Which of the following comes closest to your view on 15-minute districts?
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?
Context:
Edmonton's City Plan, approved by the previous council, introduced the 15-minute communities concept here, though it was well established elsewhere. The current council has since passed the associated district planning policy. Though the 15-minute concept has become a global lightning rod for conspiracy theories, at its root, it seeks to see a city designed to allow more of one's daily errands to be doable within a 15-minute walk, bike, or transit trip. This broad idea suggests shifts to housing and commercial development in established districts, and de-prioritizes Edmonton's previous design ethos of building a city that's easy to drive through.
Candidate responses
A total of 66 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Intervene to incentivize more mixed-use development and local services.
Candidates that selected this response:
Ali Al Kassab Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Sara Awatta Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Joti Buttar Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Tony Caterina Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Farhan Chak Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Annie Chua - Frith Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Ramey Demian Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Giselle Quezon General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Terrie Holgerson Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jimmy Clement Idi Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Rozalia Janiszewska Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jackie Liu Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Rajah Maggay Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
James Miller Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Utha Nadauk Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Funke Olokude Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Rupesh Patel Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Jennifer Porritt Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Nicholas Rheubottom Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Banisha Sandhu Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Ashok Sui Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Michael Walters Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
b) Let the market provide more mixed-use development and local services.
Candidates that selected this response:
Paul Bakhmut Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Tim Cartmell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Josh Doyle Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rob Fediuk Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
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
Andrew Knack Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Omar Mohammad Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Justin Thomas Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) Prioritize city-wide mobility instead of pursuing 15-minute districts.
Candidates that selected this response:
Fidel Ammar Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Jason Bale Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Nurmaiya Brady Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Reed Clarke Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Vanessa Denman Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
James Gosse Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Roger Kotch Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Larry Langley Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Fahad Mughal Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Norm Paradis Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Thu Parmar Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Diana Steele Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Olney Tugwell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Steve van Diest Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Aggripa Wajo Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Jesse Watson Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Jordon Woodruff Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Ronald Stewart Billingsley, Jr Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Michael Elliott Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?