
A People-Powered City
For too long we’ve seen insiders and establishment interests set our priorities.
As a result of too many backroom deals, our city has grown stagnant and visionless. We will unite our diverse city, regardless of race, income or political party under a common vision to improve the quality of life in Tallahassee. Jeremy is the leader that can guide us there.
When we all get involved, we achieve better outcomes.
How we’ll do it:
Our path to success recognizes our city’s biggest challenges: economic segregation and income inequality, brain drain as college students leave after graduation, aging infrastructure, an old guard grasping to power.
We will meet our challenges head on by strengthening the three pillars that unite our city: A Strong Economy that grows household income, Stable Neighborhoods where we can raise our families, A Safe Environment that respects our natural beauty.

Growing Household Income
Too many families are being priced out of our city and forced to move to Wakulla or Jefferson County. We will develop a local economy that works for working people by growing household incomes in low-income areas at twice the state average.
How we’ll do it:
Create business incubators zones in Railroad Square and South City.
The largest challenge local startups face is access to capital and affordable retail space. Working with the Office of Economic Vitality we will create local business incubator zones for startups with smaller footprints that are affordable for locals and launch a new era of brick-and-mortar shops paired with lending backed by economic development dollars.
Center Arts, Culture, and Local Live Music as part of our identity.
Studies show that for every $1 of public investment in arts and culture, $5 is returned to the community. By supporting and enhancing arts and culture in our community, we will be a regional destination for visitors and a draw for young professionals after college.
Around town we will see more murals, sculptures, and performances and work with local businesses to seed small venues and festival programming that draws regional visitors. We’ll also ensure local artists and musicians can thrive economically by bringing them together—along with venue owners and small business partners—to help guide how resources are distributed and keep creativity sustainable in our city.
Streamline permitting with a Blue Ribbon Business Panel
As a small business owner and founder of Gaines Street Pies, Jeremy knows the challenges startups face in our community. When companies seek to do business in Tallahassee, we will have a Mayor that understands their issues. We will cut the time to receive a permit in half while slashing regulations that don’t serve the safety of the public or environmental protection. We will convene a Blue Ribbon Business Panel to consistently make recommendations for improvement and every new business will receive a dedicated liaison through the entire permitting process.
Improving our neighborhoods
All of our neighborhoods have different challenges and different needs. Many still lack safe sidewalks and lighting for children walking to school. Others need street resurfacing and access to parks and recreation.
How we’ll do it:
Neighborhood led budgeting to build sidewalks, streets and parks
We will reprioritize spending that subsidizes sprawl to our existing neighborhoods to build sidewalks, parks, landscaping and resurface roadways.
Build 500 municipal units of affordable housing
As homeownership becomes unaffordable for young people rental housing is also a challenge. As hedge funds buy up neighborhoods and mobile home parks, low-income renters are particularly squeezed. We will build 500 municipal units accessible to all income levels including those below the poverty line.
Create Childcare Centers
Starting with City facilties for city workers, we will provide full service childcare and develop a workforce training program to staff municipal centers open to the public through our Parks and Recreation department. Every family deserves access to affordable childcare.

Enhancing our natural resources
Tallahassee is a special place unlike anywhere else in Florida. We are fortunate to have a large urban tree canopy, lakes, springs and hiking trails. Our environment adds to our quality of life, ecotourism and why we call Tallahassee home. We will enhance this key part of our identity.
How we’ll do it:
Build new neighborhoods that respect our tree canopy and existing topography
Every new development doesn’t need to start with clear cutting heritage oaks and forests. We will work through planning principles that perserve our environment and are economically achievable to homebuilders.
Add water features and splash pads at city parks
We will expand our parks and greenways and add splash pads and other water features to existing parks to keep our recreational facilities cool and accessible.
New canopy roads to Tallahassee’s gateways and pedestrian trails
We will expand our beloved Canopy Roads by adding new treelined roadways to the gateways of our city. We will further expand our robust trail system to include outdoor working paths with adequate shade and cover.