All Statements of Support
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Shane Percy says,
Very excited for Hamilton's transformational LRT project. Please continue the LRT plan, this city needs transformation!
Watching closely.
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Deborrah Sherman says,
I am a mountain resident who does not use public transportation within the city of Hamilton, but who does regularly use it to travel to my Toronto job and use transit within that city.
Despite not using Hamilton's HSR system, I am fully in favour of enhanced transit service within the city. We need LRT as well as a system of bike lanes and complete streets to make moving around Hamilton safer, more affordable, less congested and better for the environment.
My "need" to get downtown or through town quickly should not take precedence over these values, and I do not feel entitled to demand that residents in areas like Aberdeen, for example, be denied complete and safe streets so that I can speed through and endanger them in my rush to get where I want to go. I can slow down and leave a minute or two earlier.
Hamilton has already made the decisions to proceed with LRT. Please do not allow certain councilors to "derail" this the way they have delayed or stonewalled other projects, (eg the decision to create bike lanes). -
david beer says,
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Please don't let it slip away.
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Dan Charleton says,
If Hamilton city council rejects funding for LRT, they are in dereliction of duty. The city is decades behind in transportation infrastructure. No more time can be wasted. Please don't blow this (again)!
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Richard Gelder says,
I live in Dundas and very much look forward to the day LRT extends as far as University Plaza.
In the mean time, I support Light Rail Transit in Hamilton as a means of strengthening the city and as an active means to fight greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
I encourage all levels of government to work together to make LRT a reality in Hamilton.
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Barry Diacon says,
The one-way near-expressway roads through the centre of Hamilton have contributed to the hollowing-out of downtown Hamilton. They belong to a time when factory workers wanted to get out of the North End as quickly as possible to get to their homes in the suburbs. Now the factories are mostly a shadow of their former selves, but they continue to cast a pall on Hamilton. The new economy depends on small-scale enterprises springing up like new shoots in the midst of the brownfield wasteland. To assist this rejuvenation process, the LRT will help bring riders TO the downtown instead of just through it. It will help tie Hamilton into the regional commuting network to the rest of the GTA so that Hamilton will participate in and contribute to the growth of the most vibrant urban centre in North America. The councillors who distrust LRT are holding on to an outmoded view of the economy when, for the good of their residents and all of Hamilton, they should be championing this transformative transit technology.
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Bob Leach says,
As a life long "mountain" resident of Hamilton I'm excited about the LRT project and support of one hundred percent
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Christopher Wilson says,
We as a voting base have made it clear that our decision is to move forward with the LRT. I'd appreciate that this decision is fulfilled without any further meandering to the few. I will continue to vote for those with foresight, as does the millennial generation. The time to act is now.
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Rich Brooks says,
Hamilton's best (only) opportunity of developing higher-density housing hubs across the breadth of the lower city.
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Myriam Timmermans says,
Absolutely necessary for Hamilton.
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brandon munro says,
I believe it would make things a lot more easier for travel.
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Timtothy Alan says,
Will surely put Hamilton on the map. Absolutely progressive!
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Kelly Greenaway says,
I think that this is an substantial step forward in the effort to make public transportation efficient and modern. I walk around Hamilton a lot, and see many changes, and believe that it will only improve the convenience and efficiency that public transit needs to be to allow improvements in the environment and transition to a better, robust economy. The need to invest in public transit is crucial if we wish to progress. This is an era of discouraging young people from investing in privatized automobiles and encouraging investing and using public transit systems. These systems are cost effective and environmentally friendlier than the alternitives, so it is important that we all keep this in mind and make this fantastic initiative succeed.
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Mathew Cicero says,
i support the LRT for many reasons. The City of Hamilton is a big city and needs faster public transit. sure the HSR has the B-line and the A-line but even those get crowded and slow at points. Hamilton needs a faster way for people to get around from Stoney Creek to Dundas or Ancaster. The city is growing at high rates and this could be the start for a great future for the city. What I don't like is the projected routes for the LRT. it says that it will close off a stretch of King street between wellington and Catherine for the LRT only, meanwhile this is one of the busiest stretches of roadway for Hamilton. I agree with the LRT but make it like Toronto where cars can still drive on the LRT tracks.
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Ethan Maccullouch says,
There is literally no space on King Street downtown for LRT trains to be separated from traffic. It's too narrow. This is not about upgrades or improvements. It's more about radical/environmental left wing ideology. The Spectator (which is owned by Torstar which has a socialist agenda) has been propagating it forever. LRT trains are half the legnth of a CFL football field and can go 25 miles per hour. Or slower during rush hour. Proponents of this are claiming feces in a bun is a nice scrumptous sausage. I oppose this because it's nonsensical and meant to serve the interests of environmental fascists. In my opinion The Highway Traffic Act should be amended to outlaw rail transit on streets. Hamilton is not big enough for rapid transit which belongs underground/above ground or separated from traffic. The road belongs to motorists not Metrolinx. Stop trying to Torontonize Hamilton
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Aaron Miller says,
This will make Hamilton the next Toronto so to say! I think this is a beautiful idea, it makes commuting easier for students and people I general. In turn this will promote business in the downtown core.
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Monika skarratt says,
Being bypassed by overcrowded buses when I have small children really limits my access to the downtown core especially in the winter months. The LRT would make it so much more convenient to visit the central library, art gallery, Jackson square, etc and it would improve our weekly routine. Anyone with a stroller, wheelchair, or walker routinely has to wait for multiple buses to have room and this makes it very difficult for young families, the elderly, and those with disabilities to get around.
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Robert Rodgers says,
Who the LRT members of the citizens jury?
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Hamilton LRT Advocacy . says,
Hello,
I am writing this letter on the behalf of the Hamilton LRT Advocacy.
Did you know that 16 existing Niagara GO trains already pass West Harbour GO station every weekend, without stopping? There are 8 trains towards Nigara, and 8 trains towards Toronto.
This is weekend all-day 2-way service that St. Catharines and Niagara has, but Hamilton does not. This train passes directly past West Harbour GO station.
Bringing these existing trains to a stop in Hamilton for 2016, will increase goodwill for the Hamilton LRT.
Please see Mark Rejhon's new article on this topic:
http://www.raisethehammer.org/article/2720Sincerely,
Hamilton LRT Citizen Advocacy run by Local residents
Twitter: @ham_LRT
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doug maunder says,
this LRT is a good for the city of Hamilton so now you have commited let keep your promise .abnd let follow threw with the LRT thank you
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Paul Wilson says,
A future for our great city been long time coming, ty to all who's efforts that never went unnoticed. Hamilton has seen the light (rail transit)
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nick kynoch says,
I'm going to be attending post secondary and I wish to have the convenience of am lrt
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rita daved says,
Hamilton is a booming city and needs improvement with transit. I support this
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Tom Belshaw says,
It's About time Hamilton has entered the 21st century.I remember riding the street cars in Hamilton in the 50's It's time to bring them back with efficient, clean transportation......The smaller city of Kitchener/Waterloo has beat us on this one.The shovels are already in the ground.Their city politcians were on the ball with this, unlike our wavering guys at OUR city hall.Hamilton is one of the best keep secrets in Canada with our unique setting at the Western head of Lake Ontario between Toronto & Niagara.Our City Hall people MUST embrace this REALITY if we are to move forward into the future....Finally people are begining to discover what a beautiful, liveable area this is.The new modern LRT will be there for it's people to enjoy....I hope they start on this project immediately before the government changes hands...........TOM
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Evan Snow says,
To the decision-makers and stakeholders of Hamilton,
I am a third year medical student training outside of Hamilton. At my stage of training, I will be deciding where to continue my training and potentially where to practice as a physician in the next 6 months.
I grew up in Toronto and spent 10 years in Montreal (for post-secondary education and work). I seem to be hard-wired for city life, and both of these cities are phenomenal.
As I have been considering where to land and grow roots, with my partner, who also a to-be physician, I have heard a lot of positive things about Hamilton. In my mind, it is competing with Toronto and Montreal. Your city is billed as a bright, dynamic place to live, enriched by its natural beauty, entrepreneurial spirit and industrial history. I have to say, I am very interested in moving there!
The LRT is an incredible draw, as well. I can imagine how much that would enhance the community and consolidate the positive trajectory of the city. It sounds like an amazing opportunity to set Hamilton apart, encourage more growth and implement planned infrastructure in a way other cities cannot!
I recognize I do not have a stake in Hamilton's growth or LRT currently, but I did want to share my perspective as an prospective Hamiltonian. If my commentary is unwanted or inappropriate as an outsider, I humbly take it back.
I hope this letter was useful in some way :)
Evan
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Jonathan Van Egmond says,
As a long-time Hamilton resident who commutes around the city, and to other cities via GO, I believe the current provincial funding is a golden opportunity to develop our transit along with the rest of Ontario.
Lets join Ottawa, Kitchener/Waterloo, Toronto in equipping ourselves with an LRT system for the decades ahead. Lets not go sideways and miss the opportunity, like Brampton is at risk of doing.
Best Regards,
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Choo Choo says,
All Aboard!
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Florence Roullet says,
I came from France about 11 years ago to live in Hamilton. In my hometown, Nantes, when I was a student they re-opened an old LRT line (existing from my Grand'ma's times) and build an additional new line. At the same time city made a point on making the city centre a real nightmare for cars (one way streets, european record for number of roundabouts, etc.) which at first everybody (including me) complained about. Ten years later, people in Nantes are so proud of their LRT system (tramway) that is the most convenient, fastest, cheapest way to travel to the city center. My GrandMa now 95 takes it for her daily groceries. A tram is coming every 3 minutes and you never have to wait or find a completely filled train at rush hour. Much more efficient than bus and much more environmental friendly too. I have witnessed and experienced this change. It has been taking place in other cities in France such as Bordeaux and now Dijon. Hamilton is a great city and should definitively go this (LRT) way.
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Frank DeC says,
This is one of the smartest things the province and City of Hamilton can do...
With Toronto becoming completely over populated and unaffordable this allows Hamilton to grow into the city it needs to be...... -
Wendy Owens says,
I just moved to the Hamilton area, and when I drive in the city, I feel like this place has so much unrealized potential. I think good, safe and affordable alternatives to automobile dependence are so important to the health and economy of any city. I think people just want to distance themselves from the problems because they believe trying to solve them is futile. I would love to see transit here that people would actually want to use, and that inspires a better relationship between the commuter culture on the mountain and the urban inhabitants below.
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