Jeffery Adamson

The Mayor and City Council

TTC. My key strength is execution. Toronto does not just need more plans, it needs projects completed and results delivered. I have managed complex initiatives with difficult stakeholders, competing priorities and significant risks. My experience in project leadership and collaboration has taught me how to bring people together, solve problems and keep work moving.

Housing

Toronto needs to treat housing as both an affordability issue and a supply issue. There are two groups under increasing pressure: people who have been priced out of home ownership or rental housing, and existing homeowners struggling with rising mortgage and household costs. I would create opportunities that help these two groups. The City can make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to create safe, legal rental units within their properties, helping them offset housing costs while adding more rental homes to Toronto lowering costs.

Cost of Living

As a priority I would be make sure City Hall respects how difficult everyday costs are for residents. Before asking residents to pay more, Council will need to demonstrate that existing tax dollars are being used effectively. I would push for a stronger review of City spending, programs, contracts and administrative costs while protecting essential frontline services. At the same time, we should look for opportunities to reduce unnecessary fees.

Safety in Public Spaces

Residents should be able to enjoy parks, transit and neighbourhood streets. I would support a balanced community-safety approach that combines prevention with appropriate enforcement. That means improving lighting and maintenance in public spaces, responding quickly to threatening or dangerous behaviour, maintaining a visible safety presence on transit, and strengthening coordination between police, TTC staff, community organizations, and mental-health and addiction services.

Getting Around the City

I would focus on making road work, construction staging, and dedicated transit lanes more efficient. Where transit demand is lower, particularly on weekends or during off-peak periods, I will have the City review whether some dedicated bus lanes can be used more flexibly to improve overall traffic flow without reducing transit reliability. I would push for major City projects to include stronger congestion-reduction plans, using better staging, signal timing, temporary lane configurations and modern traffic technology.

Confronting Hateful and Hostile Behaviour

I would ensure regardless of status Toronto remains a world class city, and a place all are proud to call home.