Transportation

Boston needs to actively reduce vehicle miles traveled through the expansion of the bike network. Transportation isn't simply an issue of traffic. Dealing with the climate crisis depends on us dealing with our reliance on gas. We also need to work closely with the MBTA on their bus network redesign. Lastly, we need to recommit to Vision Zero and completely eliminate traffic deaths in Boston. The reliance on single-occupancy vehicles has consequences on peoples' lives.

Policies and advocacy I will act on

• I will seek to create a bike safety ordinance similar to Cambridge, requiring the city to build a certain amount of miles of protected bike lanes by a certain date.

• Work with the MBTA to design more streets with bus lanes and choose intersections to apply bus priority signals.

• Advocate for more daylighting, more curb extensions, etc. Infrastructure that keeps pedestrians safe from cars.

• Tie excise tax to vehicle weight and/or size. No more tanks on the streets.

• Congestion tax