Adler commits to "transparent and available" transportation bond implementation process...

"The end of a thing is better than its beginning;
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit."
Ecclesiastes 7:8

Confession: Given his recent support for Ellen Troxclair's "affordability road map," Mayor Adler is on our good side at the moment.  That being said, we asked him about a recent report about the implementation of the 2016 transportation bond at this morning's trib event.  Our question begins at the 42:00 minute mark of the video.

On a separate note, we thought this was the best performance we've seen from Evan Smith in awhile; he hammered the Mayor on ridesharing and short rentals.

Most of the rest of the discussion was standard company line:



Highlights:

• Gives company line on Uber/Lyft.
• "Competitive market"
• Blah, blah "innovation."
• Same old discredited spin about fingerprinting in NYC and Houston.
• New companies "don't have the same reach."
• Author's Note: No [REDACTED] Sherlock
• Government and companies "need to work together."
• Author's Note: What could POSSIBLY go wrong?!?
• "Innovative validator badge."
• Blah, blah: "Innovating too fast"....

• Claims innovative companies want to be here because of council policies.
• Council policies = "Spirit and soul" of community.

• Same tiresome "local control" argument we hear over and over again.

• Long discussion of privacy act.
• "Created by God just the way you are."
• Author's Note: No mayor, you're not good "just the way you are."  Everyone falls short "just the way you are"...that's the whole point of the cross!!!  Don't make us do another theology lesson during citizen's communication.

• Long discussion of school finance.

• Long discussion of sanctuary cities.
• "City will follow the law" if it passes lege.

Q&A:

• Gives company line on 2016 transportation bond.

• Dodges question re: potential 2018 transportation bond.

• 2016 bond implementation will be most transparent implementation ever.
• Author's Note I: We shall see.
• Author's Note II: If they want to come back with another ask in November 2018, they better have something tangible to show for what they already got by June of that year.

• Gives company line on Short Term Rentals.
• Evan calls BS on distinction between short and long term rentals.

• CodeNext: Need more people living along corridors.
• Need other population centers besides downtown.
• Author's Note: See his 97% quote here.