Progressive Groups Slam Metro Survey

A group of non-profits—including Coalition For a Liveable Future, 1000 Friends of Oregon, Bicycle Transportation Alliance, The Audubon Society of Portland, The Bus Project—sent the Metro Council a nasty-gram (PDF) on Jan. 17.

The letter bashes Metro for questions the regional government recently included in its December 19 survey Opt In, sent electronically to nearly 10,000 Metro constituents.

Metro developed Opt In last year as a way of soliciting input from Republicans and residents of Washington and Clackamas counties, rather than hearing what's being said in the Multnomah County echo chamber.

Here's the meat of the critics' concerns:

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