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Resources & News

  • It's Time to Commit to Light Rail Transit in Hamilton
  • Grenoble Rebalances its Transportation System
  • The Great Toronto Streetcar Debate (Toronto Star)
  • GO weekend trains extend to Aldershot (Hamilton Spectator)
  • Mayor: we must move fast on LRT
  • City moves to secure light rail land
  • Minutes for the September 23, 2008 Meeting
  • Phoenix, AZ Developers Climb Aboard Light-Rail Bandwagon
  • McMaster, city to consult students and faculty over LRT station
  • Edmonton City Hall Axes BRT for LRT
  • Light rail will get you there on time (Seattle P-I)
  • Minutes for the August 26, 2008 Meeting
  • A mass-transit trek through Portland's singular sites (LA Times)
  • LRT will motivate us to ditch cars: HSR chief
  • Public Consultation: Overwhelming Public Support for LRT
  • Poor transit plan to set Ottawa back 10 years: experts
  • Rapid transit information sessions this week
  • LRT on King - Council Responses
  • US Public transit ridership reaches highest level in 50 years
  • Meeting: April 15, 2008
  • Tramway on track in Montreal
  • Charlotte NC Light Rail Posts Ridership Record
  • Update coming from city for planned rapid transit neighbours
  • City awaits transit cash
  • The New Home of a Hamilton Stadium?
  • 820 AM Interviews Nicholas Kevlahan
  • Ottawa's BRT Transitway: Modern Miracle or Mega-Mirage?
  • Mayor Eisenberger Endorses Light Rail
  • City: Strong Public Support for Light Rail
  • Trollies draw life into target areas
  • Ottawa Transit Committee OKs $4B mass-transit plan
  • A Rapid Transit System for Hamilton
  • Spectator Editorial: Let's get going on LRT system
  • A look at how businesses along the Phoenix light rail are doing
  • City Rapid Transit Community Update Meetings
  • Ontario Liberals: Light Rail for Hamilton
  • McGuinty makes nice with Miller, offering $9-billion for transit
  • Portland transit system still expanding
  • Council Approves LRT Bid, Metrolinx Meeting Draws 140
  • Norfolk says light rail's benefits already rolling in
  • Help shape the future of Rapid Transit in Hamilton
  • Light Rail or BRT in Tel Aviv?
  • A Tale of Two Cities that Work (Toronto Star)
  • People have to want to take transit
  • Meeting: November 25, 2008
  • Transit decision delayed again
  • Minutes for the Oct. 29, 2007 Light Rail Meeting
  • Published Light Rail Reports
  • Are We On a Slow Train to Nowhere?
  • LRT Endorsements
  • Last call for light rail
  • Breaking - Rapid Transit Feasibility Study
  • NYC transit chief eager to see streetcars
  • How Sydney will look in 2030
  • Catch-Up Meeting: Jan. 3, 2008
  • Public backing for LRT hinges on tax hit
  • Hamilton's transportation revolution
  • Meeting: May 20, 2008
  • Possible Routes for Mountain LRT
  • Metronauts: Brainstorming Solutions for Transportation
  • Richard Gilbert on Transport Futures
  • Grenoble's Lessons for Hamilton
  • HLR Presentation Video
  • Light rail preferred option in S. Davis, Utah
  • Rail doesn't just move people; it shapes cities
  • Peter George Supports Rapid Transit
  • Metrolinx Benefits Case Analysis Update
  • Some see streetcars in Ann Arbor's future
  • A seminal event, a massive change
  • Hamilton will get on board with frequent train service
  • HLR Meeting Wed. Nov. 18
  • LRT Made in Hamilton on CHML, March 25 at 7:10 AM
  • Update from City Rapid Transit Office
  • Breaking: Metrolinx Releases Regional Transportation Plan
  • Meeting Postponed
  • Downtowns Across the U.S. See Streetcars in Their Future
  • Local rapid transit not on track till at least 2012
  • Metrolinx plan will 'transform' Hamilton
  • Waterloo Region Approves Rail Plan
  • An Economic Case for Light Rail
  • Council Approves Rapid Transit Phase 2
  • Light Rail and Transit Oriented Development: A Project Roundup
  • Gas prices increase Charlotte light-rail ridership
  • The Secret's Out
  • City, McMaster Rapid Transit Survey
  • $50b transit plan targets Hamilton
  • Light rail a 'once in a lifetime opportunity'
  • Bus v. Light Rail (Portland Tribune)
  • A Ride on Bordeaux's LRT
  • Staff Report: Two-Way LRT on King and Converting Main, King to Two-Way Traffic
  • Enthusiasm for proposed transit system gaining momentum
  • Starter Route in Kansas City Could Inspire a Regional Light-Rail System
  • Utah Transit Authority poised to build light-rail line (Salt Lake Tribune)
  • Development plans detailed for light rail areas
  • Analysis: Feasibility Study Biased Against Light Rail
  • Light Rail Presentation
  • All on board for light rail line
  • Spectator Editorial: All Aboard LRT Opportunity
  • Province will own rapid transit lines
  • Realtors Association Endorses Light Rail
  • Public Works Committee Approves Light Rail Feasibility Study
  • Economic Case for LRT
  • Poverty should spur light rail: City
  • Light Rail Should Live On
  • Hamilton Chamber Of Commerce Resolution: Light Rail Transit Made in Hamilton
  • Light Rail and Downtown Revitalization
  • Mountain residents ride light transit system idea
  • Who's Using Light Rail (Houston Citizens Transport Coalition)
  • Hamilton Needs Provincial Light Rail Commitment
  • Phoenix Valley Light-Rail Ridership Numbers Stable, High
  • Horwath: Hamiltonians Must Mobilize for LRT
  • Minutes for the November 25, 2008 Meeting
  • In Phoenix, Weekend Users Make Light Rail a Success
  • Presentation: The Case for LRT Made in Hamilton - DRAFT
  • Hamilton pressing forward on light rail transit
  • Light Rail System to Ottawa Confirmed
  • Clang, clang -- a trolley may be in your future (The Oregonian)
  • In US, gas prices mean more riders, fewer buses
  • City Rapid Transit Office LRT Update Meeting
  • Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge: Is region on the right track?
  • Rapid Transit Public Meetings
  • Light Rail Lessons from Buffalo
  • Next HLR/TUG Meeting Postponed
  • City: Regional Transportation Plan Open to Light Rail in Hamilton
  • HLR at Upwind Downwind Conference
  • Chamber of Commerce Endorses Light Rail
  • Minutes for the June 17, 2008 Meeting
  • Ontario cash helps Hamilton move on transit
  • Eight Reasons Everyone Should Support Light Rail
  • New Rail Lines Spur Urban Revival
  • Metro de Porto, Portugal
  • Newmarket street car service? It's been done before
  • Meeting: Sep. 23, 2008 - NEW LOCATION
  • BC Organizers Promote Light Rail in Fraser Valley
  • Minutes from the January 21, 2009 Meeting
  • Decisions, decisions...
  • Dreams sprout along southwest rail route
  • Is a light rail transit system in Hamilton's future?
  • A Little Farther Down the Line
  • Light Rail Might Be Best Travel Option In Bad Weather
  • Eisenberger: 'I Think Light Rail is the one'
  • Minutes from the February 24, 2009 Meeting
  • Real-estate projects boom near Phoenix, AZ light rail
  • The Case for LRT "Made in Hamilton" - DRAFT
  • Why cities embrace light rail
  • Variability in Light Rail Costs Per Kilometre
  • Light Rail Presentation
  • Travelers Turn to Public Transit
  • Suburbs a Mile Too Far for Some
  • LRT case more than numbers
  • Interview: LRT Made in Hamilton
  • Meeting: January 15, 2008
  • Rapid transit funding hits gridlock
  • Meeting: November 20, 2007
  • Rapid Transit Report to Public Works Committee
  • Meeting: August 26, 2008
  • Federal Transport Minister to endorse Ottawa's light-rail project
  • McMaster Students Union Endorses Light Rail
  • Metrolinx plan moves ahead
  • Register on the Metrolinx Consultation Portal
  • Light-rail can turn into money train
  • Cities fight to avoid being left at station
  • US Transit Systems to Grow Dramatically
  • The Presentation
  • The Facts
  • About / Contact
  • $3.4 Billion LRT Funding Plan for Hamilton
  • LRT Supporters
  • No More LRT Delays
  • Let's Get Rolling on Hamilton LRT