The Dallas Morning News.
This post isn't about upcoming elections in four cities to withdraw from DART. For that, see "DART Plays Chicken with Plano". No, this post is about how Plano is getting input from Plano's residents. According to The Dallas Morning News, "Plano is also forming a citizen's committee to look at the future of its regional transit. The Collin County Connects Committee will explore alternative transit options and providers, according to Plano's transit site. Each of Plano's eight City Council members will appoint one Plano resident to serve on the committee."
This is how the City of Dallas appointed its own ad hoc charter review commission. See "Council Recap: Charter Review Commission". I said then, "Every councilmember gets their say. They can't be outvoted. The procedure is also transparent. Maybe we should call this a "best practice" and adopt it ourselves." Now that I see Plano using this method, too, I'm becoming more convinced other cities consider it a best practice, something the Richardson City Council claims to value. At least enough to use the term "best practices" four times in the council's own goals.
It's time we try the method here in Richardson, too. It at least deserves serious consideration. It deserves talking with Plano and Dallas council members for their assessment of the pros and cons of the system they use. It deserves a trial run. It's past due.
"A method that works,
Transparent and well-vetted,
Try it now, at least."
—h/t ChatGPT
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