Cory Deville

The Mayor and City Council

Municipal solutions, be they direct or indirect, to rental affordability for working class residents would be the most important initiative within my tenure. I would leverage my background as a management/strategy consultant, business owner and social impact leader in the non-profit space to create people focused policy solutions for the working class.

Housing

I would prioritize: converting under utilized city owned real estate into rental affordable units that are priced at the median household income, and price locked per year across a ten year timeline; secondly, purchasing 2/3 story homes; and then convert the square footage into a series of self contained micro-bachelor units; thirdly, the development of low rise (ex., 5-10 floor) buildings set at the median household income, and price capped for 10 years; and lastly, city backed Rent to Buy program for first time home buyers

Cost of Living

Rental affordability is my priority policy focus. I would prioritize: firstly, converting under utilized city owned real estate into rental affordable units that are priced at the median household income, and price locked; secondly, purchasing 2-3 story houses; and then converting them into micro-bachelor units for rent (ex., rent at median household income for ward); thirdly, developing low rise residential buildings; and lastly, a city partnered Rent to Buy program for first time buyers

Safety in Public Spaces

I would prioritize alternating subway trains (ex., sections on the subway), buses and street cars that were exclusive to women, women with children and the elderly. They would be option for the aforesaid groups; and they would run every 15 minutes during rush hour, and after 10pm.

Getting Around the City

I would reduce the TTC fare to $1 Dollar Per Fare Ride during rush hour to incentivize people to ride the TTC, rather than drive. I would then implement more Express Buses during rush hour; and prioritize both coverage and frequency (ex., every 15 minutes from the highest start-to-end point travel lines).

Confronting Hateful and Hostile Behaviour

I would implement a zero tolerance policy for violence on the TTC reinforced by a security presence that was permanently affixed to key TTC routes during rush hour, and then retained in a patrolling orbit throughout operational hours.