Carrboro Board of Aldermen 2019 Candidate Scorecard

This election season, in lieu of on-line candidate forums we opted to conduct surveys via Google forms and create scorecards in the races for Carrboro Board of Alders, Chapel Hill Town Council and Chapel Hill Mayor. The questions required yes/no, one word or short answers.


For more information on this candidate scorecard, see this article.



Steve Friedman

Susan Romaine

Damon Seils

Sammy Slade

Is there enough parking downtown?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Days in the past week you’ve used alternative transportation?

3

1

7

7

Max stories per building?

5

4

5

6

Representation of 18-24 year olds on town boards?

10-14%

10-14%

No specific target

15-19%

Add lanes to which roads?

None

None

None

None

Purpose of Greenways?

Recreation and Transportation

Recreation and Transportation

Recreation and Transportation

Recreation and Transportation

Most important role of elected officials in combating climate change?

Communicate clearly to the residents what their role in curbing climate change is and providing actionable steps they can take as this is the responsibility of everyone and not just the legislators.”

Bring transit to the northern neighborhoods, lining Homestead Road, and encourage my neighbors to join me in using it on a regular basis.”

“...adopt,oversee implementation of policies, plans that center the experiences of people most affected by climate change and that reduce per capita greenhouse gas emissions; invest in stormwater infrastructure/capital improvements; update zoning/land use policies to promote more compact, walkable, transit-oriented development”

“...to push for action, in every aspect of what we do, with the speed, scale and boldness that is called for by the science to address the climate justice emergency…”

Racial equity/anti-racism trainings?

No

No

REI phase 1 and 2, Government Alliance on Race and Equity and the Center for Social Inclusion, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective

REI phases 1 and 2

Our community is growing at:

The right pace

The right pace

The right pace

Too fast

Affordable housing in Greene Tract?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Next 5,000 residents will live:

“...I would like to see more of the growth come from the expansion of the center of town where residents can live without owning a personal vehicle and utilize public transportation…”

Greene Tract and Lloyd Farm

Decisions about long-term growth and development in Carrboro should be guided by a community-driven comprehensive plan…”

We need mixed-use ‘missing middle’ developments located on transit corridors to house the next 5000 people.  Places that are appropriate for this include: a) Jones Ferry rd. b) also we need a dense mixed use node…”

To support complete streets, would you take away a vehicle lane?

Yes

No

Yes

yes

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