The Cochrane Eagle is asking candidates an issue-based question each week leading up to the election that they will answer in their own words.
The Cochrane Eagle is asking candidates an issue-based question each week leading up to the election that they will answer in their own words. If a candidate does not answer a question, we will include a bio box with a disclaimer saying the candidate did not respond. All candidates were given a limit of 185 words and questions will be edited to fit that length. Our third question is:
How do you plan to address the town's growing traffic congestion?
We must continue advocating for provincial government infrastructure spending. We must be willing to form partnerships with whatever provincial government is in power. We must seek co-operation from our neighbours when developing at our borders not to place additional strains on our already overburdened infrastructure. I also believe that it will take more than just one solution to fix our traffic problems for the whole of Cochrane.
While there is no mechanism to force our government to actually follow through with the promises they make, we can control the pace of our growth, demand better planning and stop one way in and out developments.
I've heard some “made in Cochrane ” ideas that I feel are worth pursuing but part of my solution will be my approach. I want to use existing town and community resources to “brainstorm ” a list of solutions, prioritize those solutions and then do a complete analysis of the top ideas. I want to then present shovel-ready projects to the government. If Cochrane can offer funding for these projects to further improve our chances of success, even better.
