Over the last several months, I have met and spoken with many of you. I have heard your concerns, and, as a resident of Ward 13, I share them.
We need neighbourhoods and communities that are safe, affordable, livable, and commutable. We need a City Councillor who will champion them and deliver.
Now more than ever, we have to hit the ground running after October 24. With my proven leadership experience and a plan of action that we as a community have put together, I am the only candidate who can keep Ward 13 progressing forward.
Expanded Housing Opportunities
Keep our neighbourhoods within reach for everyone
Improve Public Safety & Security
Safe and secure communities begin with a strong relationship between the police and the community
Safe, Walkable, Bikeable Neighbourhoods
A vision towards zero safety concerns on our streets, lanes, and sidewalks
More Connected, Reliable Transit
The best way to keep our Ward moving forward
Vibrant & Complete Communities
Let’s finish the job and build complete communities right here downtown
Social, Cultural and Economic Diversity
Support Business & Innovation
Successful small businesses are the surest sign of a vibrant, livable community
A More Accessible & Accountable Government for All
Our City works for you, so let’s make it more open, transparent, and accountable
Expanded Housing Opportunities
- End Exclusionary Zoning
- Use City lands for deeply affordable housing
- Support rooming house regulation and multiplex zoning
- Build more supportive housing and affordable housing
- Champion new co-operative housing
- Implement maximum temperatures in residential units
- Fix the TCHC and bring it to a state of good repair -- meet and exceed City standards
- Revitalize Dan Harrison & the Moss Park Apartments
- Ensure all Ontario Line stations in the ward are Transit Oriented Communities with Affordable Housing
- Re-establish the Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing
- Establish an affordable builders advisory group
Improve Public Safety & Security
- Create a new 3-digit emergency phone number (988) for health & wellness-related calls
- Hire more Traffic Wardens to replace paid duty officers for construction sites and traffic enforcement
- Support the Police Service in getting back to their core duties and implement alternative responses to mental health, addiction, and homelessness
- Renew the Downtown East Action Plan and strengthen it by including a municipal mental health strategy
Safe, Walkable, Bikeable Neighbourhoods
- Implement traffic calming measures, especially on side streets and in school zones
- Improve construction management planning processes and enforcement
- Ensure all new and existing bike lanes are separated and protected
- Support and regulate micro-mobility options such as Kick Scooters
- Support the widening of sidewalks, wherever possible, to allow for a better pedestrian experience as well as the beautification of our public realm.
More Connected, Reliable Transit
- Implement better TTC-GO fare integration
- Install protective platform barriers at transit stations
- Integrate Bike Share and the Island Ferry with Presto
Vibrant & Complete Communities
- Build public washrooms and other amenities and ensure they are maintained year-round
- Create a Dog Off-Leash Area Master Plan
- Implement CafeTO Design Guidelines to ensure they are all accessible, beautiful, and can be winterized
- Secure more affordable licensed childcare spaces in our local communities
- Create conditions that will attract grocery retailers to Corktown
- Ensure that our public realm and sidewalks are clean, safe, and accessible for all.
- Explore options for creating new parks and green spaces while revitalizing and better maintaining our current ones.
Social, Cultural and Economic Diversity
- Champion the creation of land trusts in the Church Wellesley Village and Regent Park
- Protect and preserve the Church Wellesley Village by designating it a cultural district
Support Business & Innovation
- Work with the Province and Metrolinx to ensure businesses are financially supported during the construction of the Ontario Line
- Reform and simplify the process for Business Improvement Area creation and expansion
- Work with developers to create smaller, more affordable retail spaces
A More Accessible & Accountable Government for All
- Improve local decision-making with more autonomy for community councils
- Improve access and equity in public consultation processes
- Improve the City’s customer service standards and response times
- Implement idea crowdsourcing & participatory budgeting for residents of Ward 13
- End the electoral discrimination against permanent residents: recognize their right to vote in municipal elections