The HandyDART Riders’ Alliance will continue to campaign for more HandyDART service provided by dedicated professionals after the referendum regardless of the outcome. We will also work to get an elected and accountable TransLink board again. A Yes vote is not the end; it is just a start in the right direction!
In this Newsletter: 1) Have you Voted Yet? 2) Leafletting Sat. May 23 3) HRA in the News 4) Are your friends getting these updates?
1) Friday May 22 is the last day you can mail your ballot and be sure of it getting counted. Ballots must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) by Friday May 29. However, ballots can still be dropped off at Elections BC service offices until Friday May 29 at 8 pm. See www.elections.bc.ca/plebiscite/where.html
2) Please join us on Saturday May 23 from 11 am to 1pm in front of the Broadway-City Hall Canada Line Station (Broadway and Cambie) in Vancouver. Many people won’t vote until the last minute, so we are going to be reaching out to the public again. And we need your help! Just look for the bright yellow signs.
3) HandyDART Riders’ Alliance in the news:
Georgia Straight – “No” vote in transit referendum would hurt HandyDART, advocate says http://www.straight.com/news/450636/no-vote-transit-referendum-would-hurt-handydart-advocate-says
Vancouver Courier – A Yes vote is good but only a start (By HRA board member Bet Tuason, with Maria Robinson) www.vancourier.com/opinion/soapbox-a-yes-vote-is-good-but-only-a-start-1.1936172
4) Ask your fellow HandyDART riders, and friends and family to sign up for HandyDART Riders Alliance updates.
The HandyDART Riders’ Alliance needs more supporters to be more successful in getting better HandyDART and accessible transit service. Please ask people you know to sign up for our newsletter and ‘like’ our Facebook page at https://handydartriders.ca/?page_id=12