> NoMaLivableStreets.org
>
> R
>
> RoughAcres/RL McKee
> 447 Fort Washington Avenue, Suite 63
> New York, NY 10033
> M: 917.526.0050 • E: rlmckee@...
> __________________________________
> Principal, RLM Marketing & Advertising
> Member, Community Board 12 (Manhattan)
> Member, Northern Manhattan Photography Group
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 9, 2009, at 8:41 PM, Brad Conover wrote:
>
>> I am not yet there, moving from Eastside to Wash Heights this  
>> month, don't know history of group etc, but would vote for a domain  
>> name that is inclusive of Washington Heights unless it is intended  
>> to split group.
>> brad
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Jonathan Rabinowitz <jonathan.rabinowitz@...>
>> To: inwood-livable-streets-discussion@...
>> Sent: Friday, October 9, 2009 7:18:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Inwood Livable Streets discussion] ILS Outreach
>>
>> All,
>>
>> survey monkey is convenient for simple free polling. I vote for
>> inwoodlivablestreets.org
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aaronewolfe@...>  
>> wrote:
>>> We're waiting for ILS to turn on the private pages.
>>>
>>> In the mean time we could easily set up a free survey off-site  
>>> somewhere.
>>>
>>> Do we have a list of all member emails, or do we have the ability to
>>> send to all?
>>>
>>> Aaron
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Marjorie J. Clarke, Ph.D.
>>> <mclarke@...> wrote:
>>>> I don't know how many of our members actually 1) receive, 2) read  
>>>> these
>>>> discussion emails.  Then only a fraction of those are writing or  
>>>> voting.  If
>>>> we choose a domain name, we want to stick with it.  Even the dot  
>>>> com isn't a
>>>> bank breaker at $10 and change per year.  But we need to have a  
>>>> way to
>>>> assess what the group thinks.
>>>>
>>>> At 02:42 PM 10/9/2009, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Regarding accomplishments, I don't think it's been mentioned here  
>>>> that
>>>> the 2 sinkholes on the west side path north of 181st have been  
>>>> fixed.
>>>> I know that wasn't just us, but we were also on it. I may have a
>>>> picture or 2.
>>>>
>>>> I'd be happy to buy the first year's registration if we want to  
>>>> get a
>>>> .com domain.
>>>>
>>>> Aaron
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Marjorie J. Clarke, Ph.D.
>>>> <mclarke@...> wrote:
>>>>> The previous email about us not being on the WHIC website  
>>>>> indicate how
>>>>> Inwood and its organizations tends to be forgotten unless you  
>>>>> are already
>>>>> an
>>>>> institution.  This can and should be changed, and it just  
>>>>> requires that we
>>>>> outreach.  We'd want to list our accomplishments somewhere on  
>>>>> the site.
>>>>> We
>>>>> do have the list of our goals, which is good.  I keep thinking  
>>>>> we need to
>>>>> address the logo and outreach issue.  It's not hard to make up  
>>>>> business
>>>>> cards to give out.  Brochures would cost more.  But we want to  
>>>>> have the
>>>>> domain name issue dealt with before we start on making cards and
>>>>> brochures.
>>>>>
>>>>> I deal with GoDaddy, which is an old established outfit.  I have  
>>>>> 4 sites
>>>>> with them, including RING.
>>>>> http://www.godaddy.com/default.aspx?isc=icann99ad&ci=16516
>>>>>
>>>>> I did a search for inwoodlivablestreets and pulled up this:
>>>>> http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults.aspx?ci=12014&isc=icann99ad
>>>>>
>>>>> It's unorthodox, but the .info domain is only 89 cents to buy  
>>>>> the domain
>>>>> for
>>>>> a year.  The .org would be more conventional but costs more.   
>>>>> They usually
>>>>> offer multiple-year contracts as well.  It's all about what is  
>>>>> easy to
>>>>> remember and type.  I can't imagine that the livable streets  
>>>>> outfit should
>>>>> care if we buy a domain to point to their site.
>>>>>
>>>>> This brings up the issue of finances and fundraising as well.   
>>>>> Not that 89
>>>>> cents will break us, but this is the time of year that  
>>>>> organizations start
>>>>> talking to Councilmembers for next year's funding.  I am very  
>>>>> interested
>>>>> to
>>>>> do studies of the local area which can be used to inform  
>>>>> decision-makers
>>>>> (e.g., videotaping cars at the Broadway bridge and the Riverside  
>>>>> Drive
>>>>> entrance/exit to the HH Parkway to find out what percentage of  
>>>>> people are
>>>>> probably avoiding the tolls.  Maybe there are other things we  
>>>>> want to do
>>>>> that Robert Jackson can help out with.  Then there's Scott  
>>>>> Stringer...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Recommended viewing for the 21st century:  www.storyofstuff.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Maggie Clarke, Ph.D.
>>>>> www.MaggieClarkeEnvironmental.com
>>>>> Environmental Scientist, Educator
>>>>> mclarke@...
>>>>> New York City

| JEREMY R. GINSBURG
| e-mail:  jginsbu@...
| "What we can't say we can't say, and we can't whistle it either." - 
F.P. Ramsey