Vivek Prakriya

Nonpartisan

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.

Prioritize maintenance of our roads, sidewalks, and bike paths — ensuring that Redmond’s infrastructure is safe, accessible, and resilient against disruption.

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.

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.

Prioritize housing policies that ensure teachers, nurses, firefighters, and other essential workers can live near where they work.

Promote housing options that allow older adults to downsize and age in place — staying connected to the community they helped build.

Encourage diverse housing types — like cottages, duplexes, and townhomes — so that young people, families, and retirees all have a place in Redmond.

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.

Redmond is becoming increasingly unaffordable — not just for first-time homebuyers, but for the teachers, first responders, and service workers our city depends on.

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.

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.

Expand safe, comfortable pedestrian and bike networks so people of all ages and abilities can move easily across Redmond without needing a car.