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

Derrick Rabethge

City/Township Council · Kitchener Ward 2

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

Getting Around

How should municipalities use existing street infrastructure to better prioritize walking, cycling, and public transit?select up to 3
  • Maintain current street design standards
  • Adjust signal timing, curb use, or intersection design, Focus improvements around schools, transit corridors, and commercial areas
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 expanding coverage area
  2. Prioritize maximizing operational efficiency
  3. Invest in rapid transit to anchor growth
  4. Prioritize lower-cost or incremental transit improvements
  5. Use transit to shape land use
Do you support the municipality taking responsibility for snow removal from sidewalks adjacent to private properties?single choice

Yes, but roads should take priority; sidewalks cleared after

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

No, maintain the current fare structure

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

In Ward 2 during the last election there was alot of issues outside of Chicpoee Hill school, some things have been done to fix that issue but I am sure more could be done. A walking path was promised to them when the school was first being designed and that has yet to be implemented. I also think that future planning should consider where they are putting schools around or near regional roads to assure the safety of students and the broader school community as a whole. The new highschool in Ward 2 may start to run into some road way issues but it opens in a week so time will tell what may need to be done there.