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Spread the Word With ‘Vote Yes On Monorail’ Posters
Posters
We’ve designed a series of posters to get the good word out there. Print these out and staple them to every telephone pole and bulletin board you can find.
Download the Vote Yes on Monorail Posters
Adopt Your Neighborhood
Adopt your neighborhood and make sure it’s covered. Post in the comments as to what area you’re going to be responsible for. If you don’t have a way to print these out yourself, just let us know and we’ll get some to you.
Have a thought provoking line you think would work on these posters? Send it in or leave it in the comments.
Some General Advice on Postering
1. Get a good staple hammer. If you don’t have one and need one, let us know. We’re filing with the PDC to become an official group so that we can buy a bunch of them and hand them out to those who are ready to paint the town monorail.
2. Don’t poster over someone else’s stuff. Their band is important to them.
3. There are actual city rules on postering. It’s worth printing them out so that when someone yells at you and claims you can’t poster, you can hand them a copy and just keep walking to the next pole.
A Quick Look at All the Posters
October 8th, 2005 at 3:22 am
[...] As the Seattle Times has recently noted, people on both sides of the Seattle Monorail issue are beginning to mobilize. Those crazy kids at 2045 Seattle recently unveiled a set of posters to cover the city. My favorite? I like “Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (That’s Five Times I Told You Yes)” and “When Leaders Fail The People Lead”. [...]
October 8th, 2005 at 8:07 am
You’re doing fantastic work. i’m around wallingford (50th to 56th, Latona to Meridian) and will try to put up as many as possible. It makes me sick to my stomach to think this great transit project might not make it. Thanks!
October 8th, 2005 at 8:23 am
these are cool!
i chose YesYesYesetc, Wetsuits & Bush likes Gas
on my way to photocopy AMAIGMF
(as many as i got money for)
Thanks!!!
October 8th, 2005 at 9:33 am
None of the posters address opposition from people in Ballard that are disappointed that the shortened line does not go to Ballard and Crown Hill. There should be a poster that points out that “Yes” means the all-important first step to reach Ballard; that the next phase will extend the Green Line to Ballard.
I also have a concern about some of the posters involving other political issues (Bush, oil companies, Hummers, etc.) that could alienate supporters of those issues and turn them against the monorail.
October 8th, 2005 at 12:32 pm
Hey Bob,
Basically, we hope that everyone will pick the poster’s that they feel are right for their area area. For instance, some of the people postering up in the University District will find great use in the one that mentions ex-oilman Bush while someone in Ballard may find a different poster works for them. We ask that those who poster their neighborhoods, know their neighborhoods and make the best decision they can.
We also did some research into the demographics of off year elections and the casual voters don’t turn out in very strong numbers. Rallying the passions of your base is what you have to do and we’re hoping to ignite the minds of those people.
October 8th, 2005 at 12:46 pm
Also, as for a poster that address the phasing of the line, if anyone can think of a good tagline, send it in and we’ll add it to the mix.
October 10th, 2005 at 1:11 am
We can’t extend what we don’t start
We have to start before we can extend
Extensions are easier after starting
If we don’t start, we can’t extend
October 13th, 2005 at 11:59 am
“Bush Likes it when you by gas” What does this mean? Are we suppose to vote “yes” to spite our president? I am all for the monorail, but seeing that poster makes me feel like voting “yes” is juvenile.
October 14th, 2005 at 11:57 am
Why don’t your posters show what the proposed monorail would actually look like? I can understand why you’d use an image of sleeker and much larger trains on your campaign posters, but it seems a bit disingenuous.
October 14th, 2005 at 6:35 pm
Hey Robin,
We used that picture because it was a well taken photo, we had the rights to use it and it was of a high enough resolution for print. That said, it’s just there to represent elevated transit. I actually think the Hitachi trains in the current proposal are more attractive, but the reality is few are concerned what train is running, they just want a train running.
October 14th, 2005 at 6:37 pm
Cory, the Bush poster is meant to remind people that their cars support oil men like Bush, and result a serious clash between our ideals and our behavior in Seattle.