For Mayor of Toronto · 2026Affordability
More housing, lower service friction, stronger renter support and less time and money lost to preventable failures.
Housing and affordability →
Jamie Atkinson for Mayor · Toronto election 2026
Yet again, the world is looking to Toronto to lead.We must lead by example.
But leadership is not something we can simply declare—we must lead by example. By using new technology responsibly to build more housing, improve city services, strengthen public safety and make everyday life better, Toronto can once again show the world what a great city is capable of.
Make Toronto easier to afford, easier to move through, safer to live in and easier to trust.
Housing comes first. People stay in charge. Technology must prove its value through better daily life.
The daily-life test
Four outcomes residents should feel.
Every major decision should reduce cost, return time, prevent harm or make public service easier to trust.
Mobility
Reliable TTC service, better traffic flow, accessible complete journeys and construction that is coordinated rather than piled on.
Move Toronto Better →Safety
Cleaner streets, practical prevention, the right response and stronger fire, flood and fall protection for vertical Toronto.
A Safe and Caring City →Reliable Services
One clear place to start, human help when needed, visible timelines and accountability residents can see.
One Front Door to City Hall →
Housing is the first and largest test
More Housing Faster with Robotics.
Housing success is measured by keys in doors—not press releases.
Toronto should coordinate approvals, public land, water, power, transit, inspections, skilled labour, modular construction and responsible robotics so more affordable, accessible and family-capable homes can move from proposal to occupancy.
Build moreExpand safe construction capacity through modular methods, off-site manufacturing and worker-supporting robotics.
Protect rentersImprove repairs, renter navigation, cooling support and enforcement against unsafe conditions.
Build complete communitiesConnect homes to transit, schools, childcare, parks, utilities and local services.
Measure the full chainTrack homes from application and financing through construction, completion and occupancy.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Toronto builds the full capacity needed to put people in homes instead of producing disconnected announcements.
Building Toronto’s strongest coalition
Shared problems create common purpose.
The campaign is organized around the realities people live with—not around political labels or demographic profiling.
AffordabilityMobilitySafetyResults
Renters and apartment residents
Faster repairs, renter protection, safer buildings, more purpose-built rental housing and a tenant-services path that works.
See the renter commitments →Students and early-career residents
Learning support, paid pathways, housing near opportunity, late-night transit, study space and a reason to stay and build Toronto.
See the student commitments →Riders, drivers and commuters
Reliable transit, better signals, safer streets, accessible journeys and construction coordination that returns time.
See the mobility commitments →Main-street businesses and workers
Predictable permits, clean commercial streets, practical loading, construction-impact planning and tools that help local operators.
See the jobs commitments →High-rise residents and managers
Fire, flood and fall prevention, safer charging, cooling, emergency readiness and protection designed for vertical communities.
See the high-rise safety plan →Families and neighbourhoods
Family-capable homes, parks, libraries, recreation, safe routes, youth opportunity and reliable neighbourhood services.
See the family commitments →One promise unites us: make Toronto easier to afford, easier to move through and safer to live in—and use new technology responsibly to deliver real results faster.
Explore the Citywide CoalitionSignature practical plans
Clear ideas people can understand and measure.
The public promise comes first. Detailed technical and legal design follows careful consultation, evidence and implementation review.
Toronto SafeCharge & Secure Mobility
Prevent battery fires without licensing ordinary ownership. Remove damaged batteries, move commercial charging and repair out of homes, provide secure alternatives and focus enforcement on real high-risk conduct.
Explore SafeCharge →The Three Fs
Fire, flood and fall prevention for high-rise Toronto—connected to cooling, elevator reliability, accessible emergency planning and building readiness.
Explore the Three Fs →One Front Door to City Hall
One starting point, clear ownership, visible timelines and human support for 311, permits, housing help, licensing and other essential services.
Explore One Front Door →Move Toronto Better
Reliable transit, better traffic flow, safer streets and coordinated construction—measured by time returned and frustration reduced.
Explore mobility →Students for the Next 50
Work with upper governments on student funding and optional AI-enablement support, while expanding paid pathways, study space and connections to local work.
Explore student opportunity →Climate Comfort & Resilience
Flood protection, clean-air readiness, heat resilience, reliable energy and infrastructure that protects homes before crisis.
Explore resilience →
SafeCharge & the Three Fs
Protect people before danger becomes disaster.
Toronto can support micromobility, workers and high-rise living while reducing preventable risks.
Fire prevention
Certified equipment, safer charging, clear exits, damaged-battery collection and stronger attention to commercial-scale risk.
Flood prevention
Stormwater coordination, sump-pump and backwater support, building plans and communication before water enters homes.
Fall prevention
Child-safe windows and balconies, safer common spaces and building design that works for families and residents of every age.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: prevention, design, maintenance, resident support and emergency readiness become one coordinated safety capability.
Technology with people in charge
Technology is the tool. Better outcomes are the purpose.
AI, compute, robotics and digital infrastructure should help solve defined public problems while preserving privacy, cybersecurity, accessibility, human review and non-digital service.
Better services
Speed permit tracking, reduce handoffs, improve translation and make response timelines visible.
Resident test: shorter waits and clearer answers.
Smarter infrastructure
Improve traffic coordination, flood forecasting, maintenance planning and energy management without handing decisions to algorithms.
Resident test: fewer failures and more reliable daily life.
Human-governed growth
Prepare for compute, data centres and automation with public accountability, privacy, cybersecurity, equitable access and transparent rules.
Resident test: opportunity grows without residents losing control.
From Megacity to Gigacity
A Gigacity is not a city run by technology. It is a city capable enough to make its systems work together.
Housing, mobility, safety, climate, jobs, services and learning should reinforce one another. Toronto should anticipate risks, coordinate action, measure results and keep people accountable for consequential decisions.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Toronto becomes capable, preventive and connected—while human flourishing remains the measure.
A city that works earns confidence
Residents come first. Visitors and responsible investment should strengthen local life.
Toronto becomes more welcoming and competitive by fixing the same basics residents depend on every day.
Daily life must become more affordable, mobile, safe and dependable.
Housing, public services, neighbourhood care and opportunity remain the first responsibility.
Find your issue →Toronto should be welcoming, accessible and easy to navigate.
Clean public spaces, dependable transportation and strong arts, culture, food and neighbourhood experiences should benefit the people who live here.
Visitors & culture →Certainty, talent and infrastructure should produce public benefit.
Predictable city services and responsible growth should create quality jobs, support main streets and respect communities.
Jobs & responsible investment →Find your issue
Start with the problem you need Toronto to solve.
No one should need to understand City Hall’s organizational chart to understand the campaign.
Rent, repairs or apartment safetyRenters and high-rise residents
TTC, traffic or construction delaysComplete journeys and time back
Neighbourhood or building safetyPrevention, right response and the Three Fs
311, permits or a City serviceOne Front Door and visible follow-through
Student life or starting a careerHousing, transit, learning and work
Family or neighbourhood servicesParks, libraries, recreation and safe routes
Small business, jobs or investmentPredictable City service and quality growth
Tourism, culture or major eventsA welcoming city that benefits residents
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