Willie Burnley has my support (if not my vote)

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I’m a student at Somerville High School and can’t vote yet, but I know that I support Willie Burnley Jr. for mayor of Somerville.

Burnley, 31, has shown that he knows how to get the job done. He’s introduced and passed a dozen ordinances, including the Safe Streets ordinance, one of my favorites. It increases accessible parking throughout the city, makes sidewalks and crosswalks more accessible, mandates increased transparency regarding road change, and sets a timeline to fully implement protected bike lanes in the bicycle network plan by 2030. This is important to me because I bike, and these lanes already exist on my route to school. Without them I wouldn’t feel safe enough