Having lived in Arlington since October 2023 and are currently experiencing the challenges and obstacles residents are facing, I aim to make Arlington County a place where all residents can live their entire life! I feel the squeeze of being pushed out of Arlington and I want to alleviate this pressure through a multitude of policy initiatives.
My Housing Policy Initiatives:
A Condo Development Policy that mandates the development of Residential, Commercial, and Office Owner Occupied Units (Condo's) throughout the major corridors in Arlington County.
A Minimum Residential Area Policy that creates a minimum of 1250 SQFT for residential units, 950 SQFT for commercial units, and 450 SQFT for office units. This policy would include any developments built over the past 75 years to update their floor plans to adhere to the new minimums or ask for a special exemption.
A Rental Development Moratorium for a minimum of 7 years; Arlington currently ranks 20th in the country for new rental housing units at 809 SQFT, with over 62% of all housing in the county being rented. The moratorium would specifically restrict new rental developments from being developed in the county but would not restrict an individual owner from renting out their units.
A Pet Accessibility Policy* that would require all housing in the county to accept pets, build pet facilities, and abolish pet rent & deposits.
*As a species that has domesticated animals to be 'pets & property', our policy should reflect this. I will be drafting a slate of pet policies that give the animals we have turned into a form of slave the adequate amount of consideration they deserve in our county.
My Transit Policy Initiative is a Pedestrian Streets and Arlington Regional Transit Master Plan that creates a more convenient transit system for Arlington residents to get where they want to go. The master plan will also work to close at least 35% of county streets to regular traffic, enhance pedestrian priority, and enable greater living conditions. This plan will include
A Car BuyBack and Bike/Scooter Rebate Program that enables Arlington Residents to ditch their cars.
A Protected Infrastructure Policy for Bikes, Scooters, Buses, and StreetCars so residents have reliable access to infrastructure.
A Pet Accessible Infrastructure policy that integrates safe pet travel into our transit options.
