representative

41^st Legislative District

Chair, Transportation Committee

Health Care & Wellness Committee

And the auto email I originally sent:

—–Original Message—–
From: Kevin Hasley [mailto:kevinhasley@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 5:59 PM
To: Clibborn, Rep. Judy
Subject: Balance the Transportation Package

I commend the Governor for starting the important conversation of how we fund and build a 21st century transportation system through her proposed transportation package, and for proposing a package that prioritizes preserving our current transportation system. 

But I am disappointed that on the whole her proposed package does little more than attempt to maintain our crumbling status quo. 

Washington faces tremendous transportation challenges.  Our state has over $1.6 billion in unfunded bicycle and pedestrian projects.  Transit ridership continues to rise, but revenue for service continues to decline.  Ferries are past their life expectancy.  Single-occupancy vehicles cause too much toxic runoff and global warming pollution.  The road repair backlog runs into the billions of dollars. 

While a positive start to the conversation, the Governor’s proposal does not help our state rise to the challenges we face, nor does it prepare our state for the future.  Bicycle projects reduce congestion and our dependence on oil, create more jobs than highway construction, and provide Washingtonians with more options to safely get where they need to go.  Yet the proposed package dedicates 72 percent to roads, only 4 percent to transit and nothing to bicycle and pedestrian projects.

Please balance this package to support the principles of fix-it first, more transit, and build great, healthy communities while making sure that it adequately funds the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, Safe Routes to School, Complete Streets and Main Street Highways and Regional Mobility grant programs.

Especially during these challenging economic times, if we are going to spend billions of limited taxpayer dollars on our transportation system, we must do more than tread water and maintain the status quo.

Thank you for your service to our state,

Kevin Hasley

415 111th Ave SE

Bellevue, WA 98004

Living in a great digital time

Ok just had to post this (cause I can)… I am on my iPhone this morning watching and listening to a tech webinar using GoToMeeting, actively logging my GymPact, running a LogMeIn session to my desktop, talking to colleagues on Skype, answering emails and just posted this blog. This was done all on my iPhone at the same time across 3G with AT&T. And they say you. And they say you can’t multitask on mobile phones.

BTW, that all was done with zero setup. Just get the app and go.

Great times indeed.

Where the hell am I?

So many choices to tell you where I am and what type of badge I got for being there.  I now check-in (geo-located post) using Foursquare, Path, HipGeo (it’s new see at http://www.hipgeo.com/kevinhasley), GymPact (I want to win some money), Facebook, Google+ and even Twitter (in limited capacity).  I stopped using GoWalla, Loopt, others… as they started becoming more guidey (and I really don’t want to be guided).

I then check-out everyone else using the same services plus Banjo.

What does this all mean?  With all these services I still do not know where I am…

Screw you spammers

Have you seen the new type of spammers?  They email you if you have things for sale online and say they want to buy it.  They actually dialogue with you and take time and effort to get only 1 thing, your Paypal username. Don’t give it out. These people suck!

I got 2 back-to-back spam emails from a posting I made on MTBR (Mountain Bike Review) site.  I thought these scammers hang out on Craiglist’s list and not bike forums.

Check out the email I got…

Spammer 1 (aka clarkfury@yahoo.com):

“Hi,
     Thanks for getting back to me,am really okay with the condition and price of the item,i am ready and willing to purchase it.and the form of my payment will be by PayPal which you might with.i suppose to come for the test drive and viewing,but due to my work frame i am a navy engineering and currently on the sea to Mexico repairing some wiring fault,and i don’t have access to phone,but if you have more pictures,might want to have some good look.I’ll be responsible for the pick-up and the pick up money will be included in your payment to avoid delay and to enable pick up company to schedule an appropriate time for the pick-up at your location after funds has been received as i have properties to be moved alongside with yours.All i will need is your PayPal email address to make the payment or your info to write the check and then I will make arrangement for pick up.I will be expecting your email.”

Spammer 2 (aka bobbykennyy@gmail.com):

“Thanks for the quick response and I’m satisfied with the condition of the bike..I am OK with the price and i will love to make an instant purchase because i’m buying this bike for my son as a Christmas gift, I’m located in Hillsdale Township MI but due to my occupation as a marine engineer at this moment i am presently working offshore, sometimes access to regular emails and phone calls are very poor in offshore due to inefficiency of the immarsat service. Fortunately the internet access working averagely and i was able to come across the advert of bike . I really want the bike to be a surprise for my son by not disclosing the bike until the delivery is made to him so am sure he will be more than happy with the bike. I don’t mind adding an extra $50 for you to take the advert down from the site so that i can be rest assured that am in hand of the bike. I insisted on PayPal because i don’t have access to my bank account online as i don’t have internet banking, but i can pay from my PayPal account, as i have my bank account attached to it, i will need you to give me your PayPal email address so i can make the payment as soon as possible for the bike and i will be happy to pay PayPal charges and please if you don’t have PayPal account yet, it is very easy to set up, i will like you to go on to http://www.paypal.com and get it set up, after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you use for registration with PayPal so that i can put the money through.

Notice : You don’t need to bother your self about the shipment, i have an international courier shipping company that will come to your location for the pick-up,they will also determine and secure the shipment can be done, because i will be adding some extra fee to the payment which is meant for the shipping and insurance..all you need to do is as soon as you receive the money in your account you will deduct your bike fee and send the rest funds to the shipping company information that will be provided to you in the mean time….So I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the making of the payment.

1.Your PayPal full name.
2.Your PayPal Email Address.
3..Your phone number.

Once again ,I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping. I will have my mover come over as soon as you have your money in your account.”

The sucky thing is, they sound almost legit.

FOR SALE: Cannondale Prophet Mountain Bike Medium (Siemens Team replica) – with extras

This 2006 Cannondale Prophet (M) is a rocket on the trail. This full suspension bike is only ~27 lbs and built for speed. I bought this new and I am the original owner. Bought in France 2006 but it still performs as the day I bought it. This bike is very solid and has only been serviced by bicycle shops.

• Cannondale Alloy size medium 140mm of travel
• Lefty with new “pop” lockout feature 140mm (recently rebuilt by Cannondale)
• Fox Float R rear shock
• Formula Oro front disc brakes @ 180mm
• Haynes El Camino rear disc brakes @ 180mm
• Mavic 321 wheel set with Shimano hubs (also comes with spare Mavic CrossMax SX front/rear wheel set – need serviced)
• Maxxis Ignitor 2.35 tire in rear, Maxxis Ekon 2.35 tire in front
• Shimano M525 or Crank eggbeaters (your choice)
• FSA light weight carbon seatpost and a RASE Black Mamba rapid adjust seatpost
• FSA carbon bars
• SRAM X0 front/rear triggers
• SRAM X9 rear shifter (with extra dropout hangers)
• Shimano XTR front shifter
• Shimano XTR crank
• SRAM chain
• All rear suspension bearings recently replaced

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2012 Tech Predictions

Tell me which one you think I am on target or way off base…

1. iOS and Android market shares will equalize and remain equal for the remainder of the year
2. Apple will not ship iTV
3. Facebook and Amazon to partner in social shopping
4. Major cloud crash will cause widespread loss of data
5. Streaming audio services will start consolidating but there will not be a real winner
6. T-Mobile to get a new CEO, become the next darling carrier network and finally become #2
7. Apple will not replace Google maps with their own mapping product
8. Twitter will be integrated into Facebook
9. Smartphone to grow to 60% in US in 2012
10. Microsoft will buy Hulu