Rep. Robert Garcia, a freshman Democrat from California, is a self-described urbanist.
The former mayor of Long Beach has crowdsourced ideas for urbanist legislation.
"I think a good city, good urbanism, is a dense core, it's walkable, it's bikeable, and there's also a focus on public transit," Garcia said in an interview.
He wants to bring policies that have worked in Long Beach and California to the entire country.
Garcia said he's made connections with fellow Democratic members who see eye to eye on housing, transportation, and other related issues.
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