She was instrumental in creating more cycling infrastructure in Kitchissippi than in any other ward in the City of Ottawa,[citation needed] most notably Churchill Avenue reconstruction,[1] the first complete street design in Ottawa, incorporating raised segregated pedestrian and cycling lanes.
During her first term on the council, Hobbs secured $500,000 worth of funding for five community design plans.
Hobbs is a transit advocate who ensured[clarification needed] extra stations in Kitchissippi for the city-wide LRT project,[2] and on the expansion of the O Train to ensure[clarification needed] residents of Kitchissippi would gain better use of the transit systems traversing the ward.
Two fieldhouses were planned for Reid Park in the Civic Hospital neighbourhood and Westboro Beach.
Hobbs was a member of the Planning Committee, Transit Commission, Confederation Line working group, the Board of Health, Heritage Sub-Committee, Governance Committee, Development Charge Review Sub-Committee, and Film Development Corporation Board.