Geoff Teoli
Candidate for City Council ยท Vote Vancouver
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Candidate commitments & stances
No commitment or stance published by Geoff Teoli personally was found in the sources
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which appears below as the party record.
Shared party record ยท 40
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Commitments ยท 39
Transportation, streets, and public space 14
- Make every timed crosswalk accessible within 12 months.โโ
- Work with TransLink and the Province to make transit free for Vancouver youth under 18.โโ
- Deliver an all-electric passenger ferry program as an additional transportation option.โ
- Review parking meter rates and locations.โ
- Protect short-term and accessible parking around medical facilities and places seniors rely on.โ
- Introduce a prepaid parking pass for people who do not use parking apps.โ
- Improve turnover in short-term parking spaces so more people can find parking.โ
- Repair broken streetlights within 72 hours of reporting.โโ
- Fix known cycling trouble spots.โ
- Introduce clear safety rules for e-scooters.โ
- Complete the Broadway bike lane and improve connections to routes around it.โ
- Push to extend SkyTrain beyond Arbutus to UBC.โ
- Convert underused Downtown EasyPark space into free seasonal bike valets.โโ
- Create 10 new pedestrian plazas over four years across Vancouver neighbourhoods.โ
Housing and land use 9
- Work with community land trusts and community organizations to build more co-op and community housing while keeping public land in community ownership.โ
- Support housing that connects residents with mental health and addiction services, case management, and employment and training services.โ
- Simplify and speed up the development approval process so housing can be built sooner.โ
- Use public land to build permanently affordable homes for middle-income earners, with not-for-profit childcare included in new developments.โ
- Make it easier to redevelop qualifying faith-based community sites into mixed-use communities with new homes.โ
- Better leverage the Affordable Housing Endowment Fund and pair it with City land to build affordable homes.โ
- Support new approaches to seniors housing, including Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, to help people age in their communities.โ
- Ensure new public housing is planned alongside childcare, schools, public spaces, healthcare, and community services.โ
- Work to replace unsafe SROs with affordable supportive housing.โ
Economic development and local business 5
- Create a Small Business Concierge โ a single point of contact for help with permits, regulations, and City processes.โ
- Work to establish Vancouver as the western headquarters for growing sectors including natural resources and technology.โ
- Use better technology and simpler processes to cut permit delays and speed up decisions.โ
- Compete to bring more major events to Vancouver and retain teams and events already in the city.โ
- Open vacant City-owned commercial spaces to businesses, artists, and community organizations.โ
Social policy, health, and community services 3
- Make childcare part of Vancouver's economic strategy by creating new childcare facilities on underused City land.โ
- Create a Seniors Desk at City Hall to provide older Vancouver residents with direct, personal assistance accessing City services.โ
- Invest in community centres, libraries, and pools so residents of all ages have accessible places to learn, play, exercise, and gather.โ
Governance, consultation, and accountability 2
Climate, environment, and resilience 2
Arts, culture, libraries, and civic life 1
- Establish an Arts Council with greater independence from City Hall.โ
City finances, taxation, and service delivery 1
- Work to keep property tax increases in line with inflation.โ
Parks, recreation, and natural spaces 1
- Fully fund lifeguards to keep them on public beaches by Summer 2027.โ
Schools, students, facilities, and education governance 1
- Work to create more opportunities for school spaces to serve their communities outside school hours.โ
Stances ยท 1
- PositionCity spending and priorities should meet four criteria: improving service or meeting urgent need, strengthening Vancouver's long-term future, building public trust, and allowing residents to measure results.โ
Coverage โ registry: the City of Vancouver's official candidate list. Party policy: extracted and shown above. Candidate-level policy: extracted where a candidate publishes their own; most candidates run on the party's shared record.