Policy

No More Parking Meters

Fix the basics / main streets Stop feeding the meter. A parking meter is a …

Jobs and Growth

Jobs and growth The cuts are the weather. A mayor’s job is to build the …

Statistic card: 80% of Ottawa's land mass lies within the rural area, governed by one set of citywide standards calibrated to the urban core.

Rural Ottawa

Fix the basics / the Lawson plan for rural Ottawa One standard, two operating environments. …

Statistic card: 5 years between condition checks on a rural local road, while arterials and collectors get three.

Rural Road Renewal

Rural Ottawa / road renewal Volume enters the prioritization three times. Ottawa is responsible for …

Statistic card: 1 hectare. Ottawa's cap on on-farm business activity, whatever the size of the farm, and under one percent of the average property.

Farm Business Zoning

Rural Ottawa / farm business zoning The limit is set by area, not by the …

Statistic card: 1 in 3. More than a third of Ottawa's fatal collisions happen on rural roads, which see fewer than one in ten of the city's collisions.

Rural Road Safety

Rural Ottawa / road safety Rural intersections are assessed against urban thresholds. Traffic control at …

Return to Office

Return to office / where a mayor can actually act A seat taken from somebody …

Your Money in Plain Sight

Transparency at City Hall Your money, in plain sight. By Alex Lawson You can look …

The Alto Pledge

Your land, your right to know This isn’t just about a train. By Alex Lawson …

Build the ring road

One way across the city Build the ring road. By Alex Lawson The 417 is …

The Influence Firewall

Alex Lawson’s plan to keep campaign money from buying influence at City Hall: a four-year firewall barring campaign insiders from lobbying the officials they helped elect. No new cost, no new department.

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