2023 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Candidate Questionaire, Carey Campbell

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Wants to bring Bikeshare to Braddock District.

Supports a dedicated passenger rail track for Virginia Rail Express and more trains.

Wants to create safe bike, infrastructure for biking everywhere, and turn previous car lanes for bikes only.

Said, "we need walkable, bikeable, pedestrian, rail friendly communities. We need more trains, less traffic."

- Wants to bring Bikeshare to Braddock District.
- Supports a dedicated passenger rail track for Virginia Rail Express and more trains.
- Wants to create safe bike, infrastructure for biking everywhere, and turn previous car lanes for bikes only.
- Said, "we need walkable, bikeable, pedestrian, rail friendly communities. We need more trains, less traffic."

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Said, "timely county outreach is vital. We need to identify who is in danger of being displaced in advance. Then we have an opportunity to resolve the situation before it develops. There are many excellent community organizations in the county working every day to aide, and protect the displaced."

- Said, "timely county outreach is vital. We need to identify who is in danger of being displaced in advance. Then we have an opportunity to resolve the situation before it develops. There are many excellent community organizations in the county working every day to aide, and protect the displaced."

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to cut excessive under utilized parking and turn it into green space and affordable housing instead.

Advocates for all buildings to have renewable energy and solar panels and for future development to be car-less and car-free.

- Wants to cut excessive under utilized parking and turn it into green space and affordable housing instead.
- Advocates for all buildings to have renewable energy and solar panels and for future development to be car-less and car-free.

Public Services

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

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Board of Supervisors -Braddock, About Supervisor Walkinshaw

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2023 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Candidate Questionaire, James Walkinshaw 

Wants to add evening and weekend service to the Virginia Railway Express and expand South-North connector bus routes.

Advocated for the inclusion of shared use paths as part of the Braddock Road Multimodal Improvement Project.

- Wants to add evening and weekend service to the Virginia Railway Express and expand South-North connector bus routes.
- Advocated for the inclusion of shared use paths as part of the Braddock Road Multimodal Improvement Project.

Supports dedicating $0.02 to each dollar of the real estate tax rate to affordable housing preservation and construction.

Said, "we will need to construct more housing at all levels of affordability across the county, with a focus on higher density in areas close to transit."

- Supports dedicating $0.02 to each dollar of the real estate tax rate to affordable housing preservation and construction.
- Said, "we will need to construct more housing at all levels of affordability across the county, with a focus on higher density in areas close to transit."

Advocated for the preservation of trees and trails in the the Braddock Road Multimodal Improvements Project by the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Supports building policy that ensures new buildings and buildings designed in recent years use, or are ready to be converted to, electric infrastructure.

- Advocated for the preservation of trees and trails in the the Braddock Road Multimodal Improvements Project by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
- Supports building policy that ensures new buildings and buildings designed in recent years use, or are ready to be converted to, electric infrastructure.

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Supported the bill to improve background checks for school staff.

- Supported the bill to improve background checks for school staff.

As of July 25, 2023, James R. Walkinshaw’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Members of the board of supervisors work together to set and implement county policy. 
- The board of supervisors is tasked with approving the county budget, setting local tax rates, approving plans for land use in the county, and appointing county officials. 
- Board of supervisors members work to improve the county’s education system, ensure safety, make environmental and business policy, and run the county transportation network. 
- Members of the board of supervisors represent specific areas of the county. 
- Most board of supervisors members in Virginia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are partisan. 