JLG is also a proponent of road pricing, aiming to bring those health, economic, and transpo benefits to bear in the District. This stands in contrast to her main opponent, who recently flipped his stance on road pricing 6/8🧵:
DC! It is less than a week until the primary and it couldn’t be more important to support pro-housing, pro-transit candidates. Thankfully, we have a slate of great endorsees ready to hit the ground running. First up, our endorsed candidate for mayor: @janeese4dc.bsky.social 1/8🧵:
On building more housing: @janeese4dc.bsky.social has repeatedly called for increasing housing supply, especially transit-oriented development, to the tune of 72,000 new units in five years through an appropriately aggressive set of policies 2/8🧵:
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A historic district would impede a transformative plan to build a mixed-use, affordable housing community where people with and without disabilities can live, work, and thrive together.
JLG’s multimodal approach to transportation extends to active transportation as well. She has a vision for creating more dedicated bike lanes and creating more car-free zones around the city. 5/8🧵:
Undergirding all of this is also a commitment to professionalism and public service. JLG has a big vision and writes that she “will not undermine public trust by nullifying the work of her own agencies” in its pursuit. This would be a breath of fresh air 7/8🧵:
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On transportation, @janeese4dc.bsky.social is a clear “bus bae,” in favor of dedicated bus lanes across the city, bus stop accessibility, and dedicated operations funding for transit. “If it’s faster, easier, and cheaper for people to get downtown by car—we are doing something wrong.” 4/8🧵:
Read our endorsement for more details and vote for Janeese Lewis George for mayor – and it’s not too late to donate to her campaign! A gift made at this link will be divided between her and all our DC endorsees 8/8🧵: secure.actblue.com/donate/dcurb...
Furthermore, JLG understands improving housing opportunities means increasing density. She cites Paris’ density levels as ideal to replicate, particularly “where supply has been deliberately restricted as a legacy of segregation and perpetuated by anti-growth activism.” 3/8🧵:
