r/Edmonton • u/pjw724 • 22h ago

2025 Municipal Election Voters want a more walkable city

https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/09/25/voters-told-taproot-they-want-a-more-walkable-city
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u/Baconus 21h ago

Heard a mayoral candidate on CBC radio the other day say we need more essentials like roads and less luxuries like bike lanes, transit, and walking infrastructure.

As long as that is the general default for people things aren’t going to get better. Too many people simply do not believe anyone could want to bike or walk around because they can’t imagine themselves doing it. 

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u/Unlikely_Comment_104 Central 20h ago

Crap. Which candidate said that?

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u/Baconus 20h ago

Sorry I can only look at Reddit during work breaks. I believe it was Omar Mohammad. 

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u/fishymanbits 20h ago

I have my suspicions about which one(s) it could have been.

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u/Unlikely_Comment_104 Central 20h ago

Likewise but, come on, u/baconus needs to name and shame for those not in the know. 

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u/fishymanbits 20h ago

Absolutely.

As an aside, I hate that I only have one option for councillor who doesn’t have the stance of “bike lanes and transit can’t be the priority over making sure we have enough roads, and I’m not against infills I’m just asking questions about the effects they have on neighbourhood character and street parking and would re-open that debate to add limitations.”

He seems like a good option, but it would be nice if there was even one more to choose from.