<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Thanks for the link, Paul. As to the democracy comment from Eric : Democracy is a big and important word, in my mind. Like sustainable development. Something to strive for. I think the poll would have more to do with democracy if the primary  arguments  would be easily available as links from the poll.  Also I think options like the following are missing : * The main thing is to get more activity and input, especially  from the "Global South". * More input from Asia is what I want. Excluding other inputs from the Global South is not what I want though * Global North centric activity should be toned down  * I do not know / not sure * Not interested And perhaps polls like this one should cater for a first, second and third priority choice. To illustrate with a U.S.A.  centric example (although I am not from the US) : Some persons would like to elect  Ralph Nader, and show their preference for him as president,  but in the (probable) event that he does not win, they would prefer to weigh in with the democrat candidate rather than the republican. I know I am stretching it. But democracy is worth streching for. Best Regards, Morten --- On Thu, 11/6/09, Paul Barter <paulbarter@nus.edu.sg> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> From: Paul Barter <paulbarter@nus.edu.sg> Subject: [sustran] Re: Only three days left to give your views To: Sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org Date: Thursday, 11 June, 2009, 9:17 AM <div id="yiv1310788329"> <style>  </style> <div class="Section1"> It may seem daunting to go and find the opinion poll on World Streets.   So here is a link that will take you straight there.   Visit <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/kuebe9">http://tinyurl.com/kuebe9</a>  to go to vote for your preferred choice for the geographical focus of sustran-discuss.   Paul   <div> Paul A. Barter | Assistant Professor | LKY School of Public Policy National University of Singapore | 469C Bukit Timah Road | Singapore 259772 | Tel: +65-6516 3324 | Fax: +65-6778 1020 | <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:paulbarter@nus.edu.sg" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=paulbarter@nus.edu.sg">paulbarter@nus.edu.sg</a> | <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx">http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/Faculty_Paul_Barter.aspx</a>  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://reinventingtransport.blogspot.com/">http://reinventingtransport.blogspot.com/</a> </div>   <div> <div style="border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt medium medium; padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;"> From: sustran-discuss-bounces+sppbpa=nus.edu.sg@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+sppbpa=nus.edu.sg@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Eric Britton Sent: Thursday, 11 June 2009 4:06 PM To: Sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org Subject: [sustran] Only three days left to give your views </div> </div>   The Sustran geo focus poll over at World Streets – <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.worldstreets.org">www.worldstreets.org</a>, a bit down on the left menu – is giving some surprising results. Surprising to me at least. Wow!   One of the things about democracy is that it teaches.   Don’t forget to make your voice heard. A two minute deal for Sustran. Sustran deserves it.   Eric Britton                            World Streets (Plan B) <img id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:1.410010266@web51007.mail.re2.yahoo.com" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01C8DAF3.F7EBC130" border="0" width="243" height="210">                 Technology transforms time and space                                              . . . and our minds     New Mobility Partnerships  – <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.newmobility.org/">http://www.newmobility.org</a>        & check out World Streets -- <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.worldstreets.org/">www.Worldstreets.org</a>       Europe:   8/10 rue Joseph Bara,     75006 Paris,  France            T:  +331 4326 1323  or  +339 7044 4179   Skype: ericbritton       USA:      9440 Readcrest Drive   Los Angeles, CA  90210               T:  +1 310 601-8468    Skype : newmobility   </div> </div> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- <div class="plainMail">-------------------------------------------------------- To search the archives of sustran-discuss visit <a href="http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014715651517519735401:ijjtzwbu_ss</a> -------------------------------------------------------- If you get sustran-discuss via YAHOOGROUPS, please go to <a href="http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss" target="_blank">http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss</a> to join the real sustran-discuss and get full membership rights. ================================================================ SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global South'). </div></blockquote></td></tr></table>