Cameron for council
action-oriented
energetic leader
bike advocate
Three goals for Raleigh
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I believe in a future where everyone in Raleigh can walk or bike to:
Grocery stores
Primary care faclilities
Parks or green space
We achieve these goals by placing these facilities near where people live.Intentional zoning and deliberate City support, like grants for building small grocery stores.
The businesses I envision are mid-density development that only require 1-2 stories.
Imagine neighborhoods with groceries, doctors, and parks within walking distance. That’s what I will help bring to life on Council.
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Would you bike or walk if you felt safer on the streets?
If so, you may be in a group known in transportation as “Interested but Concerned.” I created my business, The Bike Library, to bring many people in this demographic over into the active transportation community.
I have built a business on the idea of empowering people to choose alternative transportation methods. I feel passionately about this and will bring that passion to Council.
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Raleigh has a great bus transportation system and an incredibly hardworking staff. I saw firsthand the passion and dedication these folks bring to their jobs.
On Council, I will advocate for these unsung heroes and fight for better funding and resources for the Transit department.
Although I love bikes, I can see that the future of how Raleigh moves is largely by bus. We have the capability to make a world-class transit system here in the Oak City, and I will push for it on Council.
FAQs
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City Council is the part of the Raleigh City Government that decides how taxpayer money is spent.
There are seven councilmembers and one mayor.
Five of the councilmembers represent geographic areas, or Districts, of Raleigh.
Two councilmembers are “At-Large” meaning they represent the whole city.
I am running for an At-Large seat.
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I am Unreasonably Optimistic about the future of Raleigh.
I moved here in 2022, found amazing community, and built a business in Raleigh. I am invested in this city and want to help it flourish.
During my time working for the City of Raleigh as a Senior Transit Planner, I observed how Council leadership can push the needle on important projects that can make the city better.
I want to be a part of that effort.
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I have a bias for action and I love finding creative solutions to hard problems.
I am a natural leader; I have built my own business and started several other movements in town and around the country.
I understand business, partly because I run my own and partly because I studied it in my Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) program. Municipal governments are legally classified as corporations, so that understanding of business will guide my decision making.
I have worked on City Staff and continue to partner with the City on all levels as I advocate for new policies to improve the way we do things in Raleigh.
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I am twenty-eight years old (twenty-nine by election day!) and have lived in Raleigh for a relatively short amount of time.
I have an outsider advantage: I am the youngest candidate and the newest to Raleigh.
I ride my bike absolutely everywhere, so when I say I am going to improve the bike/ped network in Raleigh, I mean it.
I am a Navy veteran, a mechanical engineer by education, and a coffee + bike shop owner. I have lived in over twenty different places and traveled the world.
Of all the places I’ve been, I believe Raleigh has the most potential. I want to be a part of its success.
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¡Si! Aunque no lo parezco, soy mitad Puertorriqueño, por parte de mi padre. De muy pequeño vivi en el Peru, y mas tarde en España por dos años durante mis años de escuela primaria.
Hoy día, espero poder servir como representante de la población Latinoamericana de Raleigh. De ser electo, seria una de las pocas voces latinas en el City Council.
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Bikes in Raleigh
I lead a morning ride every Tuesday at 7am. It’s a casual ride designed to get more people on to bikes in an accessible way. I started a similar ride in Colorado Springs in 2022.
I often ride + support rides at Crank Arm Brewing, Oak City Cycling, and Raleigh Critical Mass.
I try to leverage my business to be a tool for good; bringing as many people as I can into the cycling community.
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The Bike Library
I started The Bike Library as a basic rental service because I saw an opportunity to bring something new to Raleigh.
Over the next eighteen months, it grew into a full-service bicycle repair shop and daytime cafe.
Now, it’s a third place for the people of Raleigh. Sit, sip a coffee, read a book, meet someone new, get your bike fixed.
Innovation isn’t always a technological breakthrough. Sometimes it’s just how we reinvent what’s already there.
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Empowering people to live in a more sustainable way
A lot of what I do is based in a sustainability-first mindset.
I helped organize a free six-week course called Bike Academy, modeled after the City’s Planning Academy, where we taught a diverse cohort how to use the GoRaleigh bus system, safety and wayfinding, and maintenance skills.
I ride my bike literally everywhere. Sometimes I question if I’m nuts because of it!
My stance on Other issues
(It all ties back to transportation.)
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Traffic violence is a significant safety issue in Raleigh: car crashes account for hundreds of injuries and deaths every year in Raleigh.
Working with the Transportation department to implement traffic calming measures is one part. Enforcing driving infractions is another. Providing convenient alternative modes of transportation (walk, bike, bus) is equally important.
It’s all connected.
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Raleigh’s geography combined with a high level of impervious surface (largely due to late-twentieth-century auto-centric development) has led us to a stormwater crisis.
Part of the issue is building more and better stormwater infrastructure. Part of it is reducing impervious surface area. Part of it is maintaining and protecting our natural streams and rivers and allowing Mother Nature to do what She does best.
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I believe that housing affordability is positively affected when we increase the supply of housing in a given area.
Build more units and build more styles of housing and it will drive down the market price.
I am an advocate for density, but I do not believe Raleigh will sacrifice its history for high-rise apartment complexes.
Density is also townhomes, rowhomes, and cottage courts.
“Capital A” Affordable housing, also known as subsidized housing, is also important. As part of City Council, I will support policies that advance opportunities for subsidized housing.
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My wife and I are renters, along with many of our friends and colleagues.
With homeownership a distant dream for many Raleighites, I want to ensure our renter population is cared for.
One of my goals on City Council is to establish a Renter’s Commission. Like Planning Commission or Bike/Ped Advisory Commission, but for renters. Let’s make it happen!
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By now, you might have guessed that I also have strong views on Transit.
I believe that Raleigh can become a 15-minute city. What does that mean?
Most daily tasks are a 15 minute walk or bike from home.
Sound crazy? Good. Innovation often seems crazy at first.
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In order to unleash the passion and creativity of the people of Raleigh, we must provide defined pathways to empower them to do so.
I’ve spent many months advocating for community-led placemaking initiatives (i.e. sanctioned tactical urbanism) and will continue to push these initiatives on Council.
