Michael Tay
"I support a transportation network where walking, cycling, rolling and transit are safe and realistic options for getting around.
That means completing missing sidewalk and cycling connections, improving dangerous intersections and crossings, properly maintaining sidewalks and cycling routes through the winter, and prioritizing projects based on actual community need.
When roads are already being reconstructed, we should look at opportunities to improve the surrounding infrastructure at the same time rather than simply putting everything back exactly as it was.
As someone who regularly bikes downtown, I know that cycling infrastructure only works when it connects. A bike lane that suddenly ends in the middle of the road does not create a useful network. We need routes that connect people to the places they actually need to go.
For me, sustainable transportation is not about taking choices away from people. It is about increasing the number of safe, practical ways people can get around our city."
Dillon Anderson
"Meeting Ottawa's sustainable transportation commitments requires prioritizing practical, year-round infrastructure over costly mega-projects. First, we must close critical missing links in our pedestrian and cycling networks, focusing capital funds on continuous, protected active mobility routes connecting neighborhoods directly to transit. Second, reliable winter maintenance is non-negotiable: we must prioritize rigorous sidewalk snow-clearing so pathways remain safely usable for seniors, families, and persons using mobility devices 365 days a year. Finally, embedding traffic calming and complete streets principles into local road renewals will ensure our streets are safe, accessible, and welcoming for all active users."
Nicholas Golle
"Ottawa already has long-term plans and commitments for walking, cycling, transit and other forms of sustainable transportation. The Transportation Master Plan is intended to support the Official Plan objective that at least 50% of trips be made by sustainable modes by 2046, and implementation of its infrastructure plan occurs through subsequent City budgets and individual projects.
My responsibility as a councillor would be to follow through on those commitments budget by budget and project by project.”
Ariel Troster
"Push for better and faster sidewalk repairs and snowclearing, more bike lanes (especially contraflow on side streets), and push for the establishment of a city bike share (finally)."