Freeing the T 

I will lead a local effort to bolster the national transportation policy goals of Senator Markey and Rep. Pressley to create a fare-free transit system that will reduce commute times and financial burdens that disproportionately affect underserved communities. Transit is an essential public service to which all should have access, bringing the community to our education institutions and businesses that are strengthening as we emerge from the pandemic.

Cambridge as a 21st Century City 

Cambridge is growing, and we must ensure our transportation infrastructure is growing to meet the needs of all members of our community. Additionally, the largest portion of Massachusetts’ greenhouse gas emissions comes from the transportation sector. By diversifying, updating and improving our transportation infrastructure we can reduce traffic, improve pedestrian safety, combat climate change, and boost vitality of our small businesses. As a Councillor, I will:  

• Commission a traffic study to determine disparities by neighborhood and make concrete improvements to lower congestion and ensure equity. 

• Improve bus services by adding more dedicated bus lanes and upgrade existing bus stops where needed.

• Push for the installation of additional bike lanes so all neighborhoods have access to safe cycling infrastructure.

• Adopt a Smart Streets framework to create roads that are safe and accessible to all users. 

• Advocate for system improvements to accelerate updates to the T. 

• Invest in clean transportation by converting municipal vehicles to 100% electric by 2035.

Read more on my environmental action plan here.

Transit Justice and Accessibility

Transportation should prioritize service to and safety of everyone in Cambridge, especially seniors, students, workers and people with disabilities. As a Councillor, you can count on me to fight for greater equity in our public transit system including fare free paratransit as well as efforts to make current public transportation systems more accessible to disabled community members including: 

• Building and improving elevators in transit stations. 

• Implement a new standard of public transit that prioritizes disabled and elderly constituents.

• Protect parking spaces for disabled/elderly community members while building up alternate modes of transportation.

• Expand accessible infrastructure such as ramps, lifts, slip-resistant surfaces, handrails and straps and prioritize maintenance for existing infrastructure.

Bicycle Safety

I pledge to prioritize bicycle safety. Separated bike lanes make our streets safer. I plan to work with the City of Cambridge to implement separated bike lanes in order to create a safe, city-wide protected network that serves residents of all ages and abilities. This includes permanent protected bike lanes when streets are reconstructed and lanes using temporary materials outside of the reconstruction plan. I applaud Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s securing of federal funding to help Cambridge’s efforts to expand our network of separated bike lanes. I will work with community-led organizations like Cambridge Bike Safety to ensure we are advancing safety for all of Cambridge’s bicyclists. 

Pedestrian Safety

I pledge to take a proactive approach to pedestrian safety and listen to residents’ concerns so safety improvement measures are implemented before tragedy strikes. I will work to expand sidewalks and maintain crosswalks, implement traffic calming measures and ensure that all streets have pedestrian friendly traffic signal timing so that all people can feel safe traveling the streets of Cambridge.