What do you believe are the greatest transportation challenges facing the City of Chicago right now?

Safety, lack of police presence are the main challenges in transportation. We need to increase police presence with canine units.

Do you or members of your family regularly use sidewalks, bike, take transit, drive, or a combination of any/all to get around? Does this correspond with your preferred/ideal modes of getting around? If not, what barriers do you and your family face in using your preferred mode of transportation?

Regularly used modes of transportation are a combination of biking, public transportation, and driving. Driving is the preferred method of transportation and barriers include traffic and gas prices.

Can you share a personal experience that changed your opinion about a transportation related policy matter?

Not at this time.

Chicago is a snowy city, and even one stretch of uncleared sidewalk can make it impassable – particularly for folks with disabilities, the elderly, and parents with young children. What is your position on implementing a universal city-wide sidewalk snow/ice removal service?

Every homeowner should be responsible for their own snow removal or be fined rather taking more tax money.

It is now widely recognized and understood that interstate highways were used to physically divide urban communities from one another – often along racial and class lines. How do you propose we overcome these divisions to restore the urban fabric of Chicago and reconnect our segregated neighborhoods?

At this point in time I would need to look more into a resolution, possibly creating a committee to focus on this.

What role do you believe transportation plays in Chicago’s collective greenhouse gas emissions, climate responsibility, and overall environmental health?

I believe we need to move forward with electric powered vehicles, sustainable hydrogen, or something similar.

What is your position on the Illinois Department of Transportation’s current proposals for rebuilding North DuSable Lake Shore Drive? Do you believe the proposed designs will reduce congestion, improve transit access and make pedestrians and cyclists safer? How do you think the current proposals will impact access to the lakefront?

I have not seen all of the plans yet but am all in for improvements that will not touch the parks or the lake.

What barriers do you believe the Illinois Department of Transportation presents to Chicago pursuing better safe streets design standards and transit investments? How do you plan to work with City Council, the Governor, and State legislators to overcome these barriers?

I will fully support the city and state to improve street safety, always willing to work with the mayor to make the city streets better.

The 99-year parking meter deal enacted by former Mayor Richard M. Daley has been a barrier to enacting safe street designs by privatizing large portions of Chicago’s streets. What is your plan to address this?

Every angle should be looked into to gain back the city's authority to the streets, and again, to accomplish this by working closely with the city council and the mayor.

Studies show us that speed and distracted driving kill. What do you think are the most effective ways to reduce driver speed and increase safe driving behavior?

The speed cameras seem to be the best defense to date. We can add more speed limit signs and treads in the streets to alert drivers when speed limits decrease to help reduce speed.

What is your position on the City passing ordinances that attempt to regulate the size, weight, and/or safety features of personal and private vehicles?

At this time I'm against it, but I don't have enough information.

What is your position on establishing a dedicated funding stream for safe and universal pedestrian and bike infrastructure in Chicago?

I'm all for it!

What is your position on creating select pedestrian-only streets?

Not opposed but would look in to this further. I will be looking into this for the Uptown area businesses.

What policy solutions would you implement to ensure CTA buses operate on schedule, frequently, and quickly?

Work with CTA officials to implement solutions to ensure guaranteed scheduling.

Considering the role the CTA, Metra, and Pace play in providing public transportation within the city, what are your plans to address the impending fiscal cliff – a deficit of over $700 million – that the agencies will be facing in 2025?

I think if you get scheduling inline and increase safety and police presence with canine, ridership will be increased to help lower the deficit.

What is your position on establishing a network of Bus Rapid Transit lines in Chicago?

I think it is a great idea, more studies need to be done to perfect it.

Will you commit to securing the funding necessary to implement CTA's plan to become 100% accessible according to ADA standards? (yes/no)

Yes