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Infrastructure, Sustainability, & Small Business

Infrastructure, Sustainability, & Small Business

These three things are inextricably linked. Our ability to grow and continue our economic diversification depends upon our ability to meet the infrastructure needs of the 21st century.

We’ve worked with UNR to connect the university with downtown, and, thereby, the whole city. We have new industries and small businesses popping up every single day. When everyone was staying home to stay safe, we shut down whole streets to speed up improvement projects. Now that we’ve opened back up, places like Midtown are entirely open for business, and looking so, so good. We must continue to focus on infrastructure that sustains our small businesses, our environment, and our whole community.

The sustainable Truckee Meadows that I envision also includes more public transit, more local food, composting commercial food waste, an extensive river coalition between all jurisdictions, greater electric vehicle options and usage, more micromobility options and adoption (everything from protected bike lanes to scooter rentals), more trees and fewer random, useless grass strips, more green energy production, and more protected areas for outdoor recreation.

I’m proud of what we’ve done to support small businesses by cleaning up neighborhoods and improving walkability and accessibility. I’m also proud of the work we did to support small businesses in every way we could during the pandemic, whether through grants, changing take-out requirements to help restaurants and bars serve customers, or finding every way we could support safe business operation during an uncharted global health crisis.

A Midtown with Trees, Real Sidewalks and No Overhead Clutter

Housing

Housing

People need affordable places to live. Hardworking families should be able to afford to buy a home, and individuals in all walks of life need to be able to afford a clean and safe place to live. Making this a reality is one of the biggest challenges facing our region (and large parts of the country). I have made it a top priority and will continue to do so. Solving this will take an “all of the above” approach that includes a variety of solutions to address housing shortages and costs at all levels.

Let me say here, “affordable” can mean different things in different contexts and to different people.

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Mental Health

Mental Health

I know what untreated mental health issues can do to families–I’ve been directly affected by it. It is a silent epidemic in our country, and our city is not immune. Providing access to good healthcare and mental health services is critical if we truly want to make a difference. It’s also about making sure people get what they need regardless of financial ability or insurance.

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