Doug Hillian

My vision is a community where we focus on moving people rather than vehicles; where new and existing development is pedestrian and cyclist friendly; where transit is effective and well-used; and where we find ways to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels to promote individual health and combat climate change. The City is already making progress and, with public engagement, can continue initiatives such as:

• encourage infilling and increased density close to shopping hubs to enable walking and reduce commutes.

• improve our transit system while encouraging ridership, with workplace incentives to take transit and carpool.

• promote traffic calming in neighbourhoods and insist that new development is pedestrian/cycling friendly.

• push senior governments to direct infrastructure spending into sustainable transportation initiatives.

• recognize cycling as a key element in managing traffic flow and promote cycling infrastructure through continued development of a network of routes, including the proposed pedestrian bridge if economically feasible.

• look to other communities such as Portland, and work towards making the Comox Valley a leader in alternative transportation.

• bring our best engineering minds together with other citizens in a transportation task force to look at creative initiatives to address ever-increasing traffic volumes.