Sanford Change Your SC1 Congressman Effort for Better Transit Hits the Streets

Field outreach workers with Lowcountry Up is Good, PAC began voter contact regarding support of better transit and Dimitri Cherny and opposing reelection of Transit hostile Mark Sanford in the June 12 Republican Primary on June 12.

Transit reduces congestion

Over 750 citizens have had face to face contact at locations in Charleston, James Island, Folly Beach and Mount Pleasant. 170 people participating in the June 5 Transportation meeting in Mt. Pleasant, a community reeling from a three-week localized economic contraction which devastated locally owned (often Republican owned) businesses when the Westbound Wando Bridge was Closed to Traffic.

Some people contacted are making their own copies of the simple black and white cards (PDF) and handing copies out to friends.

One owner of a food and beverage-oriented delivery service downtown met on King Street said traffic congestion is increasing his costs for staff, fuel and reducing the number of deliveries he can make in a day. He blames Sanford’s decision not to support federal funding for local transportation projects: transit and roads.

Talking to the public about Sanford outside Mt. Pleasant Town Hall

Not everyone contacted immediately decided to vote for Cherney, however most said they would research their choices online. We’re happy to hear from Sanford’s other opponent if she’s become a transit supporter.  This is Katie Arrington's web page on Transpiration issues.

We would be even happier to hear from Congressman Sanford with an unequivocal, signed commitment to pursue the 160 million in Federal Matching funds needed to build the Bus Rapid Transit System and the other pending grant requests to upgrade CARTA equipment and facilities as well as his promise to support all existing federal programs which support and might expand local transit service.

We’ve been delivering information to his office in Mt. Pleasant and his office in DC for years.

The grass roots person to person, nose to nose ground campaign will continue until the polls close on Tuesday evening at 7 pm. Early voting in the primary has already started.  Any person with one of 17 reasons why they can’t vote election day can vote now at Charleston County Election Headquartes on Headquarters road in N. Charleston.

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