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Hamilton's Cycling Master Plan has Council approval. However, the implementation timeline is very long and ward councillors can block individual bike lane projects. Do you support accelerating the completion of a continuous bicycle network and other initiatives like a bike sharing program and better access up and down the Escarpment? Why or why not?
Responses to the question: "Hamilton's Cycling Master Plan has Council approval. However, the implementation timeline is very long and ward councillors can block individual bike lane projects. Do you support accelerating the completion of a continuous bicycle network and other initiatives like a bike sharing program and better access up and down the Escarpment? Why or why not?"
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4 Candidate Responses (top)
| Ward 07 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Beck, Keith | Yes | I so support accelerating the completion of the bicycle network and any proposal that would help the city meet its goals to reduce car trips in the city. The health and economic benefits of improving local air quality by meeting those goals are more than worth the investment. |
| Duvall, Scott | No | Bicycle lanes in the City of Hamilton is a great initiative, helpful towards the environment as well as good physical activity. Unfortunately, at this time we do not have the dollars to accelerate the program, we need to repair our crumbling infrastructure first. |
| Gallagher, John | Yes | Bike paths should be planned as part of every new development, residential and commercial. Bike paths should also be a priority as each major road comes up for reconstruction. It would be inappropriate to divert current funds we can't afford right now on a major program to put bike lanes in unless it is part of a new or rebuilding project.
Frankly, I'm surprised and disappointed the current council has not taken this approach. If they had, during the four years they've been in office, a good part of the problem facing bike riders in the city would have been solved by now. |
| Pettit, Trevor | No | I believe we need a continuous bicycle network, a bike sharing program and better access up and down the Escarpment. Should councillors be able to block bike lane projects? If through public consultation within the ward there has been a determination to do so, then I think it inherent upon any councillor to represent the majority.
Bicycle programs, like many other programs, are valuable programs for our city. Having said that I am being told at the doors as I canvas to focus on the basics like infrastructure renewal - our roads, sewers and bridges. We have a $120,000,000.00 infrastructure deficit in Hamilton due to years of neglect. Let's get our house in order by prioritizing and then move to the programs that will add value to our community, such as the bicycle program. We cant do everything at once, especially in troubled economic times. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2 | 50.0% |
| No | 2 | 50.0% |
| Maybe | 0 | 0.0% |
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