Endorsement: Bike, Walk & Bus PAC Endorsed Our Campaign
Dear Friend,
Today, the Bike, Walk & Bus PAC announced their endorsement of our campaign! I am so excited to be endorsed by such a focused and mission driven organization.
The Bike, Walk & Bus PAC hosted the 2026 Candidate Transportation Forum with Bike, Walk & Bus PAC, DC Transportation Equity Network, DC Families for Safe Streets, Greater, Greater Washington, Washington Parks and People, and Washington Area Bicyclist Association.
At the forum, I shared my thoughts on the state of DC’s public transportation, our infrastructure, and what’s needed at the DC Council level to make change.
As At-Large Councilmember, my first-term priorities will include:
Bus lanes with real enforcement, priority corridors, and a push to have the projects start east of the river where more residents depend on Metrobus.
Protected bike lanes that connect in more places outside of NW. If you can't safely ride from Anacostia to Shaw, we have unfinished infrastructure that needs attention.
Sidewalks. Not exciting, I know. But try pushing a stroller or wheelchair in Ward 7. We'll fund ADA compliance and basic sidewalk repair. I’m also excited to participate in Sidewalk Palooza (March 21-29). It’s a great opportunity to bring attention to our critical infrastructure that we mostly overlook, but that hinders a lot of people with limited mobility in their daily lives.
I also want to explore tying DDOT funding to equity metrics. Every dollar should have a measure of who it serves, not just where it's easy to build.
Mobility is freedom. Let's fund it like we mean it.
DC’s future won’t be built on adding traffic lanes. It’ll be built on trust, access, and the political will to treat mobility as a right, not a perk.
Washington, DC, moves but not always well and rarely the same for everyone. Bus service has improved, especially with dedicated bus lanes, but residents east of the river still wait longer and travel further.
The city’s bike boom and scooter surge show people want alternatives, but the infrastructure hasn’t kept up, and we know that paint isn’t protection, especially for Black and brown cyclists in Wards 7 and 8.
A real shift means more than ribbon-cuttings. It’s redesigning streets for people. Think busways that don’t stop at ward boundaries, sidewalks safer for wheelchairs, and transit that works at 11 p.m., not just 8 a.m.
In office, I will:
Advocate for a more robust Bus Rapid Transit network, especially in underserved communities in Wards 7 and 8, to bridge gaps in mobility and economic opportunity.
Improve protected bike lanes and pedestrianized corridors particularly in high-traffic neighborhoods to reinforce Vision Zero goals.
Strengthen regional cooperation with Maryland and Virginia, aligning land-use decisions and infrastructure planning through the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to support a unified, multimodal future. We can start with main street corridors like Georgia Avenue, NW, Minnesota Avenue, NE, and Southern Avenue, SE.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) submitted a request to their Board to complete a $2 million reimbursable study of possible transit improvements near the new RFK stadium. I understand WMATA’s focus on the immediate areas around the grounds, but attention must be given to the existing nearby Deanwood, Minnesota Avenue, and Benning Road Metro Stations. We must investigate improvements that can be made at those stations to prepare our Ward 7 neighborhoods for the future.