Elections
Should the province play a role in encouraging safer streets that promote more active transportation like walking and cycling?
Responses to the question: "Should the province play a role in encouraging safer streets that promote more active transportation like walking and cycling?"
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4 Candidate Responses (top)
| Hamilton Centre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Bob Mann | Yes | Yes. We need Municipal/Provincial studies and programs to create pedestrian and cycling friendly residential areas. This could be accomplished in many ways but would have to suit the demographics of each particular town or city. |
| Donna Tiqui-Shebib | Yes | I think everyone has an important part to play to encourage safe transportation options like walking and cycling - from various levels of government, to drivers, to cyclists and pedestrians. For our part, the Ontario Liberals are committed to implementing CycleOn, the province's first-ever cycling strategy - something I think will benefit cycling advocacy groups such as Yes We
Cannon with their consultations with City Council. We will also provide funding to municipalities for up to 400 new kilometres of dedicated bike lanes, and we will build 135 kilometres of paved shoulders on provincial roads and highways. To support safer cycling, we will introduce legislation to mandate that vehicles give one metre of space to cyclists when passing. |
| John Vail | Maybe | Thanks for the questions but in my opinion they are better directed to municipal candidates as the questions relate directly to municipal issues and not to provincial issues which are jobs, the provincial economy, the provincial deficit, provincial debt reduction, and lower provincial taxes |
| Peter Ormond | Yes | The province can be providing funds for Ontario cities to develop active transport infrastructure. Imagine the city with a network of walking, hiking and biking paths. In Ottawa, Colonel Bye drive is closed every Sunday morning and is packed with cyclists. Hamilton can follow suit easily.
Hamilton has Open Streets, and the Super Crawl. When I was a child we used to close Spruceside Ave for street dances. It's time to make these simple community-building activities more accessible. And speaking of accessible, mass transit will be a wonderful mechanism to get seniors, families and those with special needs to move efficiently from A to B. Plus it will remove vehicles from the roads and make access by active transport safer and more available to others. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 3 | 75.0% |
| No | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maybe | 1 | 25.0% |
2 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Hamilton Centre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Horwath | ||
| Peter Melanson | ||
