Mosiman’s latest news release for his boss, Mayor Pave.
And the Wisconsin State Journal’s rightist editors are hearing footsteps…..
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Mayor Pave Outsources Press Officer Position to Wisconsin State Journal
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Edgewater: Mosiman Churns Out Hammes PR
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Once again, Dean Mosiman pumps out what could easily pass as a corporate PR piece straight out of Bob Dunn’s office.
It doesn’t even rise to the level of stenographic journalism. Pitiful.
Too bad our Plan Commission is packed with people who simply don’t understand the concept of appropriate scale.
Then there is Herr Schumacher, bossy & derisive as ever, labeling a proposal to bring the project into proportion with its context, “borderline absurd.”
Borderline might better describe the view he sees in the mirror.
At least the UDC still has a large minority who understand the issue of context. Unfortunately, it was a minority. And we got no help when it counted from my own alder, Marsha Rummel, on this one. (It has become abundantly clear that spatial, contextual issues are not her forte, nor does she seem interested in ramping up that knowledge. But as I explained in my last post, that is a weakness most progressives cling to.)
Unbelievable just how easily progressives cave.
Mayor Pave Drives Off A Budgetary Cliff
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Wisconsin State Journal headline screams:
“Madison to face budget deficit for the first time in at least 20 years.”
Wow. We had no idea this was coming, now did we?
As usual, Dean “the last journalist standing” Mosiman gives Mayor Pave a pass, and fails to address the root cause of the emerging budget catastrophe: Mayor Pave’s paving proclivities. (I guess sycophancy pays off).
For a better perspective on how paving has produced this very-predicted budget catastrophe check out this key quote from that abovelinked November 2008 Op-Ed regarding 2009′s budget:
This is a highway-heavy road budget, as anti-green as it gets. And when I say anti-green, I’m not necessarily talking about the tree-hugging kind. This budget is bad for our economy. The emphasis on cul-de-sacs, cars and sprawl sets us up for broken budgets forever.
Forever just started.
And forever is getting worse given 2010′s continued paving spree (more critique here).
Note to Madison’s pliant council: You can’t go on jacking up paving budgets by double digits, year after year, and expect to achieve responsible budgets. You simply cannot. Cut up the credit card (i.e., rein in all that roadbuilding debt), sharpen your pencils, and set up a budget that is within your means. You’ll find that supporting deathmobiling to the exclusion of all else just won’t be sustainable economically, much less environmentally.
Mayor Pave Kills Bus Ridership
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Gee, ya think? The MSM finally catches up to what we’ve all been saying would happen for years now, and most especially during the last budget cycle when Mayor Pave rammed through a draconian 33% increase in bus fares. Fares go up; ridership goes down. It’s the ol’ supply & demand. Econ 101, people.
But the MSM never would have noticed it had former alder–and Mayor Pave’s bête noir– Brenda Konkel not posted her analysis last Friday. Once again, the intrepid blogging masses are driving the news cycle and keeping lazy journalists in check. I mean, that article was sheer sycophancy. Not one person outside of the mayor’s circle was quoted. I’m predicting that Joe Tarr will be the next communications director for Mayor Pave.
In any case, looking at the numbers on ridership, I said as much in an Isthmus column last year before budget time:
The loss of bus ridership due to rising fares and declining service means more congestion, longer commute times and less available parking for everyone who drives.
A lot of us said as much. Too bad we’ve got a mayor who is incapable of listening. To sense.