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Campaign Platform for Montreal West 

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Jonathan emphasizes safety and infrastructure to ensure a secure and functional living environment. In terms of the economy, he is committed to promoting local development and supporting businesses. Urban planning and development will be at the heart of his priorities, promoting a balance between modernity and heritage. He aims to improve the quality of life for citizens while integrating environmental initiatives. Transparent communication and good governance will also be essential to building a strong and united community.

5 key ideas

Revitalize Westminster Avenue 

Address the Town’s security and mobility challenges 

Evaluate new ways of increasing Town revenues 

Support citizens’ sense of community and belonging  

Help our Town adapt to climate change 

Campaign Platform for Montreal West 

01

SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE  

Address the Town’s security and mobility challenges 

  • Use expert studies to review the configuration of crosswalks and intersections on Westminster Avenue 

  • Establish a plan for the repair of Town infrastructure and roadwork  

  • Create a committee dedicated to transit and mobility issues  

  • Maintain a high quality for municipal services (collection of waste, recycling, compost; snow removal, Public Security) 

02

ECONOMIC VITALITY  

Evaluate new ways of increasing Town revenues 

  • Create a tool dedicated to government grants as a means of financing and accelerating Town projects 

  • Evaluate new ways of increasing Town revenues 

  • Stimulate and diversify commerce on Westminster Avenue  

  • Authorize zoning for bars for the commercial sector of Westminster Avenue 

  • Close Westminster Avenue for a street festival (pilot project)  

  • Create a citizens’ public finance committee   

03

URBAN PLANNING AND REVITALIZATION  

Update our planning tools and revitalize Westminster Avenue 

  • Review and update the Town’s Urban Plan (2009) 

  • Ensure that the Town’s Urban Plan accords with the Plan métropolitain d’aménagement et de développement (PMAD) of the Metropolitan Community of Montreal and the City of Montreal’s Plan d’urbanisme et de mobilité (PUM) (2025 ) 

  • Revitalize Westminster Avenue to give it a distinctive character  

  • Improve and diversify mobility options in Town, including a bike path connected to the City of Montreal network (routes 54, 58, and 60 in the Plan directeur du Réseau vélo métropolitain) 

  • Create green spaces that favour social interaction among residents

  • Study ways to promote the construction of affordable residences for seniors  

04

HERITAGE 

Maintain Montreal West’s architectural heritage  

  • Undertake a study of the building characteristics and urban form of the Town 

  • Develop tools to aid and encourage business owners and citizens in the restoration and renovation of their properties, buildings, and heritage homes 

  • Maintain the historical character of Westminster Avenue as part of its revitalization 

  • Add signage to mark the borders of the Town  

05

QUALITY OF LIFE 

Nurture a healthy and safe living environment, particularly for youth and senior citizens, while ensuring access to affordable essential services 

  • Improve pedestrian experience and mobility options 

  • Optimize parking options  

  • Support and maintain recreational programming, sports programs, and daycamps  

  • Improve the baseball diamond at Dave Reid Park  

  • Study the possiblity of adding two pickleball courts to our Town 

  • Landscape Hodgson Field and the area along Bedbrook Avenue adjacent to the new Sports and Recreation Centre and the Montreal West Tennis Club 

  • Create a community garden  

  • Reaffirm interest in the conversion of Meadowbook Golf Course into a public park 

  • Support the mission of the Town’s libraries  

  • Review and optimize spaces for community gathering, meetings, etc. 

06

ENVIRONMENT  

Implement measures to mitigate the effects of climate change on our Town 

  • Improve water management in the revitalization of Westminster Avenue  

  • Implement an action plan for tree planting on public and private property to combat heat islands and to improve the Town’s tree canopy 

  • Continue to implement energy efficiency measures  

  • Encourage planting and the distribution of indigenous plants  

  • Review the configuration of Town streets to include resilient landscaping (swales) 

07

COMMUNICATIONS 

Improve the efficiency of communication between the Town and citizens 

  • Review delays in communications  

  • Implement a new procedure for responding to the questions and needs of citizens  

  • Organize meetings of elected officials and citizens outside of Town Council  

  • Plan information sessions related to renovation projects (regulations, permits, and the PAC)  

08

GOVERNANCE 

Review the Town’s management structure 

  • Review the Town’s strategic plan  

  • Repair our relations with neighbouring boroughs (Côtes-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Lachine) and with Montreal’s City Hall  

  • Review the Town’s organizational structure to optimize its operations 

  • Implement expert citizens’ committees related to the portfolios of elected officials; establish a procedure for their relations  

  • Encourage increased transparency and the implementation of public consultation processes  

  • Support the renewal of the Montreal West Business Association  

  • Monitor the management of the Sports and Recreation Centre to ensure its sustainability, while also making certain that citizens have access to the Centre and all that it has to offer

© 2025 by Jonathan Cha

Authorized by Maryse Filion, official agent 

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