Which of the following comes closest to your position on roadway expansion?
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 11 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:
Tony Caterina Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Mark Hillman Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Roger Kotch Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Diana Steele Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
b) Maintaining existing roads would be a better use of funds than expansion.
Candidates that selected this response:
Karen Unland Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
c) Investing in transit would be a better use of funds than expansion.
Candidates that selected this response:
Annie Chua - Frith Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Colin Gallant Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Stephanie Swensrude Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
d) I don't have a position on this issue
No candidates selected this response
Candidates that skipped this question:
Stephen Hammerschmidt Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Voter responses
Based on more than 0 responses received as of Oct. 14, here's how voters answered this question: