The first time I set foot in Boston City Hall, I felt invisible - swallowed up by the cavernous concrete hallways, and… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Our public schools are an area where I will be rolling up my sleeves and spending a lot of my time, pushing… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
You can have great ideas, and you can have all the right policy goals. But unless you're expanding who is included in… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
We need a T governance structure capable of responding to the depth of our regional transportation crisis while tearing down silos that… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Action at the city level is what will make national momentum possible on our most urgent issues, and this is the level… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
In city government, it's about getting things done, not being judged on a scorecard of whether you said yes or no on… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
To reverse the decline of our public transit system and end the transportation disparities that divide our city and region, we must… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
City government is the level closest to the people, so our charge uniquely embodies the big and the small. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Growing up, I never ever thought that I would or could or should be involved in politics. I didn't see anyone who… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Aligning private development with community needs for equity and resiliency is one of the most powerful roles of city government. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
In nearly a decade in city government, I have learned that the easiest thing to do in government is nothing. And in… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
I love being ankle deep in conversations about sewers and potholes. That's where my heart has always been, and city government has… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
We, through city government, can add protections and regulations and have policy conversations about so many aspects of what affects our residents'… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Mobilize your friends and neighbors to understand that your day-to-day involvement with local government matters far more than a referendum on the… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
When it comes to fighting for progress in Boston, there's a long history of people in power trying to label advocacy and… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
I think, at the end of the day, especially for municipal elections, we see relatively low voter turnout. So the goal is… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
The success of Boston's economy is intertwined with the health and well-being of every neighborhood. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
We've got to change the culture of riding the T. It is a civic space for community conversations, but everyone's always really quiet on… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
I'm the daughter of immigrants and my parents came to this country with nothing in their pockets and not speaking English and all of… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
It is not enough to simply dismiss policy, because it's too complicated or we're scared about what the unintended consequences might be. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Free public transportation is the single biggest step we could take toward economic mobility, racial equity, and climate justice. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
We need to be fearless in reaching for the scale of change that our residents deserve. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Too often, our societal norms still set up a false choice between parenting and professionalism. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
We should be demilitarizing the Boston police in weapons and tactics, and interactions with community. We should be reining in ballooning overtime for the… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Women especially are often asked to choose between being a mother and being a leader. Without adequate policy support, too many women face not… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Investing in free public transportation would establish a right to mobility - the right of every person to access every part of our city,… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
We need to see more resources in the combination of public safety and public health but we have to use our dollars wisely. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
We're ready to be a Boston that doesn't push people out, but welcomes all who call our city home. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
