Statement by Steven McKay
An open letter to Councillor Chad Collins
Hello Councillor Collins,
I am writing to appeal to you NOT to stand in the way of LRT coming to Hamilton. I gather that you understand the arguments for LRT, but have decided that those arguments are not strong enough to proceed with the recommendation of previous councils and the province.
Fair enough - every Councillor is meant to voice the concerns of their constituents.
You have a responsibility to more than your constituents with a proposal like this. You are actually responsible to all Hamiltonians to build a better city.
If everyone who objected to the Red Hill Valley Expressway had managed to stand in the way of its construction and funding, what would Ward 5 be like?
The positive change that the Red Hill brought to Ward 5 is essentially what’s at stake for all of us over in Ward 1, 2 and 3. We are looking at a major transformation of neighbourhoods that have been depressed for generations.
We can’t move people with an expressway cutting through the city, because we don’t have the space and we have an obligation to intensify the population downtown. LRT gives us downtown what the Red Hill gave to your constituents in Ward 5.
With that in mind, I plead that you reconsider your position on this subject.
Kind regards,
Steve McKay
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