2021 City Council candidates survey

Thank you for your willingness to complete this seven-item survey. This will provide the public with important information about your views on improving our community as related to multimodal transportation. Please complete each field. Your responses will be shared on this website and via social media. For the two of you in District 2, best of luck in the upcoming election.

reference: 2014 Newark Bicycle Plan (PDF)

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1. In countless published lists of the best places to live, a common characteristic is a vibrant walking and biking culture. Why do you think that is?

2. Do you consider Newark a walkable, bikeable community? Why or why not? If yes, how do you plan to sustain this? If not, what can be done to make our city more walkable and bikeable?

3. What do you see as the opportunities for bicycling to make a positive impact in Newark? What do you see as the problems associated with bicycling in Newark?

4. What are your ideas (if any) for how to improve the bicycling experience in Newark for occasional cyclists, bicycle commuters, recreational cyclists, and avid (very experienced) cyclists? (Please be as specific as you can for each group mentioned.)

5. If elected, what criteria will you apply in order to decide whether to support a major road project (like improvements to South College Avenue or Wyoming Road)? What about for small road projects (e.g., addition of bike lanes, low-stress bike-route signage, or crosswalks)?

6. What do you think are the most important recommendations the 2014 Newark Bicycle Plan (see link to document on this page), and how important do you think it is for the City government to involve BikeNewark in an advisory role with regard to multimodal-transportation decisions in Newark?

7. Briefly describe your experience as a bicyclist (if any) over your lifetime and specifically in Newark.

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