Falls Church News Press, Campaign Statement of Falls Church City Council Candidate Justine Underhill

As of July 25, 2023, Justine J. Underhill’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Advocates for affordable housing programs.

Supports the grant-funded Affordable Home Ownership Program.

- Advocates for affordable housing programs.
- Supports the grant-funded Affordable Home Ownership Program.

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to create more accessible sidewalks and more protected bike lanes.

Supports the work of Bike Falls Church and the Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation.

Wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 by 50% compared to 2005 levels.

- Plans to create more accessible sidewalks and more protected bike lanes.
- Supports the work of Bike Falls Church and the Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation.
- Wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 by 50% compared to 2005 levels.

Public Services

Public Safety

Taxes & Budget

Justine J. Underhill

As of July 25, 2023, Erin H. Flynn’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports strategies to increase its annual contributions to the affordable housing fund.

- Supports strategies to increase its annual contributions to the affordable housing fund.

Intends to implement better sidewalks and crosswalks, including flashing crosswalks.

Supports better bike connectivity, expanded neighborhood traffic calming efforts, and increased traffic enforcement.

Wants to strengthen tree canopy requirements to the maximum permitted by state law for residential and business.

Advocates for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

- Intends to implement better sidewalks and crosswalks, including flashing crosswalks.
- Supports better bike connectivity, expanded neighborhood traffic calming efforts, and increased traffic enforcement.
- Wants to strengthen tree canopy requirements to the maximum permitted by state law for residential and business.
- Advocates for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Erin H. Flynn

LinkedIn

Supports T-Zone efforts such as "small scale, infill development especially of more diverse housing types and price points that we need in Falls Church."

Said she supports "modernizing our rules for what can be built in T zones, especially because it can help catalyze smaller scale development to create an important balance in development scale."

- Supports infrastructure investments.
- Supports T-Zone efforts such as "small scale, infill development especially of more diverse housing types and price points that we need in Falls Church."
- Said she supports "modernizing our rules for what can be built in T zones, especially because it can help catalyze smaller scale development to create an important balance in development scale."

- Supports affordable and diverse housing.

Stated, "Adaptive reuse is an important form of redevelopment that I love to see and encourage."

Supports a 50% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 and 80% by 2050.

- Stated, "Adaptive reuse is an important form of redevelopment that I love to see and encourage."
- Supports a 50% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 and 80% by 2050.

Supports exploring “no right on red” at especially high pedestrian traffic and vulnerable intersections.

- Supports exploring “no right on red” at especially high pedestrian traffic and vulnerable intersections.

As of July 25, 2023, Letty C. Hardi’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Letty C. Hardi

Falls Church News Press, Tim Stevens To Run For FC City Council

Supports plans for the Bus Rapid Transit.

- Supports plans for the Bus Rapid Transit.

As of July 25, 2023, Tim K. Stevens’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports taking actions to reduce emissions.

Wants to amend T Zones "to allow development of more diverse housing types with some small local retail shops."

- Supports taking actions to reduce emissions.
- Wants to amend T Zones "to allow development of more diverse housing types with some small local retail shops."

Favors lower speed limits and street designs that increase pedestrian safety.

- Favors lower speed limits and street designs that increase pedestrian safety.

Previously supported grants to small businesses during the pandemic.

- Previously supported grants to small businesses during the pandemic.

Tim K. Stevens

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city. 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- Most city council members in Virginia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are partisan.