Tory offer to young people:

1. We’ll take away your smartphones;
2. Compulsory maths exams until 18; and
3. “Compulsory voluntary” service thereafter.

They just need:

4. You’re not going out looking like that; and
5. Don’t use that tone of voice with me. #UKPolitics

Tomorrow at 11am, U.C Berkeley students and residents will be taking over Telegraph Avenue to demand that three blocks from Bancroft to Haste be immediately made car-free. I pulled data from the Berkeley police department and U.S. Census and found that in the neighborhood surrounding Telegraph:

• 71% of households do not own a car
• 77% of residents walk, bike or take public transit to work
• 72% of residents are people of color
• 96% of residents are under age 34

In 2023 the neighborhood saw 35 vehicle crashes which is a crash approximately every 10 days.

It is beyond inequitable to continue to allow dangerous, polluting vehicle traffic on this historic street which should be a safe, healthy space for people to shop and congregate.

My latest op-ed for Berkeleyside shows that banning cars from Telegraph will not only make the street more equitable and accessible but will improve public safety and provide an economic boost to local businesses.

Link to op-ed: https://shorturl.at/ayHOV