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Tinto St. Boulevard Dispute: Tinto St. Boulevard Dispute: A NeverA Never--ending Story?ending Story?

The Normative Implications of The Normative Implications of Regional Organization of Metropolitan RegionsRegional Organization of Metropolitan Regions

VancouverB.CVancouverB.C. .

May 27, 2011 May 27, 2011

Tara Ney, Tara Ney, Ph.D.,R.PsychPh.D.,R.Psych..Assistant ProfessorAssistant Professor

University of VictoriaUniversity of Victoria

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Protesting in Oak BayProtesting in Oak Bay

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Who makes everyday Who makes everyday governance?governance?

Elected people?Elected people?

Administrators Administrators --technicians?technicians?

Citizens?Citizens?

TINTO TINTO STREETSTREET

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TINTO TINTO ST.ST.

Tinto Tinto St: St:

Parking Parking ororor or

Green Green Space?Space?

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DRAGON’S TEETHDRAGON’S TEETH

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Community MeetingCommunity Meeting

Community Meeting NoticeCommunity Meeting Notice

“Say Farewell “Say Farewell to Tinto to Tinto St ”St ”Stones”Stones”

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“Tinto St. “Tinto St. Stones to Stay Stones to Stay

Put, Put, For Now”For Now”

“All grassy areas “All grassy areas between signs between signs

and east of path and east of path are used by cars are used by cars for parkingfor parking AllAllfor parking.for parking. All All seven signs are seven signs are

ineffective. . ineffective. . .”.” ((Resident, Resident,

September 25, 2010September 25, 2010))

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“I gave you a plan about 16 years ago, “I gave you a plan about 16 years ago, grass, curb and angle parking....still the grass, curb and angle parking....still the best solution and will look the nicest. . .”best solution and will look the nicest. . .”

(Resident, Tinto St.)(Resident, Tinto St.)

“Tinto solution “Tinto solution has bugs to has bugs to work out”work out”

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Another Solution?Another Solution?

“. . . “. . . I've attached photo's of today's I've attached photo's of today's TRAIN WRECK . . .” TRAIN WRECK . . .” (Resident, Tinto St.)(Resident, Tinto St.)

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“What do you suggest we do to stop this weekly event right “What do you suggest we do to stop this weekly event right now?” now?” (Resident, Tinto St.)(Resident, Tinto St.)

“Please“Please tell me that the municipality will be putting something in tell me that the municipality will be putting something in place of the rocks immediately so we don't have to deal with these place of the rocks immediately so we don't have to deal with these

neanderthalsneanderthals on an onon an on--going basis. “ (Resident, Tinto St.)going basis. “ (Resident, Tinto St.)

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Open Open Government: Government: The NeverThe Never--

Ending Story?Ending Story?

OPEN GOVERNMENTOPEN GOVERNMENT

PAY ATTENTOIN TO THE PROCESS AND PAY ATTENTOIN TO THE PROCESS AND SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS

STAY ENGAGEDSTAY ENGAGED

BE BRAVEBE BRAVE BE BRAVEBE BRAVE

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Change is disturbing when Change is disturbing when it is done to us, exhilarating it is done to us, exhilarating

h it i d bh it i d bwhen it is done by uswhen it is done by us——RosabethRosabeth Moss Moss KanterKanter