Candidates Respond to Active Transportation Questions
This week, the Whitehorse Urban Cycling Coalition (WUCC) polled municipal candidates of the upcoming election for their positions and thoughts on Active Transportation in Whitehorse. WUCC is an organization of cyclists interested in working to improve the urban environment to make cycling safer and more accessible for Whitehorse citizens of all ages and abilities. WUCC believes the path forward is through infrastructure improvements, education, and increased communication between the stakeholders of streets and trails.
Below, we've hosted the results of this survey on behalf of WUCC, separated by question. If you prefer to read a collation of all answers by each individual candidate, click here.
1. What is your understanding of the state of active transportation in the City?
2. Given that a substantive portion of Whitehorse’s population does not have the privilege to own and/or operate a private automobile, what are your suggestions to address the transportation inequity of our community?
3. Many Whitehorse residents choose cycling as a year-round transportation option. What are your thoughts regarding prioritizing winter maintenance for vulnerable road users?
4. If elected, what would you do to expedite the implementation of Whitehorse’s Transportation Master Plan, in particular, the goals and implementation strategy (Section 5 & 6)?
5. What are your thoughts on the Chilkoot Way Greenway project?
6. Have you ever commuted to work and/or school and/or for errands by bike, by foot, or by public transit? (Select all that apply):
A huge thank you to WUCC for developing, sending out, and collating the results of the survey and thanks to all the municipal candidates who took time out of their schedule to answer these important questions!
