We Make Milton - Official Plan project

A)Seniors
1)require free public transportation, GO train/bus and local transport!!!
2)public transport linking to burlington oakville and missisauga hospitals/malls/airport
4)have on demand bus stops.
5) with stops at front doors of hospital large medical clinics xray and physio,labs, senior/retirement/long term care homes plus senior center/leisure center/sports/arts center/velodrome/ malls/churches

This will not only help the Milton economy it will reduce the medical/social budget burden since it will encourage mobility, volunteering, independence, social interaction, less depression and promotes wellness
Thank you for allowing input from me and my many active senior friends

B) We need street names in area around art center , main library, area, Leisure center and art on main condo/parks require monitoring of many people not stopping at stop signs in the area
-we require a designated crossing area be it a light or cross walk between the library and arena going to the the superstore mall. With many people crossing there, we fear a serious accident or fatality on Thompson Rd may be evident in the near future.
-we need wheelchair assessable cut outs on sidewalks in the above area and street crossing marks on the road where pedestrians cross in above area
Many dogs are seen relieving themselves on library area without poop scooping causing this not to be friendly for young children and families thus a lease free or dog run area should be allocated

Milton has a great transportation connectivity opportunity with the existing trails at many of our neighborhoods. We have lots of trails, but we lack on how these trails connect to each other for pedestrians and cyclists. It`s not a major project in most places, it requires better signals and some civil work. This will make users get around using secondary roads, trails, different transportation methods, rather than clogging the main roads with cars.

According to the current situation that my children and I are in now, and because I do not have a car, the transportation situation within Milton is very bad, as there is no good connection between the bus stations, and the time that the bus takes within the city as a result of the road is considered long. In my opinion, the solution is to develop a carefully studied transportation map within the city of Milton, and to include shopping places, health and educational centers in this map, and this will be a good solution to reduce the suffering of citizens.

I saw today first-hand that Derry & Ontario is an extremely busy intersection, and there’s 3 new condo buildings going up there. May we get more public transit in that area to reduce traffic there?

Would Milton please consider "garbage" pickup on a weekly basis instead of every 2 weeks. This would also help the 3 bag limit.
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Monarch Butterflies are now officially endangered species. We need a special project to encourage reproduction. We can accomplish this by planting more Milkweed shrubs in our conservation areas and/or personal gardens. Here is the link for reference.https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/Milkweed

Please hire someone who knows how to effectively program the Town's traffic lights. The current traffic light system is terribly inefficient and causes unnecesary delays and is a significant cause of pollution. I am so tired of getting red lights when there are absolutely no cars or pedestrians going in cross traffic.

I like Milton to set the bar for renewable energy. Let's start will all government be retrofitted with solar panels. Let's install them on all new schools being built or planned.

Let's make the planned Trafalgar GO station run on 100% solar and wind.

All new build, residential or commercial, should have 50% of the roof surface have solar panels.

We need to partner with the provincial government help shoulder the cost.

I have read the "Places of Worship section" of the Big questions report. As a volunteer leader in a church in Milton, I wish to thank the town staff who have put this report together, and have taken the time to listen to the concerns of faith groups in Milton. The policy considerations section starting on page 118 is an excellent summary of the actions that Milton must, should, and could do to facilitate the establishment of Places of Worship for the benefit of the community. I agree with these 7 considerations and would encourage you all to work toward their implementation. Thank you for listening.