Partners for Progress Mayoral Candidate Forum

During the Partners for Progress Mayoral Candidate Forum today, Tyler talked about a host of issues affecting Louisville & the West end, specifically, but was quoted by the Courier-Journal on just one, their favorite:

"Businessman Tyler Allen, another Democrat, has been a leader of the group 8664, which advocates a surface-level parkway downtown to replace Interstate 64 and building one new Ohio River bridge — in eastern Jefferson County — and not a downtown span.

He told the forum that it’s time for 'new perspectives' on problems and issues. He said he doesn’t want unelected boards to make decisions on issues — such whether to use tolls to pay for new bridges — that affect everyone."

Here's the full story: LINK. While transportation is not the only issue that our candidate cares about, it's a pretty vital issue to Louisville's future, and there's absolutely nothing wrong for being the smartest guy in the room on that subject. In fact, it's a good thing. That parkway that the story gave mention to, well, it would be a graceful tool for connecting our community. Here's what it would look like:

Pete Kirven tells us "Why Tyler" for Mayor in 2010

F.A.T. Friday Volunteers make commercial!

Yes, volunteers are allowed to make commercials. You'll find this kind of innovation only on the Tyler4Mayor campaign, though.



We were stoked to find out tonight that Crescent Hill and Clifton are overflowing with Tyler Allen for Mayor supporters! Like everyone wanted a sticker! And the couple folks that just wanted literature and no sticker, well, we know they're probably at home kicking themselves for not getting the sticker when they could have. It's okay, there's always more opportunities to get stickers:

Saturday, March 27, 945AM-  NOON
N.P.P Planning Group Meeting, St. Joseph's Church

Wednesday, March 31, 6:30PM-8PM
GLOW Mayoral Forum, Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St.

Saturday, April 3, 11AM-4PM
TEAM TYLER EASTER PARADE

The buck will stop with me.

Tyler Allen held a press conference this morning on the release of the audit of Louisville by State Auditor Crit Luallen. Find out more here.

Following the audit's release, here's the letter Tyler sent out to supporters today:

Dear Supporter,

It seems appropriate after this weekend's CJ story on the state audit of the city to talk to you about openness and transparency in our city government and community decisions. Now is a really important time for all our citizens to pitch in and help solve the problems facing our city. But, if people feel they can't trust how decisions are being made or how their tax money is being spent, then it's hard for them to feel engaged.

After so long with the same people running the show, it's understandable that folks would be disengaged and mistrustful (and yes, still undecided). Citizens want answers. Are city agencies tracking and spending tax dollars wisely? Why was a contract with Cordish approved that doesn't permit us to audit how they spend city money? How did income from the city-owned Slugger Field fund a downtown development agency without Metro Council approval? An unelected committee was allowed to choose an arena site that cost an extra $115 million? People are frustrated, as they should be.

And now we have an unelected tolling authority, lobbied for by our Mayor and rubber stamped by our Metro Council. This Tolling Authority has been given the power to impose what could be one of the largest tax increases in our history to pay for the obscenely expensive $2 billion, 23-lane wide Spaghetti Junction...just so we can finally build an East End Bridge. Enough is enough.

On my watch this won't be the way things work. We won't be lead by unelected committees designed to shield our elected leaders from responsibility. As your Mayor, I will step up and lead. I will put forth a vision and build a consensus to get things done. The buck will stop with me.

If this is the kind of leadership you've been waiting for, then I need your help to win this race. My track record of standing up to powerful interests is what distinguishes me from the field. Please join my team now.

Peace,
Tyler

Click here, to join Team Tyler and elect the leader that stands up to powerful interests.

duPont Manual Teen Forum / Deep Down Documentary

Thursday Tyler attended the Manual High School Teen Mayor Forum, covered by WFPL: (LINK), and by John LaFollette with louisvillemojo: (LINK) One student present, Lilly, told Tyler he was the sassiest candidate and she liked that. SWEET! Here's two pictures from the forum.

Tyler also stopped in Friday night to see a viewing of the movie Deep Down Documentary, sponsored by KFTC.

KFTC board member Becki Winchel said she really appreciated him not only coming for the movie, but staying around for the panel discussion, too. To find out more about the amazing work of KFTC, check out their website: (LINK)

Tyler Allen Show

The campaign likes to call it the "Weekly USTREAM Broadcast"- but I just don't think that's as fun as the "Tyler Allen Show." What do you think?



Today's broadcast was a little short. Tyler was rushed because this broadcast followed his attendance at the Manual High School Teen Mayor Forum, covered by WFPL: (LINK). Some of the students present told Tyler he was the sassiest candidate and they liked that. SWEET!

Allen & Thieneman

Tyler Allen and Chris Thieneman both were guests on the myviewmatters radio show tonight, hosted by Ed Martin and Ed Springston. Besides all 4 people in the room being on the ballot in this election, they are also all known for questioning authority, so it was a neat little group. Allen and Thieneman have stuff in common, like both are not liked by the Courier-Journal. Both want the East-end bridge built first.

One difference that sets these two candidates apart was made clear tonight:
Thieneman thinks Hal Heiner taking jobs to Indiana is a problem. Tyler is a regional thinker that realizes if we do what we are supposed to, there are jobs all over the place, and we don't have to be in-fighting within our own region.

Rick Redding followed along with a play by play. Go to here to see > louisvillemojo And of course, a picture of Tyler between trouble-makers Ed Martin and Ed Springston.

------UPDATE MARCH 17, 11:27 PM----------
The radio show is now archived if you wanna go listen for yourself: myviewmatters
------UPDATE MARCH 18, 8:00 PM-----------
I incorrectly identified Rick Redding as the louisvillemojo.com blogger that wrote about the show. It was, in fact, the talented John LaFollette. My apologies!

LEO Fatlip makes us crave ice cream /Urban League Forum Recap

The LEO's Jonathan Meador doesn't hold back, and we heart him for this so much we want to celebrate with ice cream and cookies. Here's a snip but check out the whole blog entry: (LINK)

"...In fact, so great is The Courier-Journal’s disdain for any thoughtful opposition to this terrible plan that they effectively fucked up their own “interview” with Democratic mayoral primary candidate (and co-founder of 8664) Tyler Allen. Earlier this morning, Allen was subjected to a half-hour’s worth of bridges-related questioning despite the fact that Allen could’ve probably talked about a lot of other things besides transportation, but whatever: The C-J was out for blood...."

Tyler Allen, who is used to a little bit of rough play from the Courier Journal, joined fellow candidates Greg Fischer, Lisa Moxley, Greg Fischer, Chris Theineman, Connie Marshall, Hal Heiner and Shannon White in a Tuesday-night forum sponsored by the Urban League and hosted by Meyzeek Middle School. Among other things, Tyler got a chance to stress the two highlights of his recently-introduced education plan: "Beginning with the end in mind," which is about helping parents with educating our children before they hit public school, and with the transition into education or the workforce after they graduate.

Kudo's to those that produced this forum because it was really efficient and smooth. (BTW, if you are curious how the Meyzeek banner in this picture was printed right here in Louisville, check out this video: Tyler Tour of USA Technologies.)




----------------------MARCH 17 8:44 AM UPDATE---------------
Dan Klepal with the Courier-Journal covered the mayoral forum sponsored by the Urban League: (LINK) Here's a snip:

"Democrat Tyler Allen said the city has underperformed on job attraction for many years leading up to the recession. He said the key is investing in transportation, housing and education, which all will make Louisville a more attractive city to businesses and create jobs.

'We need a city that is open, inviting and exciting for people with new ideas,' Allen said."

-------------------MARCH 17, 11:49 AM UPDATE-----------
Rick Redding with Louisville Mojo weighs in with coverage of the Urban League event, too: (LINK)

-------------------MARCH 18, 8:00 PM UPDATE-----------
It was not Redding from louisvillemojo that wrote about this forum, but John LaFollette. My apologies!

Tyler-tour of USA Image Technologies

Tyler Allen gives a tour of USA Image Technologies...

Kudo's for Ed's love

Ed Springston, in his coverage of the WHAS & CJ Poll- wrote some SWEET things about our candidate:

"And that brings us to Tyler Allen.

Tyler is probably the class of this field on the Democratic side. Knowledgeable, forward thinking, and not part of the machine. Though he has been portrayed as a one trick pony by the Courier because of 8664 nothing can be further from the truth.

Check out his live show each week online and get involved with him. He is certainly the best choice in this Democratic field in my opinion."

See Ed's entire story at LINK. Tyler will be a guest on Ed's radio show, myviewmatters, this Wednesday night at 7 PM. Tune in at 1080 AM!

The FOX 41 Tyler Allen Interview

Bennett Haeberle, with FOX 41, set down and interviewed Tyler a couple weeks ago.

Smart talk about big visions like challenging the Ohio River Bridges Project, focusing on economic development, building the East-end bridge, re-connecting West Louisville, accountability of the tolling authority, and community conversations in general ensued. (LINK). Here's the clip:

TEAM TYLER ALLEN HAS MORE FUN

Didn't see the Tyler Allen Campaign in the St. Patrick's parade? That's because we just plain weren't in it. We thought about perching Tyler up on the back of a green hybrid convertible but we couldn't find one. And besides, Tyler likes to listen, and that's hard to do when you're in a parade.

So we were on the sidewalks talking to folks. There are a lot of undecided voters out there, so we were asking them questions and finding out what they needed to know to make their decisions. Some needed literature, some want to go home and hop online. A couple thought our buttons or bumper stickers were cool and that was good enough for them. (We didn't complain.)






Even the Tyler Allen Campaign has some blooper moments that probably should not have been photographed, but in the interest of transparency, here you go...



Whatever YOU need to know from us, to make YOUR decision, let us know. Comment here, drop us an email at contact@tyler4mayor.com, call the office at (502) 742-8252, or drop in and see us! We don't bite! We're located in the Billy Goat Strut building at 600 E. Main Street, and we're hot to trot to find more volunteers like YOU!

PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY!

Tyler will be announcing his strategy for high quality education and workforce development today, March 11th at 1pm. He will unveil his initiatives and strategies to achieve excellence in education and workforce development.

According to Tyler, "Louisville is not going to be able to sustain or attract the jobs of the future if we don’t have a workforce that is ready for those jobs. That begins by providing a strong start for our youngest citizens, and goes all the way to providing our students with the resources they need to afford a post-secondary education."

The initiative will be released at Tyler's business, USA Image Technologies, located at 2109 Watterson Trail. Hope you can make it by!


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