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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
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| Davis, Jim |
No |
I support LRT but I do not support the route it is taking. We see King St. can not support the LRT because it has to buy up property to make it fit and by doing so, money is being wasted and Metrolinx has lost interest. |
| Eisenberger, Fred |
Yes |
Yes I support the council-approved LRT plan 100 per cent because it improve our transit, create thousands of jobs, result in improved infrastructure we would otherwise have to pay for ourselves, it will direct development away from the suburbs easing sprawl and gridlock, it will mean increased affordable housing all along the route, and it will inspire new development that will result in millions of dollars of increased tax revenue as it has in KW so that taxes everywhere can be lower. |
| Gomes, Carlos |
No |
I think I've written enough about the LRT already.
I am 1 million prevent against it. It doesn't work in Toronto why would we want it here. |
| Graydon, Edward HC |
N/A |
No response provided |
| Pattison, Michael |
Maybe |
The main issue I would like to see addressed regarding LRT, is the written commitment of construction consortiums and land owners that are planning to build along or close to the LRT route. Long term planning needs to know what is being added to our tax base. I want to know real numbers, not speculative windfalls. Letters of intent/commitment to building along or close to the improved infrastructure, with speculative timelines and/or applications. The argument that we do not have the ridership numbers is a good one and I want that addressed. Remember, Hamilton was raised as a car culture (subsequently built that way), and it is going to take real leadership to change the mentality and feelings of every generation to make this viable. Basically, show me the money and I can show you the future! |
| Ryerson, Phil |
No |
If I become mayor the LRT will never be allowed in . Under me that is for sure |
| Schmid-Jones, Ute |
Yes |
I would gladly support shovels being in the ground to get the LRT running as quickly as possible. Effective transit can get cars off the road to reduce congestion as well as to reduce emissions, and you are a lot safer and less likely to be in an accident on public transit than you are driving a vehicle as well. The fact that this project will also take care of replacing ageing infrastructure that otherwise our municipal taxes would have to budget for is an added bonus |
| Sgro, Vito |
N/A |
Please use our website vitosgroformayor.ca as the the answer to the provided questions. |
| Tavares, Ricky |
N/A |
How much are you going to pay me ? $100 and I will communicate with you at your basic level. Otherwise you are useless to me and Hamilton. |
| Wozny, Mark |
No |
The LRT would be to the detriment of too many people. Unwanted congestion would take place due to our narrow streets, family businesses would be markedly interrupted and the exercise too anachronistic in that it is not seen in contemporary context. There is no workable growth plan.
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| Yan, Nathalie Xian Yi |
No |
If LRT is successful although I am personally oppose to it I will do my best as the elected representative of the city to encourage the provincial government to support full funding and make the project in the best interest of Hamiltonians |
