Safe Streets Platform
1. Create a REAL Vision Zero action plan that protects community members:
Make street redesign a budget priority with dedicated revenue streams to aggressively curb traffic violence
Expand DDOT capacity and legal mandates for designs to default to safest alternative
Redesign every deadly arterial prioritizing MoveDC plans for bus and bike lanes
Complete the protected, connected bike network
Create a Safe Routes to School Intersection redesign plan to systematically improve intersections adjacent to every school. Use interim and then permanent tactical improvements like raised crosswalks
Establish a Sidewalk Strike team to clear sidewalk repair requests in weeks and proactively connect with neighbors to find needed fixes
Hold DC agencies and contractors accountable to laws requiring safe accommodations for pedestrians and cyclists due to construction
2. Redesign enforcement to change dangerous behavior, not just collect revenue:
Remove traffic enforcement from MPD to end biased stops and reduce armed encounters
Adjust automated enforcement fines to income levels to reduce the inequality of flat fares that harshly punish low-income neighbors while barely slapping the wrist of wealthy ones
Get consistently dangerous and reckless drivers off the street with license suspension
Boot and tow cars with thousands of outstanding tickets reflecting persistent violations -- particularly out-of-state drivers
3. Reduce car ownership and trips by establishing a local e-bike tax credit/subsidy, incentivizing car-share programs, and advocating for walkable neighborhood amenities (i.e., parks, groceries, restaurants)
4. Increase bus services and routes, including bringing a Circulator route to Ward 5