Let's do our part and get bikes off of the main roads. It is safer and much more enjoyable riding a bike away from traffic.

We need more bike racks in our parks and facilities, and we need to encourage small business to install bike racks. They have been installing bike racks at transit hubs, but we need more of them, and better signage at SkyTrain stations about using the stairs when carrying your bike and which transit cars to use.

We need more bike racks in our parks and facilities, and we need to encourage small business to install bike racks. They have been installing bike racks at transit hubs, but we need more of them, and better signage at SkyTrain stations about using the stairs when carrying your bike and which transit cars to use.

We need to get electric bikes and scooters properly insured for road use, and to get them off the sidewalks. The only machines that should be using the sidewalk are mobility wheelchairs and scooters.

We must install a wide variety of technology on new builds, heat pumps, solar panels, carbon capture scrubbers. Different solutions to different builds. As many green technologies as possible.

With renovations, we get to keep as many materials as possible, and while doing that we can add more suites. Take a big house and make 2 units. Save material and house more people.

Make sure new builds take into account the local wind and sun direction to maximize natural lighting and airflow through the building.

We need to plan for the future. We need to build resiliency in our system in the event that transmission lines go down. We still need to heat our houses with our electric heat pumps, or charge our electric vehicle so we can commute or flee to safety if necessary.

Every building and neighbourhood that is capable should install solar panels, connected to a battery back-up. We already have a $5k homeowner grant for green energy retrofits. Why not build for a neighbourhood of 20 houses at $100k? If a single neighbourhood transformer goes down, then we can still have heat, and lights and refrigeration. Sell the excess electricity save/make the city or homeowners some money.

Parking is a contentious issue. We need more parking, but also less. Depends where you look.

Many people move to Coquitlam to be closer to nature. It is quite difficult to get to a lot of our parks and facilities without a car.

We need to be strategic, we need to encourage people to get out of their car by making transit more accessible. But we also need to make sure people have room for parking at their residence. Not everyone wants to be on transit only, and for many people it is impossible due to constraints of multiple jobs and priorities.

I see a major opportunity near Coquitlam Centre SkyTrain station. We have a massive open parking lot, that could easily be rethought to be a multi-story parkade, with more charging stations, and the remainder of that space dedicated to being a green space.

With renovations, we get to keep as many materials as possible, and while doing that we can add more suites. Take a big house and make 2 units. Save material and house more people.

When I hear these two terms next to each other, all I hear is Affordable and Unaffordable Housing.

We need to make sure new builds are designed for those with mobility issues. We need more ground floor walk-ups.

We must deliver value for the money raised in taxes, and they are properly raised through proper land value assessments.

Services must help everyone, not just a few.

We need more units. Units that can accommodate all levels of income and family dynamics.

We need to ensure our four-legged friends are able to come with us when we move.

We need to make sure new builds are designed for those with mobility issues. We need more ground floor walk-ups.

Across the board, we need to find ways to fast track immigrants, who have previous training and qualifications, to get their licenses and tickets here. We say we have shortages of qualified personnel in so many professions, yet we have fully qualified people sitting on the sidelines.

I'd like to hear teenagers thoughts on recreational activities. What they want to do.

The more we provide as options to recreate, the more likely we are to keep them out of trouble.

For small amounts of drugs, decriminalisation will free up police resources and court time. I believe this would enable the police to pursue bigger targets and really get rid the unsafe drug supply.

Obviously what we are currently doing is not enough. We need to approach this from multiple angles.

• Find ways of training more mental health nurses and social workers. This may require finding ways of licensing qualified immigrants in a fast tracked manner, and then hiring them into Coquitlam facilities.
• Food security and housing. When people are underfed and lack adequate housing, they are under stress, and this causes issues to inflate. We need to get more affordable housing and we need more higher paying jobs to help people afford quality food.
• Look into rethinking Riverview Hospital. Keep the arboretum. It can be a park, hospital, rehab, counselling and research center.

We need to provide testing locations

For small amounts of drugs, decriminalisation will free up police resources and court time. I believe this would enable the police to pursue bigger targets and really get rid the unsafe drug supply.

Not everyone recovers the same. Some find it through group counselling, others through gardening. Lets find more ways to help, and not use a cookie cutter approach. Give people a sense of purpose, and they won't look for an escape.

We need to get electric bikes and scooters properly insured for road use, and to get them off the sidewalks. The only machines that should be using the sidewalk are mobility wheelchairs and scooters.

We need to find new avenues of recreation for those at most risk of falling into crime. Teen centers and groups. More after school sports programs for at-risk youth.

Give people a proper outlet, and they'll be less likely to do crime.

This is a great and growing sport. I'd like to see another course installed in one of our many parks. Its cost to play is minimal and provides an amazing outdoor experience that is approachable by all.

I would like to see more public washrooms in parks and at all transit hubs. Not everyone can make it home when they are waiting for their bus.

While we must expand our system of bike paths, we need to educate and keep electric bikes off of our sidewalks. They are for pedestrians, people in mobility scooters, and perhaps children learning to ride bikes.

As a city and a province, we need to do what we can to preserve the many languages that were here before European settlers. The language is rich, and tells stories of the land and people. We need more local place names to have traditional names. Have signs in multiple languages that can help people learn the words and traditions.

We need to celebrate and embrace the rich culture that was here before Coquitlam was "settled". We need to name our geography with what it used to be, or at least have secondary signage. When we build the Fraser Mills land, I would like to see Indigenous consultation, use indigenous words for new streets, and put up placards explaining the history and culture from before Coquitlam.

Let's do our part and get bikes off of the main roads. It is safer and much more enjoyable riding a bike away from traffic.

We need more bike racks in our parks and facilities, and we need to encourage small business to install bike racks. They have been installing bike racks at transit hubs, but we need more of them, and better signage at SkyTrain stations about using the stairs when carrying your bike and which transit cars to use.

We need more bike racks in our parks and facilities, and we need to encourage small business to install bike racks. They have been installing bike racks at transit hubs, but we need more of them, and better signage at SkyTrain stations about using the stairs when carrying your bike and which transit cars to use.

We need to get electric bikes and scooters properly insured for road use, and to get them off the sidewalks. The only machines that should be using the sidewalk are mobility wheelchairs and scooters.

Working with other municipalities, I would petition the Provincial and Federal governments for the SkyTrain to be extended along 2 different lines through Coquitlam.

• Twin Braid station, have it follow United to the new Fraser Mills development, another stop near the casino, and have that station built for extension to both Guildford in Surrey, and to follow Mary Hill bypass into Port Coquitlam near the Fremont connector at the Pitt River Bridge
• From Lafarge Lake/ Douglas extend the train into Port Coquitlam, near Shaughnessy and Lougheed, further to near the Fremont connector at the Pitt River bridge and beyond

We must connect the city, make it easy to get out of our cars to get to work and recreate.

Parking is a contentious issue. We need more parking, but also less. Depends where you look.

Many people move to Coquitlam to be closer to nature. It is quite difficult to get to a lot of our parks and facilities without a car.

We need to be strategic, we need to encourage people to get out of their car by making transit more accessible. But we also need to make sure people have room for parking at their residence. Not everyone wants to be on transit only, and for many people it is impossible due to constraints of multiple jobs and priorities.

I see a major opportunity near Coquitlam Centre SkyTrain station. We have a massive open parking lot, that could easily be rethought to be a multi-story parkade, with more charging stations, and the remainder of that space dedicated to being a green space.

Look at ways that we can license individuals to work as independent drivers within the city. We don't need to have a multi-national conglomerate running everything with profits leaving to some head office in another country. We can find a solution, such that we can hire a local owner, who is vetted and insured as well as drivers are for the big companies.

While we must expand our system of bike paths, we need to educate and keep electric bikes off of our sidewalks. They are for pedestrians, people in mobility scooters, and perhaps children learning to ride bikes.