My Plan to Reduce Traffic

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I aim to reduce the need to drive everywhere in Raleigh by improving public transportation and expanding alternative transportation options across the city.

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• Make Bus Fares 100% Free - Indefinitely

  • Direct the City to seek grants and Federal and State funding to continue to fund free bus fares.

• Expand our Transportation Options (Multimodal Transportation)

  • Ensure safe access to affordable, efficient modes of transportation ( bicycles, city bus, rail, etc.)

  • Support the development of commuter rails

  • As of today, our infrastructure doesn't support bikes and e-scooters. We must work to have the proper infrastructure in place.

• Reform our Current Public Transit System

  • Increase buses on any given route by making bus driver pay/benefits competitive compared to other communities in the area

  • Improve and expand GoRaleigh routes

  • Expand our planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines

• Advocate for Safe, Efficient, Divided Bike Lanes

  • Partner with organizations (e.g., Oaks and Spokes, Citrix, and other biking/skateboarding organizations and communities) to develop a comprehensive plan.

• Improve our Roadways

  • Repair our failing roads

  • Update our aging infrastructure

• Promote the responsible expansion of affordable, accessible walkable neighborhoods.

  • With walkable neighborhoods, people can be less inclined to drive when they are able to walk to their destination (the store, library, school, work)

• Examine the plausibility of shutting down Fayetteville Street from vehicles indefinitely.​                         

  • Create a main street atmosphere in which people are able to walk down the street and find local vendors lined up and down the area.

  • Emphasize the importance of creating a Place, rather than a Space.