Describe your vision of a healthy, safe, equitable transportation system for Baltimore City and the roles walking, biking, and public transportation play in that vision.

There should be a pedestrian and biking infrastructure that provides city wide access to the most densely populated areas of the city and overlayed by free public transit that complements the biking and pedestrian infrastructure. Public transit would be free and various main streets would be closed off on Sunday mornings to vehicular traffic in order to encourage walkers, riders and others to get out and enjoy the streetscape as is done in Times Square.

The fastest and most economical way to address climate change, improve public health, and create equal access to opportunity is to design a city that reduces dependence on private automobiles. What are the biggest barriers to getting people to choose walking, biking, or public transit instead of personal vehicles, and what would you do to address these impediments?

Bus stops and their immediate areas need improved lighting, seating and shelters. More expansive bike lane infrastructure is necessary connecting communities beyond what we currently see. Sidewalks need widening, cleaning and street lighting all upgraded to LED. Baltimore is classically known for pedestrians walking in the streets because of the state of sidewalks being overgrown and narrow. Protected bike lanes where possible with bike centric signals would be ideal.

In 2017, the Planning Commission approved the Separated Bike Lane Network plan that connects 85% of Baltimore’s neighborhoods by creating safe, protected places to ride a bike. Do you agree with the plan’s recommendations, and if so, what would you do to ensure that we fulfill the plan’s promise to build a minimum of 17 miles of bike lanes per year? Are there specific areas of the city where you would prioritize implementation?

I agree with the plan's recommendations and believe that there needs to be a public awareness campaign informing the public of what is coming and continued progress. This would ensure that the expected users of the project are informed and can be aware of locations and progress. Knowledge and awareness would be the best guidance toward encouraging use. Areas with schools should have the communities sharing footprint with the schools built out with biking and pedestrian infrastructure connecting the schools with other resources in the community.

Approximately 50 people are killed on city streets each year while walking, biking, or driving, with another 9,000 people injured. What is your plan to reduce the number of Baltimoreans injured and killed in traffic every year?

Bike specific signals need to be added to the biking infrastructure as it comes on line. The overall volume of automobiles on city streets needs to be reduced and those that remain need to be slowed way down.

Approximately 800 Baltimoreans die early every year from preventable diseases related to carbon emissions, more than double the city’s murder rate. Thousands more are hospitalized each year as these emissions trigger asthma and other respiratory diseases. There is a strong correlation between hospitalization and proximity to major car commuter routes. What is your plan to reduce carbon emissions from automobiles in order to decrease the number of Baltimoreans hurt by and dying from emissions-related diseases?
These solutions are all about reducing the overall volume of automobiles on city streets and their speeds.

Do you walk for transportation? If so, for what purposes, how often, and what was your last trip walking?

I do walk, mainly for exercise. Every other day I walk my community and do so engaging my neighbors. for the purpose of sharing information and gauging my communities needs.

Do you use public transportation? If so, for what purposes, how often, and what was your last trip by public transportation?

Occasionally, I will take the bus or subway last time being several months ago and for no purpose other that to ride with my daughter.

Do you ever ride a bicycle? Is it for transportation, recreation, or both? What was your last trip by bicycle?

I do ride and for both transportation and recreation. My last trip took me downtown and around the harbor.

Baltimore’s urban areas have limited space on streets. In order to increase safety and improve mobility, some modes of transportation must be prioritized over others to make the most of this limited space. Please rank how you would prioritize different modes of transportation on city streets, using numbers 1 through 7:

1. Freight and Delivery
2. Public Transportation
3. Walking & devices that aid people with a disability
4. Bicycles and Scooters
5. Ride Hailing Services (Taxi, Uber, Lyft)
6. Personal Automobiles
7. Parking

Agree or disagree?

I support removing parking on a street if it would improve safety and increase mobility of people using that street.

Agree
I am not oblivious to the current reliance of Baltimore City residents on cars and why. It is the over reliance on automobiles that also contributes to the issue of public safety and in an adverser way. The overreliance on cars creates the need for parking but also reduces foot traffic and overall pedestrian and other community based activity. The result is a less engaged and familiar community.

Minimum parking requirements are shown to increase housing costs while limiting potential density and making neighborhoods less walkable. I support following the lead of other cities that have removed minimum parking requirements from new development.

Agree

Some cities require employers that subsidize parking also offer an option for employees to receive that subsidy as a cash payment. I support a mandate that employers offer parking cashout so that employees can choose to pocket that money, use it for alternative transportation, or continue using that cash to pay for parking.

Agree
I also support employers offering a public transportation option in lieu of the cash payment. Being able to receive a monthly or even annual public transportation access should also be a viable option.

Increasing density in areas of opportunity is proven to help individuals escape poverty. I support taller, denser, or larger buildings in areas they are now prohibited by zoning.

Neither agree nor disagree
I support the IDEA while being incredibly concerned with opportunistic, low quality housing providers. Concerns around density MUST include heightened demands of safe, quality, and affordable housing.

Transit oriented development can expand access to areas of opportunity by locating housing and retail along high frequency transit. Current zoning code only identifies these zones along subway and light rail routes. I support expanded Transit Oriented Development zoning to include areas within a quarter mile of high-frequency bus routes.

Agree

It is now widely accepted that Single Family Residential Zoning was historically created to maintain racial segregation. I support removing Single Family Residential Zoning categories, allowing both single family and multi family residences to be built in all residential zoning areas.

Neither agree nor disagree
Again agree, but also concerned that low quality housing proliferates in areas where density becomes a priority as opposed to an option.

I support allowing existing residences to be split into apartments in all zoning categories without having to pass legislation for each conversion, increasing density in neighborhoods that were traditionally single family homes.

Agree

At 20mph, 90% of pedestrians survive being hit by a car. At 40mph, only 10% survive. I support enforcing a maximum speed limit of 25 mph on arterial streets, and 20 mph on local streets.

Agree

Allowing turns on red is a contributing factor in increased pedestrian injury and death. I support banning turns on red at all intersections that allow pedestrian crossing.

Agree
BUT with the understanding the bike advocates aggressively participate in the traffic relief planning necessary to deal with the resultant traffic which drove right on red legislation originally.

Automated Speed and Red Light Enforcement Cameras are widely proven to reduce fatal collisions. I support using these cameras on any street, not just near schools and construction sites.

Agree

The Automated Speed Enforcement Camera current threshold is 12 miles per hour. I support cameras being able to issue citations for those traveling 5 miles per hour or more over the speed limit.

Agree

I would invest in automated enforcement cameras that will issue citations to private automobiles for being stopped or parked in bus lanes.

Agree
YES!!!

Dedicated bus lanes and bus boarding islands are proven to dramatically improve bus reliability and boarding times. I support removing parking or travel lanes to create bus lanes and boarding islands to improve bus performance.

Agree

The city adopted the Greenway Trails Network plan that will connect existing trails such as Gwynns Falls Trail and Herring Run Trail to create a 35-mile trail loop that connects 80% of Baltimore’s neighborhoods to greenspace and recreational trails. I support the construction of these trail connections, even if it requires using grass medians or taking road space or parking space away from private automobiles.

Agree