Posted September 28, 2011
Scott Thompson interviewed Hamilton Light Rail spokesperson Ryan McGreal on AM 900 CHML about the campaign.
Posted September 28, 2011
Scott Thompson interviewed Hamilton Light Rail spokesperson Ryan McGreal on AM 900 CHML about the campaign.
I want to start first by saying that I am not a regular transit user. I drive and so the construction of the LRT will inconvenience me. I say this because quite often those who are against the LRT are like me, they'll never use it so why deal with the traffic? However I have children and I want them to have easy access around the city, just like I did growing up in Europe. One of the reasons we bought the house that we did was looking forward to the constructed LRT and how helpful that would be when our kids hit their teens. Hamilton has spoken, we have said that our transit system isn't adequate as it is, it certainly isn't adequate for our future. For practical purposes alone our city needs this. But our need is even greater than the simple practical day to day operation of this city. We're watching Australia burn right now, we have so little time left to reduce climate change. To wait on other green house gas producers to do something significant before we bother is a moral failing. How can we look our kids in the eye and tell them we just don't care?
No More Hamilton LRT Delays
More than two years after the LRT funding announcement, the construction process has not even started yet.
Full Steam Ahead on LRT
In a resounding 11-3 vote, Hamilton City Council voted today to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metrolinx to build the Hamilton LRT.
Important LRT vote coming up
On September 8, Hamilton City Councillors will vote on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metrolinx to implement the fully-funded LRT.