Statement by David Kravinchuk
The LRT is essential to Hamilton's equitable, sustainable and successful future. It's a catalyst for business investment and a strong, profitable economy. It's a driver of social good. Annual operating costs aren't even a factor when you count the tens of millions in needed infrastructure repair and upgrades that will come along with the construction of the line. And when studying similar, well-planned LRT systems around North America, including one operating less than an hour's drive away in Kitchener-Waterloo, the LRT will spur billions in development, leading to massive increase in property tax revenues. It's also a generational opportunity to build quality, accessible low-income, below-market and middle class housing, enough to actually reverse the troubling trend of waitlists, homelessness and housing insecurity. Plus after years of low or no major provincial and federal project funding, this is a guaranteed $3.4 Billion for our city. It's impossible for any person elected to represent the best interests of the citizens of Hamilton refuse this investment.
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