Election Day!

Jud & Jane in the Big-Rig

Our groovy mayoral candidate, Tyler Allen, is out talking to voters this morning. He'll be voting himself at Chenoweth Elementary at 10 am, btw, if you want to catch up with him.

In the meantime, the HQ is hoppin'! Tyler's pastor, Jud Hendrix, and friend Jayne Culp (Today's her birthday!), just disembarked on their mission of driving the Tyler Big-Rig about town. I told them to head to Dixie Highway but I'm hoping they are thoughtful and go get us some donuts first. A big truckload of donuts. Yes. I don't know what Jud's doing with his fingers. I think it's a TA? Or a peace sign with a T.

If you have anytime to volunteer today, just stop by the headquarters. Also, we still need a Big-Rig drivers for 2 shifts- 1230-230 & 230-430! Call HQ if this is you- 502-742-8252.

Finally, don't forget our election return party tonight. It will be from 7-10 pm at BBC, 636 East Main Street, beside our HQ. Peace.

Crunch-time Video Share!

We need you to share this video with EVERYONE on your email list. Together, we can MAKE THIS HAPPEN!



Also, here's a link to a light Q&A that Tyler did with louisville.com: LINK

Crunch-time Saturday Craziness

Tyler started the day at Joni Jenkins Breakfast of Champions in Shively.


Here's why a couple folks at today's Butchertown Art Fair are voting for Tyler Allen for Mayor:


And some pictures:

Another Citizen Endorsement...

Eric Hansen tells "Why Tyler" for Louisville Mayor 2010

Nice little endorsement yesterday from Eric Hansen, AIA...



Also, we'll be canvassing tonight in the West End and in the Highlands. For more information about how you can help, check out our canvassing schedule or contact Curt Morrison 502-403-9498, curt@tyler4mayor.com!

Also, the campaign now has a BIG TRUCK! YAY!

Sign Fun in Indiana!

No Tolls Press Conference this Morning

Candidates Jackie Green, Shannon White, Chris Thieneman, and Jonathan Robertson joined Tyler Allen at a press conference this morning before the Bi-State Authority meeting. The press conference was organized by the group "Say No to Tolls."

Today's meeting had a different format than the last one, with public input coming last after the meeting. Most of the networks were there this morning so check out tonight's news! Marcus Green with the CJ already has put up a little on it: LINK

Team Tyler Pegasus Parade

3 More Reasons People are Voting for Tyler Allen

We can do better

Tyler Allen and a couple staffers made it to St. Louis Monday morning, and this is what they discovered:

3 County Clerk's Offices Open for Last Minute Registration!

There are three County Clerk's offices open until 6:30 pm for you to drop off your registration cards! They are:

200 Juneau, Middletown

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4919 Dixie Highway, Shively

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7505 Outer Loop

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For more information, check out the Clerk's office site: LINK

Old Louisville Mayoral Forum

Tyler was one of 9 candidates that made it to the forum yesterday hosted by The Chapel of St. Phillips on Woodbine St. in Old Louisville. What was really neat about this forum is that the vast majority of the attendees came on foot. A sustainable, walkable inner-city neighborhood- So inspiring!


Media coverage of the event:

For whom the bridge tolls...

"...We need something different, and I need your help to send a powerful message that the future of Louisville can be better and smarter. I need your help on May 18th. A vote for Tyler Allen for mayor of the city of Louisville will bring us that different future..."

TOLLS R 4 TROLLS!

Thanks in large part to our sitting Metro Council (See R-127-07-09), the Bi-State Authority believes they can legally create tolls on existing bridges to finance the misguided Ohio River Bridges Project. Instead, let's chart a new future for our community that involves respecting existing neighborhoods and modern mass transit, for example.

If you're interested in attending the Bi-State Authority meeting that's being held tomorrow (Thursday, April 8), meet up with us at 8:30 am at our campaign headquarters, 600 E. Main St, for coffee, donuts and informal discussion.

Then we'll carpool over and make our voice heard. If you have something to tell the "Authority," they're saying they'll let anyone that wants to speak have up to 5 minutes to do so. So write down your thoughts and come prepared! facebook event: LINK

What's next with the Bi-State Authority?

"...What Allen, Green and (to a lesser extent) White understand that their better-polling peers do not is that the bridges project isn’t just about bridges: It encompasses more elements of mayoral purview than any of the other manufactured “issues” that have so far dominated this race..." - Jonathan Meador, LEO Weekly

When we saw Jonathan show up to cover the last NPP meeting, we knew a fiery follow-up would ensue. Go to HERE for his entire coverage of the event that was hosted at St. Joseph's in Butchertown just over a week ago.

So what's next?...Well, we figured since the Bi-State (TOLLING) Authority is MAKING DECISIONS ON THE MOST VITAL ISSUE FACING LOUISVILLE'S FUTURE, it would be kind of important to attend the meeting.

We are hosting a coffee and donut reception at our campaign headquarters, 600 E. Main St. (the old Billy Goat Strut Building), Thursday from 8:30 am- 9am, then we'll be carpooling to New Albany to attend the meeting that starts at 10 am and supposed to be over by Noon. If you want to carpool with us, by all means come on down. (Candidate or party affiliation doesn't matter!) RSVP on facebook if ya wanna see who else is coming: LINK

Pictures from Easter Parade

IMG_5310, originally uploaded by tyler4mayor.

More pictures on the campaign flickr: LINK
Or of course, they're also on facebook: LINK

Campaign excitement! Be a part of it!

Hope you had a fabulous weekend! We sure had an amazing presence at the Easter Parade Saturday. Pictures and video will be up on the blog in the coming days! So here's what's next - We have three major projects this week in which we need your help!:

Our most ambitious project is a full-on effort Monday-Wednesday to get out a heck-ton of signs to people that we know want them already. We need folks willing to work in the headquarters putting together routes on the google map machine, also actually putting together, as well as volunteers to deliver them all over town. Stop in the office Mon-Wed 9 am-6 pm to help with this very vital project!
facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107910429241423&ref=nf

Second, we want to do some canvassing of the Highlands Tues-Thursday afternoons.
facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114478388568659&index=1

Third, we'd like to have some supporters join us Thursday morning to carpool to the Bi-State Tolling Authority meeting at IUS. We're meeting at the headquarters Thursday morning at 8:30 am. There will be donuts and coffee, of course! There's a twist to this that we'll be filling you in on Thursday morning.
facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113890148622052&index=1

For more info, contact our volunteer coordinator:
Curtis Morrison
Tyler Allen for Mayor
600 E. Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202
502.742.8252 (headquarters)
502.403.9498 (cell)

J-town Awesomeness

Following this mornings Easter Parade (Extensive media to follow in coming days), Tyler made it out to the Jeffersontown EasterFest where Radio Disney was entertaining the kiddos with music, games and prizes. Tyler's business, USA Image Technologies, is actually located in J-town.

More than one supporter brought to Tyler's attention that a huge factor in Louisville's economic challenges is the lack of an East-end bridge. One lady we talked to said that her friends and family in Ohio and California have inquired to her what's wrong with Louisville because we can't seem "to finish our expressway." There's a clear consensus, like Tyler's said all along, to "Build the East End Bridge Now," and the only way that can happen is if we elect leadership that cares what ALL Louisvillians have to say, and are not beholden to the voices of only a few.

Gallery Hop Awesomeness

Made it to the Derby Hop. Here Tyler is pictured with gallery-owner and supporter, Chuck Swanson. Also made it to Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, and the Urban Design Studio. After a great night at the hop, this was Tyler's tweet:

"this city is way cool on trolley hop night... east market would be wrecked by 15 yrs of construction for a 23 lane wide spaghetti junction"

We simply can't allow that to happen. There is a better way.