Safe Streets, Stronger Community Connections
A safe community isn’t just about policing—it’s about smart investments that prevent crime, support people in crisis, and ensure everyone feels secure in their neighborhood and place of work.
Key initiatives and ongoing efforts:
Prioritizing pedestrian safety: including replacing old sidewalks, adding new sidewalks, adding trails, and creating safer walking routes to schools.
Investing in the right responders for the right situation: funding CORE Connect, which provides crisis intervention for community members in crisis, including mental health, housing insecurity, and substance abuse.
Expanding alternatives to traditional prosecution: restorative justice is a proven, non-traditional approach that works to provide practical, targeted solutions for non-violent crimes. Michelle advocated for Woodinville to join the Kirkland Community Court program, which focuses on rehabilitation over punishment for low-level offenses.
Strengthening partnerships with law enforcement: investing in the Therapeutic Response Unit (TRU), funding mental health professionals to ride along and partner with our police force to deliver crisis care and resources.
Fighting for safer streets: currently advocating for school zone speed cameras, pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, and crime prevention strategies that actually work.
