Brian Bowman (politician)

Coming into office in his first term, Bowman committed to various city building activities that were neglected in previous years. In January 2015 shortly after being elected, Bowman with Council approved the City’s Asset Management Policy,[11][12] followed by the development of the City of Winnipeg’s first ever Asset Management Plan which was released in 2018.[13] This ongoing program helps the City of Winnipeg accurately manage its various holdings including roads, parks, water and sewer utilities, information technology and many more. A report is published annually summarizing the current state of the City of Winnipeg’s assets to provide direction for investment in the future. The mayor has also overseen a reduction of the City of Winnipeg’s infrastructure deficit through strategic investments such as increased funding to road construction and rehabilitation on local and regional roads to record levels every year in office. His first year in office saw a funding increase of 22.7% over the previous year to $103 million.[14] Subsequent years saw further increases in the roads budget. One of the major road infrastructure projects supported by the increase of investment in road infrastructure was the Waverley Underpass project, which was completed under budget and ahead of schedule in August 2019.[15] These investments have been supported by an increase in property taxes by 2.33% each year since 2015.[16] The City of Winnipeg municipal residential property taxes continue to be the lowest compared to other large Canadian cities.[17] Other significant projects include the Empress Street and Overpass Reconstruction and Rehabilitation,[18] the Fermor Avenue Reconstruction & Widening Project,[19] the Pembina Highway Rehabilitation and Buffered Bike Lane Project[20] and the Taché Promenade project.[21] Citizen satisfaction has increased in regards to the condition of major streets and residential streets since 2017.[22]