Which of the following comes closest to how you would approach parking in commercial areas?
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Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?
Context:
Through its Curbside Management Strategy, which has been in discussion during this council's term, Edmonton employs variable pricing in several parking zones, like downtown, and is rethinking its allocation of curbside space to private motor vehicles. The city also employs open option parking, after striking mandatory parking minimums in the last council's term, meaning businesses can now dedicate the amount of parking they see fit for their operations. Competing uses for space often involve parking. Some businesses north of downtown are concerned that a new dedicated bus lane will erode parking for their customers and hurt their bottom lines.
Candidate responses
A total of 74 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Increase supply and/or reduce prices.
Candidates that selected this response:
Jason Bale Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Imran Bashir Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Nurmaiya Brady Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Joti Buttar Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Tony Caterina Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Farhan Chak Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Ramey Demian Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Josh Doyle Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Michael Elliott Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Rob Fediuk Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Stephen Hammerschmidt Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Danny Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Mark Hillman Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rahim Jaffer Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Albert Mazzocca Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
James Miller Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Omar Mohammad Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Fahad Mughal Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Norm Paradis Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Rupesh Patel Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Banisha Sandhu Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Sandeep Singh Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Diana Steele Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Patrick Stewart Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Justin Thomas Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Olney Tugwell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Steve van Diest Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Jordon Woodruff Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
b) Manage availability with tools like demand-based pricing.
Candidates that selected this response:
Ali Al Kassab Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Fidel Ammar Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Sara Awatta Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Paul Bakhmut Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Ronald Stewart Billingsley, Jr Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Tim Cartmell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Annie Chua - Frith Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
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Candidate in
City Wide
Reed Clarke Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Giselle Quezon General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Jimmy Clement Idi Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Roger Kotch Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Jackie Liu Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Rajah Maggay Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Utha Nadauk Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Atiq Rehman Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Nicholas Rheubottom Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Aggripa Wajo Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Michael Walters Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
c) Reduce parking and reallocate land to other uses.
Candidates that selected this response:
Terrie Holgerson Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rozalia Janiszewska Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Andrew Knack Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Funke Olokude Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Jennifer Porritt Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Vanessa Denman Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
James Gosse Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Larry Langley Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Joseph Mugodo Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Thu Parmar Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Jesse Watson Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Candidates that skipped this question:
Ashok Sui Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Voter responses
Based on more than 27,000 responses as of Nov. 10, 2025, 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".
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?