Urbanism advocacy on local commission (2021 - Present) →
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Strategic impact and growth

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After working on the 2020 election, I decided that local government was the best place for me to begin pursuing higher impact work.

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Key impact opportunities from the commission include:

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Improving access to employment for low-income communities in Durham. There are multiple projects that are currently proposed with varying degrees of assistance that they would provide (including commuter rail and bus rapid transit).

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Maximizing commitments from developers to improve local bike and pedestrian safety and access.

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Public advocacy for walkability, bike infrastructure, improved public transportation, and reducing car dependence, all of which lead to healthier and safer communities.

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Prototyped an improvement to community outreach using Social Pinpoint, a tool to solicit community issues and comments by location.

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Wrote four new policies for the 2050 Durham Comprehensive Plan that were approved by the commission and submitted as suggested inclusions to the City of Durham.

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Experimenting with Walk Durham, a service to provide Durham locals direct ways to learn about and impact positive changes in walkability and public transit.

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