All Statements of Support
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Nick Policelli says,
Please get on with it already. There's one in Dublin where I just visited and it works well.
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Richard Crawford says,
Most people prefer street cars over buses. Very popular in the rest of the world. It is time for Hamilton to invest in excellent transportation.
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Maxwell Eaton says,
1. Let's build transit for our future population while we still can! (as oppose to desperately trying to catch up — I'm looking at you TTC/Toronto)
2. Want to rebuild/revitalize Hamilton's downtown core? LRT would pump infrastructure into to it's struggling east end!
Seriously....how is this such a difficult project to make happen...seriously *facepalm*
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Adam Morris says,
LRT is a rapid transit mode embraced everywhere else in the world but Canada. Not coincidentally, we have the worst transit systems of any large city in a developed country. Europe and the United States have fully embraced LRT as a fast, coat effective way to get people where they need to be. The war on LRT in the GTA demonstrates how narrow minded we have been. The pollution and traffic from buses downtown Hamilton is ludicrous. We need to build clean, rapid transit now. One train replaces many buses, without pollution, and will greatly augment business downtown. Build it. And don't look back. Look at Portland. Their city is all surface rail, and there are virtually no cars or traffic downtown.
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William Downes says,
I am a native of Hamilton,no longer resident, but follow the city closely. I have been very distressed by its steep relative decline of this large historic Ontraio city since the 1980s due to deindustrialization, suburbanization and other factors.
There is no doubt at all that high level infrastructure spending especially on rapid, light rail, and other transit is transformative of urban fabric and economy. If one has any doubt, just look at Toronto and many other US and UK cities.
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Stephanie Robinson says,
The purpose of all orders of government in Canada is to circulate money from individuals to the greater society, for the good of the majority. LRT is a perfect example of the need to spend public money to provide a way to improve our daily lives, our health, and the future economic health of Hamilton.
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Ryan Bender says,
Hello,
I would like to state my support for LRT in Hamilton. I am a local resident, and someone who has been using local transit for 8 months - ever since the bus lane was installed in downtown Hamilton.
Hamilton desperately needs to refocus on transit and urban renewal. We need to stop the sprawl and give families reasons to invest in the urban core.
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Rick Lutec says,
A resurgence in Hamilton is happening. The sprawl has been on the rise for a while now. Just look around and you will see revitalizing projects happening through out parts of the city. Qr read articles on Real Estate and Development and you will notice a lot of discussion about Hamilton's potential growth.
As developments and the infrastructure of the city evolve so should it's transit system.
As it is leading the way in Ontario with it's 2 way bike lanes, Light transit should be the next step.
It will entice more young professionals and developers to move to Hamilton and populate here.
Other than it's needed practical use, having a Light Rail Transit system can also make the city more appealing and inviting to those visiting too. This would also strengthen Hamilton's and Ontario's economy
Start these steps now and within 10 to 20 years you will know you helped build another great Ontario city that will be part of the positive future of this province.
Yes, for various forms of Light Rail Transit in Hamilton ON. -
Rick Lutec says,
A resurgence in Hamilton is happening. The sprawl has been on the rise for a while now. Just look around and you will see revitalizing projects happening through out parts of the city. Qr read articles on Real Estate and Development and you will notice a lot of discussion about Hamilton's potential growth.
As developments and the infrastructure of the city evolve so should it's transit system.
As it is leading the way in Ontario with it's 2 way bike lanes, Light transit should be the next step.
It will entice more young professionals and developers to move to Hamilton and populate here.
Other than it's needed practical use, having a Light Rail Transit system can also make the city more appealing and inviting to those visiting too. This would also strengthen Hamilton's and Ontario's economy
Start these steps now and within 10 to 20 years you will know you helped build another great Ontario city that will be part of the positive future of this province.
Yes, for various forms of Light Rail Transit in Hamilton ON. -
Gerry Rutten says,
As a former
Hamiltonian but not forgotten currently in western Ont. & Florida in the winter. Light rail is the answer. THINK ABOUT IT, I always thought about it but have seen enough to know it will work. Gerry Rutten , ! still watch CHCH. -
Lazar Vukicevic says,
Everyone knows that these new transits will reduce car pollution in the long run
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Aimee Burnett says,
Hamilton is at a critical point in redefining itself as a city with huge potential for creative and economic growth. LRT would aid in making Hamilton accessible and potentially put it at the forefront of public transit systems in Ontario thereby attracting new residents and businesses to the area and allowing others to thrive due to increases accessibility.
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Andrew Marshall says,
Its time we start investing in the infrastructure that younger generations desire and our environment needs. LRT would have a very positive impact on peoples quality of life. I have spent enough time in cities with great LRT to have felt the benefits of less time in a car.
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Brendan McIntyre says,
A city of this size needs adequate public transit. From personal experience, I've lived previously in Japan for many years and was constantly amazed at how great and efficient their public transit network is. I arrived there and bought I car but within a year realized it was totally useless. The transit system is so good (and cheap), that it was not essential for my commute or personal activities. As an example, the city of Himeji has a subway system about as good as Toronto's. Ever heard of Himeji? Probably not. It only has 500,000 inhabitants - with a subway system as good as Toronto's!!! Let's wake up and step into the 21st century. How about it?
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Thomas Lorini says,
LRT is imperative for the future growth of Hamilton!
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Jordan Kerim says,
Thank you for setting up this web page. : )
Living as a child in Hamilton between the years 1989-1993, I saw first hand the pain, especially the economic pain the people of Hamilton had to endure, especially in the darkest hour of the early 1990s recession.
There were many rough kids at school who were mean to me, and I am sure their parents projected that grimness onto them too. But Hamilton has so much potential.
Yes, there is a lot of poverty in Hamilton. I say it is time to turn things around. Light Rail would totally turn things around. First of all I would invite any Hamiltonian to ride the Spadina Ave Streetcar here in Toronto to check out our nice new low floor LRVs from Bombardier. These new low floor Light Rail Vehicles are a total game changer.
Yes, Toronto is full of the older high floor streetcars, but soon they will be all gone and replaced with the low floor LRVs. Just as recently as a century ago North America was covered with city streetcars, interurbans and radials and intercity rail, so too we must once again take command of our destiny. We need to take a stand against the menacing nightmare that is the motor car. I am so incredibly sick of them, they are so loud and they only dimininsh the quality of life for cities. Go on YouTube and watch the many videos of light rail in Eurpoe or what they are referred to as trams and tramways. The new LRVs are very quiet.
Running the LRT along King from McMaster to Eastgate via the downtown would mark the beginning, a turn around for Hamilton. And then the city could start to attract developers along the light rail corridors and help further along Hamiltons revitalization. Back in the 1970s and 1980s, the city was pressured to accept what would have been similar to Vancouvers SkyTain, which of course would have been a disaster.
The light rail creates promenades, it gives vitality, it creates street life. The streetcars of downtown Toronto do their share of adding to the life of this city, they are more important to Toronto than many may realize, and Hamilton can of course have some of that magic too.
I support all forms of rail transportation, Light Rail, Metros and High Speed Rail. Cars meanwhile will just waste energy being stuck in traffic, a real waste of the Earths wealth. We can do better than that and that is why our future is in trains and not cars!
Until next time..
Jordan Kerim : )
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Nathan Ince says,
Downtown is a space for all Hamiltonians and LRT is a project that will benefit all residents of the city. This opportunity is too good to miss.
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Scott Bagg says,
The price of infrastructure projects is only getting more expensive. Invest today for a more sustainable future.
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christine sinclair says,
I truly support any form of new public transportation that limits the amount of cars used to travel from A to B
I am all for the comment above that I have copied below can be so usefull for us all to shop and to apply for job positions at East and WEST of the city and is economicly sound to the pocket book,no parking fees, no car insurance, gas, maintenance to run a vehicle to get you to work and to possibly venture further for shopping which.as you have stated this circulates the economy to business
Light Rail Transit (LRT) on the east-west B-Line is a tremendous, once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Hamilton into a thriving, economically diverse centre.
lets get into the 21st century and have the best transportation in ontario Hamilton deserves to be on the map as we seem to sit in the shadows of Burlington...wow whats up with that -
Allan Hamilton says,
Hamilton is the 10th largest city in Canada, and second largest in Ontario. In case anyone hadn't realized it, it's a major North American city. All other advancing major North American cities have some form of parid transit system that have help them advance further by moving more citizens in efficient ways, in some cases for the past several decades, and in others a century.
Statscan repreatedly says that Hamilton's population will continue to increase, as do the studies of virtually any other faction.
The current mode of thinking and acting; which local political history records has been the standard for at least the past 40 years, has gotten this city nowhere. We are not progressing. We need a change.
It only makes sense that this city establishes LRT for its future success.
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rory duncan says,
it looks and sounds good to have Hamilton shaping up a better Hamilton. I really cannot stand this city much anymore. mostly cause of the people, and trouble makers. lack of help needed to support poverty for both mothers and father's separate or not. poverty and lack of help is what I think brings down the city. seems like the cycle for generations in families living in poverty is hard to change. I'm about Lrt. but what about the real issues at hand. and what exactly is this Lrt going to do for the city of Hamilton to make it a better city... cause even economically I can't see a change because of that alone. the roads packed with traffic everyday, buses always packed. takes sometimes an hour to get anywhere in the city due to traffic. in that case if the Lrt helps great. but change will and should come from and for the people. that is crucial. and that is more in dept then words I type here now. it is a huge problem. jailing people with potential never helps. must go deeper. children's aid making it hard on families.depression, money. young parents learning not quick enough fofor there children that start another cycle of badness. pure pressure from neighbourhoods cause same families never leave.
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Sean Norton says,
Hamilton is ready for LRT. Keep your promise and help our great city!
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Sean Norton says,
I avoid going into Hamilton because there is no easy way to get downtown. I could drive my car but then have to deal with paying for parking everywhere I go. Hamilton is already behind the times on this issue. LRT should have been in place years ago. Which mayoral candidate supports LRT? They will have my vote.
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Mike Mileski says,
It's Hamilton's turn to receive the attention and investment of the Province of Ontario, in the form of 100% funding of the LRT system. Please, no more excuses. No more irrational fears. Let's do this. It's time.
I was born and raised in Hamilton, and I couldn't be happier about the changes I see - not just in the downtown core, but truly, all over the city. Today I pastor a church here; I've chosen to stay downtown, rather than move to a more comfortable, safe, spacious place like Dundas, Ancaster, or Flamborough. Downtown is where the action is. This is where the culture is shaped. And this has got to be the most exciting period in the life of Hamilton in the last 50+ years! Why would I want to leave?Ours has always been known as "the ambitious city" - let's not stifle that ambition; let's take some bold steps of faith and get the LRT going and watch all the development and culture that develop around it. There's nothing ambitious about deciding (on the basis of the way things are today) that we can't afford LRT. "Ambitious" would be to make wise, discerning decisions about what's in store for Hamilton's future, and to lay the foundation that will facilitate it.
I'm all in. Let's do this. Bring on LRT.
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Eddy Mekli says,
Hamilton needs LRT
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Ian Dale says,
I support the idea of LRT but it doesn't go far enough. To stop at McMaster is incredibly short-sighted. There are so many people further West who would use it. Students and staff to go to Mac.and Dundasians who would otherwise avoid Hamilton. I would suggest that consideration be given to using University Plaza as the western terminus. It is already a bus terminal and has plenty of parking which McMaster does not.
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Vince Franco says,
Nothing ever gets cheaper so bring LRT now while partial funding is available. Over time, it will pay for itself like all good investments. You don't lose money when you own something sustainable, not to mention it's better for air quality in the city core. Let's not make the mistake of having only BRT - it's a cheap and regressive solution. Think of Hamilton in 2041, not just 2014!
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Brandon Nelson says,
Light rail is the best way to showcase Hamilton and show how serious we are to attracting the brightest and best people who want to escape the rat race of Toronto!
It's efficient, fast, eco-friendly travel that proves Hamilton is future-focused. Let's get moving already!
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troy bush says,
Please keep the plan for the LRT in hamilton
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Lisa Hodge says,
This initiative is exactly the type of step we need to take as a city to modernize our transit systems. It will definitely cause a convenient alternative for driving. We are unfortunately behind when it comes to public transit in comparison to Toronto and this is a great first step to making our transit better!
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