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Mike Swire fought highway widening, so asphalt-addicted bullies want him kicked off the San Mateo Transportation Authority Community Advisory Committee

His crime? He listens to scientists

https://www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/does-widening-highways-ease-traffic-congestion

Angry car brains are now trying to fire Mike Swire

At 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 10 (today!) in San Carlos (at Samtrans HQ or Zoom), the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) will vote on removing Mike Swire, one of its most vocal critics.

You can sign this letter here:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-smcta-board-from-silencing-critics?source=direct_link&link_id=1&can_id=25b80f35b8285f3fa952daafb4dfd0b4&email_referrer=email_2807548&email_subject=urgent-stop-smcta-from-silencing-highway-widening-advocates

You can also attend the meeting on Zoom or physically.

Thank you so much🙏🙏🙏

  • DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    He was re-appointed today.

    But note this is just a toothless advisory committee, so in the end it really doesn’t matter.