Somerville City Councilor Ward 4

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About the Candidate	1. How do you move around your community and get to where you need to go?	2. What is a particularly dangerous problem or location in your community for people walking, biking, taking transit, or for people with disabilities that you'd like to see addressed?	3. Why do you think people who care about walking, biking, transit, and mobility issues should vote for you?
Jesse Clingan	"I walk to the Assembly MBTA stop and commute by train to and from Boston for work. As for getting around the community I either walk, bike, or drive. "	Most of the issues that need addressing in my ward require state co-operation. We have multiple state roads/highways running through ward 4 including Interstate 93, Rt 28, Rt 38, Fellsway West and Shore Drive. There are so many problems with along these areas for people that are walking, biking, taking the bus and especially for people with disabilities. I have been working with our state delegation to address this issues with MassDot.	I work for the Department of Developmental Disabilities at my day job. I have a keen eye and understanding for the challenges that folks with disabilities face in terms of mobility. To me, if our disabled brothers and sisters can’t get around that basically means an area is inaccessible to all.

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Policy Proposals	1. How will you ensure implementation of the infrastructure changes needed to slow traffic on your community's streets, and improve crosswalks and intersections to make them safer for people who are walking and using mobility assistive devices?	2. How will you improve the reach, frequency, and quality of public transit in Somerville?	3. How will you ensure fast-tracked implementation of a city-wide network of off-street paths and protected bike lanes on major thoroughfares and connecting streets that are safe and comfortable for people of all ages and abilities?
Jesse Clingan	I will continue to push for adequate funding and seek out any locations where we are falling short to address proper and safe accessibility.	I will continue to push for a North/South option in Somerville, connection Winter Hill, with Somerville Ave etc. I will continue to support efforts like Winter Hill in Motion speeding up public transit but prioritizing bus only lanes and the use of synchronized streetlights to buses.	I will continue to advocate for adequate funding and city resources to get is to where we want to be as a city. Safe streets and mobility for all.

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Additional Questions

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Do you support:	1. Vision Zero 1. Vision Zero is an approach which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries and has been adopted by Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville, and many other cities across the country. Do you support the principles of Vision Zero policies and funding for their rapid implementation? click outside popup to close	2. State law allowing automated enforcement 2. One key strategy that has been proven to effectively reduce speeding, improve safety, and remove racial bias in traffic enforcement in other states and countries is automated enforcement (i.e. speed cameras and red light cameras). Do you support S.1376, An Act relative to automated enforcement, which if passed would authorize cities and towns in Massachusetts to opt into the use of automated enforcement? To see the full text of the bill, visit malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1376 click outside popup to close	3. Bike Network Plan 3. Do you support the implementation of improved bike facilities identified in your community's Bike Network Plan or do you support the creation of a Bike Network Plan if none already exists? click outside popup to close	4. Age-friendly walking conditions 4. Do you support creating age-friendly walking conditions in your community -- an issue raised by many seniors as critical to their ability to 'age in community'? If yes, how? click outside popup to close	(more below)
Jesse Clingan	Strongly Support	Strongly Support	Strongly Support	Strongly Support* Jesse Clingan By updating all of our street lights/walk signals to include voice assistance and real responsiveness to pushing the button. Also by making walk signals in big intersections as long as 30 seconds like they are in neighboring cities. click outside popup to close

Do you support:	5. Restriction of parking for bus-only lanes 5. Do you support the restriction of on-street parking during rush hour in order to create dedicated bus lanes on certain major thoroughfares where bus riders experience significant delays due to traffic congestion? click outside popup to close	6. New revenue sources 6. Do you support exploring new ways of raising revenue to provide Somerville with more tools to improve conditions for people walking, using mobility assistive devices, biking, and using public transit (e.g. increasing the gas tax, implementing congestion pricing, increasing fees on Uber/Lyft)? If yes, please give examples that interest you. click outside popup to close	7. Dynamic parking meter pricing 7. Do you support the rollout of dynamic parking meter pricing in business districts, which would increase meter rates during periods of increased demand, to free up on-street parking and reduce cars "cruising" for open spaces? click outside popup to close	8. Raising residential parking permit fee 8. Do you support raising the annual fee for residential parking permits? click outside popup to close	9. Reducing/ eliminating MBTA fares 9. Do you support reducing or eliminating MBTA fares for people with low income? click outside popup to close
Jesse Clingan	Strongly Support	Somewhat Support* Jesse Clingan "Increasing the fees on Uber and Lyft. Outside of That I think these types of tax policies hurt the poor." click outside popup to close	Neither Support nor Oppose	Somewhat Oppose	Somewhat Support

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About the Candidate

1. How do you move around your community and get to where you need to go?

Jesse Clingan

I walk to the Assembly MBTA stop and commute by train to and from Boston for work. As for getting around the community I either walk, bike, or drive.

2. What is a particularly dangerous problem or location in your community for people walking, biking, taking transit, or for people with disabilities that you’d like to see addressed?

Jesse Clingan

Most of the issues that need addressing in my ward require state co-operation. We have multiple state roads/highways running through ward 4 including Interstate 93, Rt 28, Rt 38, Fellsway West and Shore Drive. There are so many problems with along these areas for people that are walking, biking, taking the bus and especially for people with disabilities. I have been working with our state delegation to address this issues with MassDot.

3. Why do you think people who care about walking, biking, transit, and mobility issues should vote for you?

Jesse Clingan

I work for the Department of Developmental Disabilities at my day job. I have a keen eye and understanding for the challenges that folks with disabilities face in terms of mobility. To me, if our disabled brothers and sisters can’t get around that basically means an area is inaccessible to all.

Policy Proposals

1. How will you ensure implementation of the infrastructure changes needed to slow traffic on your community’s streets, and improve crosswalks and intersections to make them safer for people who are walking and using mobility assistive devices?

Jesse Clingan

I will continue to push for adequate funding and seek out any locations where we are falling short to address proper and safe accessibility.

2. How will you improve the reach, frequency, and quality of public transit in Somerville?

Jesse Clingan

I will continue to push for a North/South option in Somerville, connection Winter Hill, with Somerville Ave etc. I will continue to support efforts like Winter Hill in Motion speeding up public transit but prioritizing bus only lanes and the use of synchronized streetlights to buses.

3. How will you ensure fast-tracked implementation of a city-wide network of off-street paths and protected bike lanes on major thoroughfares and connecting streets that are safe and comfortable for people of all ages and abilities?

Jesse Clingan

I will continue to advocate for adequate funding and city resources to get is to where we want to be as a city. Safe streets and mobility for all.

Additional Questions

1. Vision Zero is an approach which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries and has been adopted by Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville, and many other cities across the country. Do you support the principles of Vision Zero policies and funding for their rapid implementation?

Jesse Clingan

Strongly Support

2. One key strategy that has been proven to effectively reduce speeding, improve safety, and remove racial bias in traffic enforcement in other states and countries is automated enforcement (i.e. speed cameras and red light cameras). Do you support S.1376, An Act relative to automated enforcement, which if passed would authorize cities and towns in Massachusetts to opt into the use of automated enforcement? To see the full text of the bill, go here.

Jesse Clingan

Strongly Support

3. Do you support the implementation of improved bike facilities identified in your community’s Bike Network Plan or do you support the creation of a Bike Network Plan if none already exists?

Jesse Clingan

Strongly Support

4. Do you support creating age-friendly walking conditions in your community -- an issue raised by many seniors as critical to their ability to “age in community”? If yes, how?

Jesse Clingan

Strongly Support
By updating all of our street lights/walk signals to include voice assistance and real responsiveness to pushing the button. Also by making walk signals in big intersections as long as 30 seconds like they are in neighboring cities.

5. Do you support the restriction of on-street parking during rush hour in order to create dedicated bus lanes on certain major thoroughfares where bus riders experience significant delays due to traffic congestion?

Jesse Clingan

Strongly Support

6. Do you support exploring new ways of raising revenue to provide Somerville with more tools to improve conditions for people walking, using mobility assistive devices, biking, and using public transit (e.g. increasing the gas tax, implementing congestion pricing, increasing fees on Uber/Lyft)? If yes, please give examples that interest you.

Jesse Clingan

Somewhat Support
"Increasing the fees on Uber and Lyft. Outside of That I think these types of tax policies hurt the poor. "

7. Do you support the rollout of dynamic parking meter pricing in business districts, which would increase meter rates during periods of increased demand, to free up on-street parking and reduce cars “cruising” for open spaces?

Jesse Clingan

Neither Support nor Oppose

8. Do you support raising the annual fee for residential parking permits?

Jesse Clingan

Somewhat Oppose

9. Do you support reducing or eliminating MBTA fares for people with low income?

Jesse Clingan

Somewhat Support

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