Mark Velasquez

Infrastructure / Transportation Investing in safe sidewalks and streets does more than protect children. It reduces traffic congestion, encourages walking and biking, improves public health, and strengthens the safety and livability of our neighborhoods. When our streets are safe enough for our kids, they are safer for everyone. Infrastructure / Transportation When basic infrastructure is missing, children are forced to walk in the street, cross busy roads without protection, or rely on car trips that increase congestion around schools. As a councilmember I will make Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero a top infrastructure priority. Infrastructure / Transportation I will prioritize funding to repair damaged sidewalks and build missing connections near neighborhood schools such as John Cabrillo Elementary, Sutterville Elementary, and Brookfield schools. Every child should have a continuous, accessible sidewalk from their neighborhood to the school gate. Infrastructure / Transportation The City of Sacramento is almost out of affordable burial spaces. The City needs to establish a public cemetery district to ensure affordable, dignified end-of-life services for all residents.