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.

My vision for our city transportation system is one that connects workers to jobs, students to their education, protects our environment by reducing carbon emissions, and keeps our city robust as the economic engine of the state of Maryland.

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?

First, we have to recognize that the current public transit system is inequitable and inadequate. Our city shares part of the responsibility, but we also have to hold Governor Hogan accountable for canceling the redline project and serving a major blow to Baltimore's future. Second, we have to make out streets and sidewalks safer for pedestrian (especially those with disabilities) and bike travel. This includes better lighting, planning and creation of efficient bike lanes, and well-constructed walking paths.

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 do support the plan's recommendations. I think the process of fulfilling the plan's promise must include community involvement and planning. Working with residents to identify and plan streets and road that will best serve as safe, accessible bike lanes for riders.

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?

I commit to working with our departments of planning and transportation to fully investigate and develop a plan of action to better design and construct city streets and sidewalks to prioritize the safe of pedestrians and bikers as they travel. We can encourage residents to travel by foot or bike if our city streets are not safe or conducive for their travels.

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?

This issue directly impacts my district, more specifically, my neighborhood (Curtis Bay). This is exacerbating our already unchecked public health issue of clean air quality. The 10th district is home to some of the worst asthma and cancer rates in the United States. I would work with advocacy and policy organization like Bikemore In Action to pass better air quality standards and how companies accountable.

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

I don't walk often because my place of employment is far from my home, but most of my walking takes place during the work days and I'm walking through downtown to various meetings or when I'm in my district visiting Pigtown main street and the shops in that corridor.

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

I use public transportation as I'm commuting through downtown, primarily the subway, lightrail, and circulator. I mainly use public transportation to commute back and forth to partnering organizations and they office located downtown. My last trip on public transportation was on the circulator as I went to check in with some of my students at their internship with Maryland Legal Aid.

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

I do ride a bicycle for both, but mainly for recreation. When I am riding my bike for work, it is during the summer when I work in my downtown office. I park my vehicle in front of a family member's home in Pigtown and commute from Pigtown to my office on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. My last trip by bicycle was during the Cherry Hill Safe Streets Community Bike-a-thon. It was a beautiful day and a great ride throughout south Baltimore!

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

Agree or disagree?

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

Agree

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

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.

Agree

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.

Agree

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

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.

Neither agree nor disagree
I'd like to learn more about this topic to make the best decision possible.

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

Agree

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
I would support this idea under the circumstance that our city works to with the community to hear their concerns and meet on a consensus for what is best for all the parties involved.

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