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LONDON, ONTARIO · 2026

Let's make life
in London
a little easier.

A home you can afford. A bus you can count on. A City Hall that gets back to you. A push to finish BRT in year one and start light rail construction in year two. These targets need a confirmed delivery program, approvals and funding. Here's what I'll work on as mayor.

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The 2026 plan / October 19, 2026

OUR PLAN FOR LONDON01 to 07
HOMES, STREETS, WORK AND THE EVERYDAY STUFF.A quick look at the plan

GOT A COUPLE OF MINUTES?

Here's the idea.
The detail is below.

These things shape
your whole day.

Finding a home, getting to work and paying the bills all run into each other. Housing needs water and sewer capacity. A job needs a way to get there. Local businesses and the services we use depend on each other too.

I've put the plan into seven chapters so you can get into the parts that matter to you. Each explains what I'll bring forward, who else needs to act, how we'll approach the cost and what to look for as the work moves ahead.

01

Get the basics working together

Plan homes, housing support, street repairs and transit together. Bring BRT completion forward and finish the first rail stage plan in year one. Target a physical construction start in 2028, with approvals and funding in place.

02

Show people what's happening

Establish where we're starting, report what changes and check results before expanding. Show the costs and the choices involved.

03

Make it easier to get going

Help people deal with City Hall, run a business and connect with real job opportunities. Follow up when a process breaks down.

WHAT I'LL WORK ON

Pick a chapter.
Have a look.

Read here, check the sources
or download a copy for later.

02CHAPTER

7 MIN READ / 7 SOURCES

A home and the help to keep it

Help sooner, make care easier to reach and give people a way to keep their home.

I'll work to close gaps in prevention, connect housing with support people can choose and report whether people are finding a stable home.

Help before someone loses their homeOffer housing with support that fitsShow where the system is falling short
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03CHAPTER

7 MIN READ / 6 SOURCES

Getting around our streets

Look after the basics, fix unsafe gaps and keep people moving through construction.

I'll make repair priorities easier to understand, pair street renewal with safety improvements and ask construction plans to account for access, disruption and the full cost.

Explain the repair listFix safety gaps while the street is openKeep access in the construction plan
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04CHAPTER

14 MIN READ / 15 SOURCES

A bus you can count on

Push to finish BRT in year one. Aim to start light rail construction in year two.

My targets are to finish BRT in 2027, complete the plan and approvals needed for the first LRT construction package that year, and start physical work in 2028. Within 100 days, I'll publish a delivery review showing what has to change, what it costs and whether those dates can be met. The current southern BRT schedule extends beyond 2027, so bringing it forward needs a workable agreement with the people building and running it.

Show where service is letting riders downBudget for the service we promisePlan the first rail stage in 2027 and target a 2028 start
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05CHAPTER

11 MIN READ / 7 SOURCES

A budget you can follow

Show where the money goes, what changes and what we'll still owe later.

I'll show what each promise costs and keep spending tied to work people can see. The rail proposal brings planning into year one and sets a separate, limited budget for a physical construction start in year two. The allocations, conditions and later costs are set out here.

Explain what's changing in the budgetShow the full cost before the voteFund a defined rail plan and first construction package
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06CHAPTER

7 MIN READ / 5 SOURCES

City Hall that works with business

Clear answers from City Hall, usable access during construction and a fair chance to compete.

I'll improve the business help London already offers, set useful service standards and make access to shops and workplaces part of construction planning.

Make existing business help easier to useKeep businesses reachable during constructionHelp small suppliers bid for City work
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07CHAPTER

7 MIN READ / 5 SOURCES

Help getting into work

Help people find the right support, get to work and hear back about applications.

I'll improve referrals through London's existing employment network, connect practical help to real vacancies and make City hiring communication clearer.

Make employment referrals workTry practical help tied to real vacanciesCommunicate better with City job applicants
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GETTING THE WORK STARTED

What comes first,
and what comes next.

Here's how I'll approach the term.
Open a chapter for the steps.

Over a four year term, I'll focus on a manageable set of improvements to the services London already has. Staff capacity, money and partner decisions will shape what can happen first. The chapters explain the role I'll take and who else needs to be involved.

The first budget choice is what we can actually deliver. I'll ask staff what fits within approved resources, what would need to wait and what requires a funded business case. Housing stability, essential maintenance and reliable services will guide those choices. Residents should see what's approved, what's still being negotiated and what we've decided to leave out.

For transit, the targets are an accelerated BRT finish in 2027, the first rail stage plan that year and a physical LRT construction start in 2028. Within 100 days, publish a joint delivery review showing what contractors, utilities and LTC can support. The budget chapter gives the capped first allocations and the conditions for releasing them.

01A home within reach
  • Ask for the housing delivery review, clear reporting definitions, a review of obstacles for small projects and criteria for assessing City land.
See this chapter's next steps
02A home and the help to keep it
  • Bring partners together to review implementation, establish prevention and referral baselines and identify projects missing operating funding.
See this chapter's next steps
03Getting around our streets
  • Review repair priorities and construction access, establish the reporting baseline and screen safety and accessibility improvements.
See this chapter's next steps
04A bus you can count on
  • Publish one BRT completion review with contractors, utilities and LTC, testing the 2027 target. Scope the first rail stage, obtain early market advice and set the year one planning program.
See this chapter's next steps
05A budget you can follow
  • Put the BRT acceleration costs, rail planning scope and first construction proposal into the public budget process. Show the assumptions, funding sources and delivery constraints.
See this chapter's next steps
06City Hall that works with business
  • Review the Business Hub and partner referrals, establish application and response baselines and identify immediate communication fixes.
See this chapter's next steps
07Help getting into work
  • Map employment services and referrals with existing partners, find failed connections and establish a City hiring communication baseline.
See this chapter's next steps
01A home within reach
  • Seek Council approval for a costed application service improvement and a screened housing partnership, with affordability terms and funding shown upfront.
See this chapter's next steps
02A home and the help to keep it
  • Seek Council decisions on a costed prevention improvement and phased supportive housing opportunity. Health partners remain responsible for their clinical and funding commitments.
See this chapter's next steps
03Getting around our streets
  • Seek a Council decision on a costed first package and standard construction reporting. Coordinate the BRT acceleration target and first rail stage plan with existing contracts, utility work and street repairs.
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04A bus you can count on
  • Target BRT completion in 2027, with a priced delivery program and earlier use of accepted sections. Complete the first LRT stage plan, Council decisions and the design and permissions needed for its first construction package within the planning ceiling. Report any constraint that puts the date at risk.
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05A budget you can follow
  • Bring the full rail planning allocation into 2027. Complete the first stage decisions and the design and permissions required for its first physical package, subject to the capped scope. Price BRT acceleration separately and show whether the 2027 completion target is supported.
See this chapter's next steps
06City Hall that works with business
  • Seek approval for practical service standards, business access requirements on major projects and procurement guidance improvements, with costs and responsibilities published.
See this chapter's next steps
07Help getting into work
  • Publish proposed hiring service standards and bring a limited, costed pilot to Council with employer commitments and required funder approvals.
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01A home within reach
  • Push for quarterly delivery updates and annual checks on agreements. Later partnerships depend on results, suitable sites and approved funding.
See this chapter's next steps
02A home and the help to keep it
  • Publish regular results and make annual adjustments. Expand when housing, staffing, ongoing funding and suitable referral routes are secured.
See this chapter's next steps
03Getting around our streets
  • Seek annual renewal reviews and construction updates. Target a funded first LRT physical package in 2028, keep accessible bus and business access through the work, and use defined contractor packages where they deliver better value.
See this chapter's next steps
04A bus you can count on
  • Target the start of physical LRT construction in 2028 through a defined, approved and funded first package. Keep buses running, publish monthly delivery results and release later rail packages only with their own design, permissions and funding. Set a passenger opening date when the full delivery program supports it.
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05A budget you can follow
  • Seek release of a defined first physical rail construction package in 2028 after its funding and permissions are secured. Publish actual costs and delivery progress. Later packages need their own estimates, design, approvals and funding, with the full first stage cost made public before the main works are committed.
See this chapter's next steps
06City Hall that works with business
  • Report service results and economic strategy progress annually, adjust processes using evidence and assess the full public cost of incentives.
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07Help getting into work
  • Report aggregate referral, paid placement and retention results. Assess cost and job quality before continuing or expanding the pilot.
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How we'll account for the money.

  1. Show initial construction or setup separately from ongoing operations, staff, renewal and financing. Name the funding sources and who pays if an expected contribution doesn't arrive.
  2. Explain what existing staff and budgets can absorb. If work or money is redirected, name what gets delayed or reduced. Count efficiency savings after checking implementation costs and service effects.
  3. Use restricted grants and growth revenues for eligible work. Land, borrowing and reserves carry costs too, including future maintenance and operating obligations.
  4. Keep rail planning and construction allocations visible in the budget chapter. Release each package against a defined scope, approved funding and the necessary permissions. Count contractor, staff and oversight costs. Price BRT acceleration separately, assume no unconfirmed grants or savings, and disclose the full first rail stage cost before committing its main works.
  5. Tax changes, a total platform price and new housing quotas need staff costing, reliable starting figures and Council decisions. Those numbers will come through the funded proposals, with the assumptions available to residents.

Published October 19, 2026. Each chapter includes sources, their access dates and the limits of what they tell us. Budgets, project schedules, programs and rules can change, so the delivery reports will need to keep pace.

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