Which of the following comes closest to your position on roadway expansion?
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?
Context:
Enacting decisions made by previous councils, Edmonton is building the Terwillegar Drive Expansion, which will see extra lanes for drivers and a dedicated lane for buses. The total cost, split between the city and province, is more than $200 million. Edmonton is also working on the Yellowhead Trail Freeway Conversion. The provincial and federal governments are contributing up to $241.6 million each; Edmonton is on the hook for the rest of the more than $1-billion project (recently, costs have escalated). During this council, Edmonton created a plan for housing developers to foot the bill for lane expansions for Winterburn Road.
Candidate responses
A total of 66 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Expansion is important to reduce traffic congestion and accommodate growth.
Candidates that selected this response:
Ali Al Kassab Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Fidel Ammar Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Paul Bakhmut Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jason Bale Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Ronald Stewart Billingsley, Jr Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
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
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Ramey Demian Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Josh Doyle Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Michael Elliott Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Rob Fediuk Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
James Gosse Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Danny Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Mark Hillman Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rahim Jaffer Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Andrew Knack Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Roger Kotch Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
James Miller Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Fahad Mughal Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Utha Nadauk Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Norm Paradis Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Thu Parmar Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Nicholas Rheubottom Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Diana Steele Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Ashok Sui Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Justin Thomas Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Olney Tugwell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Steve van Diest Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Aggripa Wajo Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
b) Maintaining existing roads would be a better use of funds than expansion.
Candidates that selected this response:
Tim Cartmell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Larry Langley Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Rajah Maggay Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Omar Mohammad Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Banisha Sandhu Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Michael Walters Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jordon Woodruff Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
c) Investing in transit would be a better use of funds than expansion.
Candidates that selected this response:
Sara Awatta Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Annie Chua - Frith Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Giselle Quezon General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
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
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Funke Olokude Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Rupesh Patel Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Jennifer Porritt Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jesse Watson Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Reed Clarke Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Candidates that skipped this question:
Vanessa Denman Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Stephen Hammerschmidt Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?