Vote Amy Rosen for Mayor of Toronto on October 26th

As Your Mayor…

Amy’s Vision

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As Your Mayor…

Amy’s Vision

About Amy

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Amy’s Vision

Support small businesses

AS YOUR MAYOR, I will work with landlords and the provincial government so that small local businesses and restaurants can afford rent and not just survive but thrive. As a small business owner myself I know what it takes.

Bike Lanes are for Bikes

AS YOUR MAYOR, I will keep our bike lanes safe — and reserved for cyclists. If a vehicle has no pedals and can travel faster than 32 km/h, it belongs on the road, not in a bike lane. High-speed motorized vehicles should be licensed, regulated, and held to the same standards as everyone else. Bike lanes were built to protect cyclists, and that is exactly what they should do.

Bike lanes were built to protect cyclists, and that is exactly what they should do.

Bike lanes were built to protect cyclists, and that is exactly what they should do.

Our residents and businesses should not have to navigate a daily obstacle course.

Tackle traffic congestion

AS YOUR MAYOR, I will create a dedicated traffic coordination office to tackle congestion and bring common sense back to city planning. Construction projects, TTC closures, parades, marathons, festivals, and special events will all be coordinated through a single team focused on keeping Toronto moving. Our residents and businesses should not have to navigate a daily obstacle course. We will also deploy more Toronto Police officers to direct traffic at key intersections during major events, road closures, and rush-hour bottlenecks.

Our residents and businesses should not have to navigate a daily obstacle course.

Plant more trees!

AS YOUR MAYOR, I will undertake the largest tree-planting initiative in Toronto’s modern history, while investing in the care and maintenance of the trees we already have. Less red tape, more cool shade. Trees make neighbourhoods healthier, greener, and more beautiful. They cool our streets during heat waves, improve air quality, absorb stormwater, and help prevent flooding. And because cities should nourish the spirit as well as the environment, let’s plant 10,000 lilac trees so Toronto smells as beautiful as it looks.

Less red tape, more cool shade. Trees make neighbourhoods healthier, greener, and more beautiful.

Less red tape, more cool shade. Trees make neighbourhoods healthier, greener, and more beautiful.

Promote Toronto’s Art Community

AS YOUR MAYOR, I will champion the arts. Great cities are defined not only by their skylines but by their culture. Toronto’s painters, musicians, writers, filmmakers, actors, illustrators, journalists, and performers tell our stories, challenge our thinking, and bring our communities together. We will create meaningful opportunities for artists to work with the city, contribute to public life, and earn a fair living while doing it. We will also expand affordable creative spaces through innovative public-private partnerships because a city that invests in culture invests in its future.

Fast & fair snow removal

AS YOUR MAYOR, I will ensure roads and sidewalks are cleared of snow quickly, consistently, and fairly in every neighbourhood. Seniors, people with mobility challenges, and parents pushing strollers should never feel trapped in their homes because the city failed to do its job. Winter is inevitable. Poor snow removal is not.

Winter is inevitable. Poor snow removal is not.

Winter is inevitable. Poor snow removal is not.

Try to find a prouder Torontonian. I dare you.

Singing Toronto’s praises

AS YOUR MAYOR, I will be Toronto’s biggest champion. This is the city where I was born, raised, built a career, and chose to stay. I have travelled the world for work and every time I come home I am reminded of how lucky we are to live here. As a travel writer I’ve compared Toronto to cities worldwide for 20 years, and I’ve learned that Toronto’s urban liveability — transit, walkable neighbourhoods, public space, cultural investment — makes it one of the globe’s great cities. It’s also one of the most diverse, dynamic, and exciting cities on earth. And it deserves a mayor who believes in it and fights for it every day. Try to find a prouder Torontonian. I dare you.

 

Try to find a prouder Torontonian. I dare you.

A comprehensive approach to homelessness

AS YOUR MAYOR, I will take a practical and compassionate approach to homelessness. We need more affordable and supportive housing, and we need to make it faster and easier to build through smart zoning reforms and targeted incentives. Everyone deserves a safe place to call home. But homelessness is often about more than housing alone. Many people living on our streets are also struggling with mental illness, addiction, trauma, or other challenges that require treatment and support. We can be compassionate without accepting the status quo. We can help vulnerable people rebuild their lives while ensuring that parks, sidewalks, transit, and public spaces remain safe, clean, and accessible for everyone.

We can be compassionate without accepting the status quo.

We can be compassionate without accepting the status quo.

Safe streets for Toronto

AS YOUR MAYOR, I will restore pride in our public spaces and confidence in our streets. Toronto should be a city where people feel safe walking home at night, where families can enjoy parks without concern, where small businesses can thrive, and where public spaces belong to everyone. Toronto works best when everyone feels welcome, respected, and secure — be it in their houses of worship, their schools, their neighbourhoods or their homes. Existing laws will be enforced because safety and civility are not luxuries; they are the foundation of a great city.

Toronto should be a city where people feel safe walking home at night, where families can enjoy parks without concern, where small businesses can thrive, and where public spaces belong to everyone.