Policy FAQ
What's the strategy to cut property taxes?
Redistribution of funding from superfluous programs to core programs funded. And programs are streamlined.
What is the reason for the policy to reverse blanket zoning?
Preserve community character.
What about LRT expansion in the future?
Further LRT expansion is curtailed to prioritize existing infrastructure and community needs.
How will budgets change?
Budgets for core services will remain unchanged or go up and budgets for services which aren't for home owners and small businesses paying taxes shall be adjusted.
How to get involved?
You can participate by holding the elected mayor and council accountable. Contact the mayor and councillor in your ward. Make them aware that infill to replace home owners with renters is opposed. Higher taxes to expand LRT is not wanted.
How does the curtailment of LRT impact public transit?
Future transit focuses on buses operating on existing roads to avoid the social and financial impacts of additional infrastructure for LRT.
What's the plan to make transit safer?
Transit is intended to serve Edmontonians paying property taxes and the families of those paying property taxes as well as tourists visiting Edmonton. Transit users will be required to pass a quiz on etiquette, or be accompanied by an adult who has passed the quiz, for a license to use public transit, much like the license required to drive a vehicle. Safety of passengers on transit is paramount. Anyone who presents a danger to others is kept off public transit. Peace officers enforce this.
What will transit fares be?
Transit shall be free for all students and seniors in Edmonton. Property owners already pay for the bulk of transit costs and charging them to use public transit is charging them twice, so they'll ride for free, too. This might seem dreamy but it isn't. Average frequency of public transit will revert to what Edmonton had in the 1980s to cut down on all the empty transit buses on the roads and make free public transit a reality.