Elections
Do you support converting more of Hamilton's one-way thoroughfares into complete, two-way streets that support walking, cycling and transit?
Responses to the question: "Do you support converting more of Hamilton's one-way thoroughfares into complete, two-way streets that support walking, cycling and transit?"
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6 Candidate Responses (top)
| Ward 03 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Agostino, Ralph | Yes | Yes; I am absolutely supportive of conversion of the one-way thoroughfares into complete two way streets that will support walking, cycling and transit. It will make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists and it will help the business along those streets. |
| DiMillo, Mark | Maybe | The conversion of one way streets to two way is something that needs to be supported by the community and the complete streets planning initiatives. If affected residents are in agreement, and willing then yes I would support the same. The structure of the questions asked by the editor implies that my personal opinion is the basis for the correct answer. The style of leadership has changed, and the days of absolute leadership by the ward Councillor is no longer the norm. As a progressive city trying to break away from the political status quo will require continuous engagement from community stakeholders, leaders, and residents. |
| Green, Matthew | Yes | I support converting more of Hamilton's one-way thoroughfares into complete, two way streets that support walking, cycling and transit. |
| Mejia, Victor | No | No i dont think making are one ways in 2 ways will help. just look at what they did to john and james the back up goes up to top of hill. |
| Omazic, Drina | Yes | I’m for making Hamilton streets friendlier and safer for all users. On nearly every block -- in every part of the Ward 3 – safe streets is the issue I consistently hear about.
In addition to planning strategies and conversions, we need to change behaviour and raise awareness that City streets belong to all of us -- we need to learn how to share them. |
| Simmons, Tim | Maybe | A complete street does not always mean two-way streets. Two-way streets limits the capacity for bike lanes and bus lanes. Although two-way streets are a good thing in some areas, it is not necessarily the best approach. Each road needs to be looked at individually as it relates to the other roads and features around it.
People still have too many questions on what complete streets look and feel like. I would like to see the complete streets strategy for every neighbourhood so that residence can understand and ask questions. In this way, we can see how we are connect with each other through different modes of transportation. I am not in favour of traffic jams and gridlock. It is important to slow cars down, but the public and businesses won't except idling cars sitting bumper to bumper on our roads. This sends drivers into neighbourhoods in order to get around the gridlock. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 3 | 50.0% |
| No | 1 | 16.7% |
| Maybe | 2 | 33.3% |
9 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Ward 03 | ||
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| Anastasiou, Maria | ||
| Assadourian, Bob | ||
| Gibson, Sean | ||
| Hess, Jol | ||
| John, Eva | ||
| Kelly, Brian | ||
| Millette, Byron Wayne | ||
| Pinho, Carlos | ||
| Szajkowski, Bernie | ||
