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Candidate proposes workforce-ownership housing pilot and senior mobility hubs
Summary
Steven proposed a workforce-ownership housing pilot and a "smarter mobility partnership" to improve senior transit access, saying targeted development and coordinated transit can help younger workers and retirees alike.
At the Port Ludlow forum, candidate Steven outlined a multi-part plan combining housing and transportation to keep younger workers in the county while serving seniors.
"I developed a workforce ownership housing pilot because my most principal impetus for running was I need to get young people in the homes," Steven said, describing a pilot as a deliberate, local approach to affordability. He also called for a "smarter mobility partnership" to serve seniors with dignity, proposing faster hub-based bus routes, fewer stops to speed service, and contracted drivers or shuttles to connect residents to key locations.
Steven said the proposals aim to preserve the county's character while creating opportunity: "We do not need to choose between protecting what we love about this place and creating opportunity for those who come next." Other candidates agreed that improved transit and mixed-use infill could reduce car dependency and lower household costs.
Why it matters: Candidates tied transit and housing together as mutually reinforcing strategies to expand economic opportunity and relieve service pressures. The forum featured no formal plan details or budget figures; candidates described concepts to pursue if elected.
