A city that prioritizes its people:
Homes
My only priority as Mayor will be to improve the everyday life of the people who live in Boise right now.
That means doing everything in my power to build affordable starter homes and affordable starter apartments in functional and pleasant communities, replete with grocery stores and businesses on the ground floors, all with cohesive architecture.
Right now a 1 bedroom apartment in downtown Boise can cost you $1600 a month. That’s about as much as a studio apartment in Los Angeles. We are going through a monumental change and we need someone in charge who has a plan to navigate it. I grew up in Southern California, so I’ve seen firsthand how a 30 mile commute can turn into a two hour nightmare, twice a day, every day. That’s four hours every single day of the rest of your life spent in bumper to bumper traffic unless we do something about it now.
Trains
Trains are what settled the frontier of the Wild West, and drove Boise’s early growth. Even in the 1880’s we had efficient train service right here in Boise, going clear out to Nampa! What made them able to afford such a beautiful and functional train, but we can’t?
Trains are an iconic and functional part of Boise’s history, and I will do all in my power to bring efficient and beautiful commuter trains directly to the largest employers in Boise. And if I get my way, they will serve local scrambled eggs with toast and jam for breakfast.
Everyone likes to stop the creation of efficient trains in and out of Boise by saying they are simply too expensive. Not surprisingly, this actually isn’t true. Using a combination of many sources of funding, such as getting our largest businesses in the area to invest in it, as well securing Federal funding, and investment from local philanthropists and entrepreneurs, there is always a way to improve the lives of our people.
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