Statement by Tony Mancini

I've been living in this city now for over 5 years and the direction it is going and the rate at which it is happening is just astounding. More businesses are opening, more people are coming and the core is really coming along quite well. From that, you can see side streets starting to catch up.

Why wouldn't we want LRT? It will add more revitalization to the downtown core by allowing people to quickly travel into town. Sure there will be construction, lots of it and I can understand why this would cause concern, perhaps some road closure tests are in order to help mitigate this worry. Figure out a way to divert the traffic first before actually needing to and running into problems.

Start in the core, bring people to the core and the streets just beyond that will start catching up... it'll spread.

I appreciate the critical thinking you're doing about this project, thank you for that. It is better to research and ensure success before implementing a disaster. As much as I hated the fact that the vote was pushed, it actually does make sense... be prepared. But please make sure that it isn't pushed so far that we end up losing the opportunity.

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