Michael Pratt

The little Civic that could!

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It's that time of year! If you'd like a sign, please message me or comment below! Thank you so much for your support.

One of the many projects I've been so pleased come to life. This was so badly needed, for so long. Great to see what happens when action takes the place of excuses.

86 Avenue and 202 Street used to be one of the worst intersections in Langley, without a signal, crosswalks or a Council to fix it. Not anymore. Great to see it done, just as we said we would do.

After 20 years of talk, it was fun to be there for one of the first buses to Gloucester Industrial Estates. Transit service started on September 8.

This is a real win for business and workers that need it and deserve it, and hopefully just the beginning. A so-called "small one" that, after so many years of excuses, I am especially proud of getting done.

Employees and workers need and deserve transit options. Businesses in Gloucester have been paying millions per year in TransLink property taxes without any service whatsoever. That finally changed this week.

Thanks to Kevin Quinn, CEO of TransLink, for getting this done six months earlier than originally expected, to my Mayors' Council colleagues for supporting it, to Township of Langley staff for getting the needed transit stop pads installed in record time, and to the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce for their long-time advocacy for this as well.

Placemaking is important.

It helps to instill pride in where we live; it can bring little moments of joy to people's lives and add character to our neighbourhoods. Placemaking can take all sorts of different forms, but one way that I'd like to expand is our street banner program.

There's no shortage of possible locations, and with the right community partnerships, we can deliver beautiful, neighbourhood-defining artwork to all corners of our Township.

No bus stops without a bench.

There are 343 bus stops across the Township. Some are in rural areas, most are in urban areas, and many don’t have a bench. Our team believes that you shouldn’t be punished for taking the bus. Over the next 4 years, we will work to ensure there are no more bus stops without at least a bench.

The Township has always followed the same practice as most other municipalities: contract out the installation and maintenance of the benches. Starting day one of the new term, I’ll be working with our private partners to determine the feasibility of rapidly scaling up the program. There are many current bus stops that have pads ready to go, just no benches. We’ll start with those.

Our team believes that the little things matter in big ways. Giving people a place to sit while they wait for their bus is one of those big, little things. No more bus stops without a bench: that’s Progress for Langley.

Michael Pratt