Ranked Choice Voting Always Beats Winner-Take-All
RCV Always Beats Winner-Take-AllOn a recent weeknight there was yet another demonstration of why we should start using ranked choice voting as soon as we can. The event was billed [...]
Stoney Bird
Stoney Bird has been car-free for the last 20 years. It’s a good way to save money, stay healthy, and have fun when you are going around town. He served for many years as a corporate lawyer. More recently he has been involved in local environmental, transportation and social justice issues.
Articles by Stoney Bird
Ranked Choice Voting Gaining Support From Left and Right
Friday, August 6, was the monthly Art Walk in downtown Bellingham. Kit Muehlman and I were asking people to sign up as supporters of ranked-choice voting. We had a couple of [...]
Ranked-Choice Voting – Let’s Keep It Moving
Over 1,500 Washingtonians signed in “Pro” to the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee’s February 8th hearing on HB 1156, sponsored by Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley. On February 11th, the Committee [...]
Recent comments
"Excellent point, Jon. I’ll try to keep a Dig Once Policy at the forefront in future things that I write. May the City do likewise when planning and carrying [...]
Bellingham Transportation Fund: Time to Renew"Well done, Human Rights Task Force!
Racial Listening Sessions...or Tone Deaf?"All good stuff, James.
Opening Our Streets – A Golden Opportunity"More on what cities around the world are doing to encourage bicycles in the COVID era. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/business/paris-bicycles-commute-coronavirus.html?referringSource=articleShare
Opening Our Streets – A Golden Opportunity"Thanks for your comment, Nicholas. There is actually a group in town working on these things. You can contact them through Walk-Bike-Bus Bellingham on Facebook.
Opening Our Streets – A Golden Opportunity