All topics Housing Getting Around Climate Food Growth & Planning Budget & Taxes

David Alton

City/Township Council · Kitchener

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All topics Housing Getting Around Climate Food Growth & Planning Budget & Taxes
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Getting Around

How should municipalities use existing street infrastructure to better prioritize walking, cycling, and public transit?select up to 3
  • Reallocate space on selected streets (e.g. road diets, transit lanes, protected bike lanes)
  • Adjust signal timing, curb use, or intersection design
  • Transportation Planning should be reoriented around accessibility and the most vulnerable road users.
What role should public transit play in regional growth, and how should future transit investments be prioritized?ranked from highest to lowest importance
  1. Prioritize maximizing operational efficiency
  2. Invest in rapid transit to anchor growth
  3. Use transit to shape land use
  4. Prioritize expanding coverage area
  5. Prioritize lower-cost or incremental transit improvements
Do you support the municipality taking responsibility for snow removal from sidewalks adjacent to private properties?single choice

Yes, sidewalks should be cleared alongside roads as part of regular winter maintenance

Do you support expanding fare-free transit for the Region?single choice

Yes, for specific groups

Would you like to provide any additional context for your views on transportation?candidate's own words

I have a whole right to mobility platform co created with low income and disability advocates it can be read at davidalton.org

If you selected "Yes, for specific groups" above, which groups?candidate's own words

Seniors (ex. extend Older Adult Day Pass pilot), People with disabilities, Youth (age 12 and under)

Please describe one criterion or principle that should not be compromised when making transit investment decisions.candidate's own words

That transit is public infrastructure. We should not undercut transportation planning with private public partnerships or expensive consulting. We should not emulate Metrolinx but should instead increase our local transit development capacity.

Other priority not listed abovecandidate's own words

Transit needs to be decoupled from economic development. To often it is designed not for efficient mobility but for land speculation. Affordable transit and frequent transit are priorities to build trust and ridership.

Please name one specific street, corridor, or project where you would prioritize these changes.candidate's own words

Victoria street from Park to Lancaster is need of a redesign. This route is supposed to support high density development and a transit hub and yet is not safe for vulnerable road users.