All Statements of Support
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Mike Christie says,
Hamilton is a perfect candidate for LRT - the right density, the right scale, and the right cost for moving a mid to large sized city. With its inevitable growth in the GTA, we will continually need better transit options to serve all Hamiltonians.
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Anita Kuehn says,
I am expressing my support for funding of the LRT in Hamilton. Please keep your promise to support this for the benefit of Hamilton, & all surrounding areas.
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Umer Siddiqui says,
Please please pleas keep your promises
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Randell Neudorf says,
From the first moment I heard of the possibility of Light Rail in Hamilton, I have supported this initiative. It is an effective way to move people around the city and to reduce people's dependency on cars. Please make this happen for our City.
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Matthias Feiner says,
Please consider my strong opinion that LRT is the best option to improve transit in Hamilton. Hamilton city council does not have the expertise to make transit decisions for the future of transit users. (Majority being young urban professionals). Most councillors are car drivers and live in a suburban setting.
Sincerely Matthias Feiner -
Amber Edgar says,
Please fund both the Ten Year Strategy and the Rapid Ready LRT plan. We need LRT in Hamilton! I'm a young professional who stays out of debt by using public transit and car sharing rather than buying and maintaining an expensive vehicle. Not only would LRT be a dream come true in terms of convenient transport options — it would reduce emissions significantly.
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chris Cotoi says,
I really believe LRT will be beneficial for Hamilton area and therefore I fully support it.
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Stephanie Robinson says,
Please work to ensure the Ontario government's promise to fully fund Light Rail Transit for Hamilton. As part of the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area, our city is seeing an influx of Torontonians who can afford to buy housing here. With increased population - and more importantly, with increasing signs of climate change - we need to get out of our cars and into mass transit that is convenient and less polluting. Hamilton's air quality is already compromised in the older parts of the city,and that will spread to the newer developments if people feel they have no choice but to drive cars.
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Hans Vermaat says,
I firmly believe in the future of LRT and have stated before in the past. I believe that the provincial government needs to be open and concise on what we believe is 100% funding. It is time to stop the vague
rhetoric and acknowledge to Hamilton that transit issues are not just for the GTA area.HV
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Grant Ranalli says,
I believe that the province should act on their commitment to fully funding the LRT that the City has unanimously endorsed. IT will help to alleviate Hamilton's overcrowded buses system and also provide a catalyst for further growth,development and urban infill that will help to boos Hamilton's economy. Further assessment will ease the burden on taxpayers and also help the Provincial government with more tax revenue.
We all contribute to provincial taxes - it is time the 2nd largest City in the province was the recipient of some transit funding. -
Stephen Mac Intyre says,
PLEASE GIVE US LRT
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Rudy Neufeld says,
The recent Hamilton Spectator article on Portland, Oregon, shows convincingly how THAT city reinvented itself. We need leadership with vision, courage, and the political will to do similar things here in Hamilton. LRT would a fantastic help to the overall renewal of our city that we all want and need.
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Anthony Cal says,
I don't even live in Hamilton but would use LRT when commuting throughout Hamilton quite often (park car, go to mall, visit family etc).
I don't live in Cambridge and I know I will be using Waterloo's LRT.
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Susan Masterman says,
Hamilton's population and economy are growing, and arguably on the cusp of a major boom, as Torontonians in particular, are finding more affordable housing options further west, in Hamilton.
Public transit is a key element of an efficient city. LRT should be planned for now, at the beginning of this boom, not as an after thought when gridlock chokes the area.
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Dan Gismondi says,
Please move forward immediately on the LRT. The funding is in place. Leaders make decisions and cowards don't. Our city politicians were elected to make decisions so let's get on with this. Hamilton needs to move forward. Our city politicians can no longer harm Hamilton's progress by fooling around. The status quo is not good enough. We are on the cusp of being a relevant Canadian city again. GET ON WITH THE LRT NOW!!!!!!!
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Anne Warne says,
Please fund Hamilton's LRT plan! It's vital to the economic and social progression of our city. Please honor your promise to fund LRT and start construction. Please don't pass the buck so you don't have to make a decision now. Please let Hamilton fulfill the promise it shows and become the city it can be. Before moving here 5 years ago this is what we knew of city council.....ineffective, dithering, non-visionary.....please don't continue past traditions and let this viable transit system die.
Be brave, lean forward!
Thank you,
Anne Warne -
Mike Borrelli says,
As a down-towner and a multi-service transit user for nearly a decade, I know how badly Hamilton needs to invest in an east-west transit line with high capacity and frequency to prepare for future growth. We need to act now.
If our council won't make it clear enough, we residents are telling the Province that we need the full, promised investment in a Hamilton LRT now to build a prosperous tax base for tomorrow.
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James Fyshe says,
I recently moved from Hamilton to Edmonton to be with my family. One of the first things I noticed in Edmonton was the forward thinking municipal government. The cornerstone of the City development plan is an LRT system. This system has now been well received by City residents. It has relieved traffic congestion and encouraged sustainable development, such as the new downtown hockey arena and the associated entertainment district.
LRT is vital to health municipal life for cities like Edmonton and Hamilton. As a long time Hamilton resident, a community which I love dearly, I am disappointed by the lack of vision in its City government and its failure to seize the moment for future transportation development.
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Margaret Shkimba says,
We need better transit, we need LRT.
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Candy Venning says,
The most progressive cities with the best quality of life plan ahead for great public transport - it's a wonderful cycle.
Please don't let this disappear due to some (not all) short sighted leaders - we - the residents who care, who use transit and who love the city of Hamilton deserve the best - just as we were promised.
Thank YouC. Venning
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stefan murray says,
I wanted to take the opportunity to reach out as a Hamilton citizen regarding the implementation of rapid transit in municipalities across Ontario.
I believe that Hamilton needs fully-funded rapid transit in the form of LRT and it must be made a priority for our city to grow and reach its full potential.
Fulfilling this priority makes so much sense given the projections for Hamilton's growth, the need for development to better balance our tax burdens, and to have a chance of achieving your government's ambitious goals of reducing carbon emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.
Please fulfill your promises and deliver LRT to the City of Hamilton. -
Mark Accardi says,
I agree 100% with David Premi's article titled: Sure, we can say no to LRT -
But Hamiltonians will still pay new taxes if $15B goes elsewhere. -
Robert Connolly says,
I believe an LRT system in the downtown area would improve the city socially and environmentally Also, having lived here for almost 50 years, I have always wondered why there is no cable car system or aerial tram service like in Portland, Oregon. Wouldn't this be the obvious way to bring upper and lower Hamilton into closer contact and thus contribute to the vitality of the city as a whole?
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nick policelli says,
LRT will modernize our city. Good transit will improve everything. Other cities have done it We need this asap.
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paul smith says,
As a lifelong Hamilton resident, I am concerned by the lack of support city hall is showing for LRT. Anyone who has used public transit to commute along the east/west corridor (where LRT has been proposed) knows that the current bus system is completely inadequate, and that a mass transit system is desperately needed in the lower city. Unfortunately, almost 100% of those in a position to decide the future of transit in Hamilton NEVER use the HSR. The same is true for the most vocal opponents of the LRT proposal; they simply don't use public transit and have no interest in investing in it's future. Too long this city has catered only to automobiles, and too long has this contributed to the decay of our urban core and increased the tax burden of residents who must pay to support the massive automobile-related infrastructure. Please rescue our city from the short-sightedness of our political leaders. Transit users are long overdue for a significant infrastructure investment in this city.
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Gaynor Low says,
I strongly support LRT for the city of Hamilton.A recent article in the Hamilton Spectator on the city of Portland showed what can be accomplished with forward thinking politicians. It made me groan with envy. Portland has several LRT lines that have been transformational for the city. We have visited many European cities and seen firsthand how LRT connects people and places efficiently and economically. What a shame if Hamilton misses out!Don't lose this opportunity
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Frances Neufeld says,
Hamilton is evolving from a Steel City to a City celebrating Waterfalls, Arts and Artists, athletes. diverse education opportunities supported by growing economic centres. Greater Hamilton has exceptional community Centres,- Dundas, Ancaster, Stoney Creek, and Waterdown, that are vital to our successful City Centre development. This continued Hamilton City Centre success is contingent on better and more efficient travel throughout our City. LRT is the answer to this need. LRT will help Hamilton become the destination City we deserve to be!
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walter furlan says,
Let's do the sensible thing for the future of Hamilton, its people and the environment.
LRT that is affordable to all the people.
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Anna Vermaat says,
LRT is the life line that Hamilton requires for the future. Please do not put it on the back burner. Please keep the 2007 promise to our city. So many progressive cities in North America and Europe have incredibly convenient transit systems, our family simply does not understand why there is any hesitation. We truly need to get cars off the road. Reliable, convenient public transit is the answer.
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Chelsea Zylstra says,
Hamilton needs a strong transit plan, including light rail transit. It should have been initiated years ago so the city could be benefiting from it now. Please don't push it further into the future. The lost opportunity will only cost the city more in terms of quality of life for residents and economic vibrancy for the region.
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