My years of experience working for two progressive city councilors is experience I plan to use and enact specific policies that will ensure Boston leads the nation.
Building housing in Boston is ILLEGAL.
99% of existing units in Boston could not be made today without variances. What that means is loads of time, money and energy that is spent on even the most humble of projects. I seek to cut red tape and chop down the nation's longest zoning code.
Boston runs on... trains and foot. This city is older than most cities in America and that means that the regular American approach to transportation won't suffice. There is a physical limitation of space that requires us to reduce the size and number of cars entering the city. We can do this by expanding options for public transportation and bikes.
Boston is the safest city in America and the top contributors for this is not the amount of police officers, but education and after-school/summer programs. Rather than acting reactively, Boston needs to lead with preventative measures that ward off crime before it even happens.
Voter turnout for the last non-mayoral municipal election was 19%! What this means is a select few decide who makes up city council and we can do so much better. Boston employs many policies that depress Democracy and I want to engage more people with more information.
The city that always sleeps. Boston is sorely lacking in nightlife and in general entertainment. This is the result of a decades-long battle against fun. I myself am not a party person, but I recognize that a vibrant city requires outlets for fun and it make the city money!