John Luton Answers Our Questions

John Luton is running for re-election to Victoria City Council. He hasserved 1 term so far, and was elected with 6002 votes, or 5.85% of votes cast. John has been a very active advocate for cycling and alternative transportation in the region for a number of years. His website is here and here are his answers to our infamous questions:

Why are you running and why should I vote for you?

I’ve got a good record on council, helping to champion our efforts to create housing diversity, tackle homelessness and provide affordable housing. I will continue to work on that agenda.

I’ve provided leadership on creating a diverse and sustainable transportation system that offers people more choices and will continue to champion cycling, walking and public transit.

I have worked to protect and enhance our greenspaces and parks and will continue to work on sustaining a green city, positive evolution of our parks system, more investment in our greenways to support community livability and promote active transportation, tending of our urban forest, and a better boulevard program to convert public space to more productive uses.

I have worked hard on council to take on our infrastructure deficit and will continue to push to repair or replace our public assets to ensure the services our citizens rely on will be there for them when they are needed.

We haven’t finished that work, and that’s why I am running again.

What is the most important issue to you and why?

Housing is the priority of the community and we must respond to the priorities of our citizens. Continuing to work on housing issues and tackling street homelessness must be at the top of council’s list for the next term and I can bring new ideas on land use and transportation planning that can provide real solutions to some of the challenges of providing more and better housing so that people who work in Victoria can also live in Victoria.

I can also bring some unique ideas to that agenda, promoting car-free and car-light housing options to bring the cost of housing down and give more people better options for housing and transportation.

What is something that people don’t know about you?

I do have a driver’s license and can be seen, on rare occasions, behind the wheel of my wife’s car.

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