Stratford: A World Class Affordable City

The future of Stratford can be a very bright future to look forward to, with the city of Stratford investing in active and alternative forms of transportation. I imagine a city where people can easily and safely get around the city by bicycle or reliably get around using our public transportation. A future where not everyone is forced to use cars and the city's downtown core is moving towards a model where the pedestrian is king, and cars are dissuaded from parking and driving on Downie and Wellington Street in downtown, and where the truck bypass of downtown is further encouraged through traffic calming measures on Ontario and Erie streets in the downtown core. A city that is safer for children and pedestrians through traffic calming measures spread throughout the city in residential areas. A city where everything that an individual needs is within a 15-minute walk of their home. A city where there is no "missing middle" and housing is affordable for anyone who wants to come live in the city. This is a future that Stratford can build to, a future where Stratford can truly claim to be a World Class City.