Michelle Wu

Politician

1985-01-14

Quotes by Michelle Wu

• During natural disasters or emergencies, the most resilient communities - places that suffer the fewest casualties and rebuild more quickly - are not the wealthiest neighborhoods or ones that have spent the most on physical infrastructure, but rather the communities with the strongest social infrastructure.

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• The first time I set foot in Boston City Hall, I felt invisible - swallowed up by the cavernous concrete hallways, and shrunk down even more with every checkpoint and looming government counter. My immigrant family tried to stay away from spaces like these.

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• We must build a thriving and inclusive arts, restaurant, and nightlife scene to reflect Boston's culture and diversity.

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• Our economic competitiveness turns on a thriving, inclusive culture grounded in racial and economic justice.

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• We need bold proposals to make public transit the most reliable, convenient, and affordable transportation option.

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• We can build wealth in all our communities, value public education, plan for our neighborhoods, invest in housing we can afford and transportation that serves everyone, truly fund public health for safety and healing, and deliver on a city Green New Deal for clean air and water, healthy homes, and the brightest future for our children.

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• Free public transportation is the single biggest step we could take toward economic mobility, racial equity, and climate justice.

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• I think, at the end of the day, especially for municipal elections, we see relatively low voter turnout. So the goal is to expand who sees themselves reflected in government, who's empowered to take the lead in politics.

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• It is not enough to simply dismiss policy, because it's too complicated or we're scared about what the unintended consequences might be.

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• Mobilize your friends and neighbors to understand that your day-to-day involvement with local government matters far more than a referendum on the White House every four years.

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