Traffic safety and the spread of electric bicycles dominated the forum's public‑safety discussion, with multiple candidates urging a mix of infrastructure changes, enforcement and education.

Reshma Adwar, Ward 1 Democratic candidate, said road safety and safer street design were the top issue she heard on doorsteps: "We need to make sure that our roads are designed for safety. That means everybody on the road should feel safe and comfortable getting around town no matter what their mobility level." She cited the town's 2019 bike plan and Vision Zero principles as sources of implementable measures such as daylighting intersections and lower school‑zone speed limits.

Jeremy Berman, mayoral candidate, described one engineering fix tied to development: an "adaptive traffic signal control" system that links lights so they respond to real‑time flow rather than fixed timers. He said the system will be introduced alongside the 1 Westfield Place project and could reduce delay at many intersections.

Candidates addressed e‑bikes and scooters after a pair of serious incidents prompted urgent calls for action. Jeremy Berman said the community must "make changes immediately," calling it "a moral imperative" to combine school‑based education, parental oversight and stepped‑up enforcement. Other candidates recommended age limits, helmet rules, bike tagging similar to dog licenses, and clearer signage and designated lanes.

Field and park access also came up: proponents of protected bike lanes and improved crosswalks said painted lanes and beacon lights are lower‑cost, near‑term measures that can be implemented quickly; others emphasized enforcement technology and targeted speed reduction on county roads.

Ending: Forum participants framed fixes as threefold — engineering, education and enforcement — and several candidates urged simultaneous local measures and state legislative action on e‑bike regulation. No formal municipal action was taken at the forum; candidates presented campaign commitments.