Vivek Prakriya
Redmond City Council - Position 2
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About the Office
The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
Term Length
4 years
Election Date
Nov 4, 2025
About Me
Party
Nonpartisan
Occupation
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My Top Issues
Infrastructure / Transportation
Expand access to parks in every neighborhood, especially in growing areas like Downtown, Overlake, and Marymoor Village, so that every Redmond resident is just a short walk away from a park.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Accelerate the creation of Redmond’s innovative trail network — an Emerald Necklace of parks and trails — allowing residents to bike, walk, or roll across the city without needing to use busy streets, while connecting directly to regional transit.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Make Transit a Real Option Invest in faster, more frequent, and more connected transit options — so taking the bus or light rail is not just possible, but preferable.
Housing
Prioritize housing policies that ensure teachers, nurses, firefighters, and other essential workers can live near where they work.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Prioritize maintenance of our roads, sidewalks, and bike paths — ensuring that Redmond’s infrastructure is safe, accessible, and resilient against disruption.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Expand safe, comfortable pedestrian and bike networks so people of all ages and abilities can move easily across Redmond without needing a car.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Support development that puts people close to frequent transit, schools, jobs, and services — cutting down on commute times and carbon emissions.
Infrastructure / Transportation
To build a more resilient city, we must invest in undergrounding critical power and utility lines — protecting our community from future storms and minimizing disruption during severe weather.
Housing
Promote housing options that allow older adults to downsize and age in place — staying connected to the community they helped build.
Housing
Encourage diverse housing types — like cottages, duplexes, and townhomes — so that young people, families, and retirees all have a place in Redmond.
Housing
Redmond is becoming increasingly unaffordable — not just for first-time homebuyers, but for the teachers, first responders, and service workers our city depends on.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Enhance Redmond’s parks — especially Downtown Park — with new recreational opportunities like ping pong tables, fitness stations, outdoor games, and more, making them vibrant destinations for people of all ages.
Environment / Energy
Safeguard our tree canopy, protect our waterways, and honor Redmond’s deep connection to the natural world (originally named Salmonberg for the abundance of salmon in our rivers). Our parks should blend recreation with stewardship, preserving Redmond’s natural heritage for generations to come.
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