All Statements of Support
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Matt Graham says,
It's the right thing to do, and it's the right thing for Hamilton!
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Nicholas Kevlahan says,
I strongly support building the B-Line LRT that has been thoroughly studied, designed, and has involved unprecedented public consultation and input.
The B-line LRT is the most important infrastructure investment of our generation ... and we can do it!
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Sam Slade says,
Please please support the LRT in Hamilton. I cannot stress enough how vitally important LRT is for Hamilton's future and the opportunity for this kind of funding my never come around again. In my opinion it's the single most important infrastructure project for the city in the last 50 years. I've travelled fairly extensively and visited many world class cities and the one common denominator was their amazing and efficient subway and LRT public transportation infrastructure. Buses are NOT and will never be the answer for our city!! Force our mayor to recognize this and push him to stop dragging his heals!! To be a world class city you must start thinking like one. Please spread the word!
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Mary Bowness says,
Fast, efficient public transit via the LRT is certainly the way to go. LRT promotes good health by offering a viable alternative to single car usage and won't pollute the same way buses do. Esthetically the LRT helps promote Hamilton and will support the density the city needs. I fully support LRT and will vote accordingly.
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Erich Bertussi says,
Not only should Hamilton have an LRT but it's use should be Fare Free for all citizens to use as they have done in Estonia.
If a country that is back from Communist Russia a former dictatorship can offer Fare Free Transit, then why can't Hamilton.
ENB..//
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Dennis Goldsberry says,
We need to develop infrastructure for the future and at the same time redevelop lower Hamilton. There are many beautiful neighbourhoods along the proposed route of the LRT. The LRT would make these neighbourhoods more desirable than they are presently. At the same time we need to limit development of the farmland on the outskirts of the city so that we have arable land for the future.
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Jacklyn Campbell says,
Invest in Hamilton's future - support LRT.
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Kevin Makins says,
I remember engaging in this issue back in 2007. Fresh out of college, my wife and i had just moved downtown and we were proud to live in such a progressive and ambitious city. I still believe that is the city we need to be.
Alternative transit is one of the most effective ways to become that great city. The funding is available if we speak clearly and in unity: we don't want to be a Canadian city left in the past. We want to welcome a better future. And the time is now.
Please do the right thing. And thank you.
Kevin Makins.
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James Hutton says,
Good for the people, good for the City. This needs to happen.
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Nelly Sinclair says,
Please get us the lrt now
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Jeff Neven says,
Please make LRT a priority. Good cities have good transit and complete streets.
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Paula Randazzo says,
Needs to be done. Everyone watching Wynne to see if her budget was real or a ploy for votes
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Gerry McGibbon says,
The comprehensive LRT plan for Hamilton is ended now. I ask City Council and the Province of Ontario to honour their commitments to move forward with this plan and provide full funding for this initiative.
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Jason McGibbon says,
Hamilton is ready, and needs LRT. It is time to make this happen.
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Megan Platts says,
Light rail has the ability to transform our city. We have a winning formula for the B-line: lane capacity, existing ridership and burgeoning redevelopment.
Hamilton wants LRT. It is an investment in our city, for our future.
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Matt Leyland says,
Please support a sustainable transit system that will benefit this very deserving city. LRT is an attractive feature when choosing a city in which to live.
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Steve Mac Intyre says,
Please make LRT happen in Hamilton. Don't fail the next generation.
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Nathan DeJong says,
Hamilton is the largest census metropolitan area in Ontario without a rail transit system. It is a fast-growing city with an up and coming arts and culture scene. Any modern urban centre, particularly one transitioning into post-industrialism needs an effective transit system in order to grow and prosper. An LRT line and continued improvements to the transit system will pay off, as Hamilton develops into an economic and cultural centre.
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Simon Mangan says,
Please go ahead with fully funding a LRT in Hamilton. The residents affected have been consulted and want it to happen. I in mixed income, high unemployment community which will benefit directly from the boost to local business that only an integrated LRT can bring.
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Grant Ranalli says,
I strongly support city council's decision to go with LRT on the B Line and also request that the Province keep its commitment to full funding of the capital costs of this project.
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Dave Michal says,
Dear Hamilton City Council & Liberal Provincial Government. LRT is right for me. Please keep your promises. The business case has been made, the reports are in, now its the liberal's turn to fund this 100%.
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ian reynolds says,
It's time we became a real city with real transit. We have a low income population that needs reliable and efficient transport, because cars continue to take up more and more space on our roads, driving pedestrians and families away.
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David Jenkins says,
More buses mean more congestion and pollution and cost over time. An LRT makes sense from every perspective. Hamilton needs an LRT system in order to rise out of the pit it is presently in.
An LRT would afford better public mobility which is important to spark and maintain growth of access, business and employment. In general, a more prosperous community.
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James King says,
I recently moved to Hamilton from Toronto because it had the promise of developing into a livable urban space and not just another sleepy Ontario suburb. An LRT will bring more business and encourage economic development. And make living without a car more bearable in a city over-run by 4 lane streets and an abundance of parking.
The evidence that an LRT system will be good for hamilton is overwhelming. Critics have far too much work ahead of them to collect evidence to the contrary which I have yet to see. All I have seen on that front is pandering, misinformation, and and speculation. The studies have been done, the province is ready to back the project, and it will directly benefit the lives of Hamilton residents. It's clear what we have to do.
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Michael Moniz says,
Though I may live in Winona and have for the last 10 years, I grew up in Ward 2 and my parents still live there. LRT is exactly what this city needs to rocket it into the 21st century. It's success in the inner city bodes well for the entire city including us here in the suburbs. My dream is a successful inner city LRT will lead to greater transit service for all the city. Imagine a B line eventually extended all the from Winona to Dundas and a A line from the airport to the waterfront!
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Phil Williams says,
The people in my neighbourhood deserve better. Our roads are crumbling, our bike lanes don't exist, and bus service is infrequent. These challenges could easily be overcome, should the province meet its commitment to fund LRT in Hamilton. Do right by my community and provide us with a sustainable, accessible, LRT option. Public transit investment is sorely needed in Hamilton!
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Cam Galindo says,
As a municipal elections candidate for Ward 9, I fully support LRT in Hamilton.
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Rafael Ferreira says,
It's primordial that in the big picture, the LRT will bring prosperity to all the city in so many ways.
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Colin Whyte says,
This is the best thing to ever happen to Hamilton. Hamilton NEEDS this.
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Christopher Godwaldt says,
As a resident and business owner of a small cafe on King East in Hamilton, I'm FOR the development of LRT as the absolute best possible way of creating safer, more accessible and more complete streets! Progress for Hamilton is hinging on the development of transit and we need the LRT to move forward with expediency based on the research that has been completed, the staffing reports, and on the support from City Council!
The opportunity is before us, and yes, we have to figure out where to park the trains, but let's do business differently in Hamilton, where we cease to malign good and well-researched plans for the antics and outcries of a few!
Leadership takes bold steps, looks beyond a three year term and recognizes that in a city as busy and incredibly diverse as Hamilton, movement forward and change are always hard, but without them, we stagnate and lose out on all that happens around us!
#YesToHamilton #YesToLRT #HamOnt #Progress
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