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What should be done about LRT expansion?
Context:
The City of Edmonton's LRT Network Plan, adopted in 2009, consists of five lines extending in all directions. There are currently about $5.8 billion worth of LRT expansion projects underway on three of those lines; nothing has been done beyond the strategy phase on the other two.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Divert budget from other projects to build the LRT more quickly
Candidates that selected this response:
Ahmed 'Knowmadic' Ali Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
b) Continue with the current plan
Candidates that selected this response:
Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Steven Townsend Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) Pause LRT construction and consider bus rapid transit instead
Candidates that selected this response:
Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
d) Pause LRT construction and explore more future-focused technology like autonomous vehicle networks
Candidates that selected this response:
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
e) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Haruun Ali Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Voter responses
Based on the first 16,000 responses to our 2021 survey, here's how voters answered this question:
Overall
By ward
Note: Taproot excluded surveys with fewer than two answers from these results. It was possible for voters to fill out the survey multiple times, but unlikely at a large scale given the structure of the survey. Voters were not able to select "I don't have a position on this issue".