Elections
Do you support the city's plan to build an east-west light rail transit (LRT) line with full capital funding from the Province?
Responses to the question: "Do you support the city's plan to build an east-west light rail transit (LRT) line with full capital funding from the Province?"
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5 Candidate Responses (top)
| Ward 01 | ||
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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Allen, Jason | Yes | Yes. If the province pays the capital cost, we would be fools to turn our nose up at a billion dollar investment, and demand one a quarter the size instead. LRT is less expensive to run than BRT, but just as disruptive to install, while attracting three times the riders that a BRT system would. In short, there is absolutely no upside to installing a BRT system when we could get an LRT instead. |
| Greco, Tony | Yes | Yes. I support it only with full funding from the Province. Ideally, the project should be done without negatively affecting taxpayers and local business on an ongoing basis. I would not want it to result in higher taxation. I also support enhancing the local HSR system with more buses and expanded routes throughout the city to provide improved service. Moreover, I strongly believe that an improved DARTS transportation system is a missing piece in providing an excellent transit service for all Hamiltonians.
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| Johnson, Aidan | Yes | Yes - for economic and environmental reasons. A key condition for my support is the provision of full provincial funding.
I will also fight to bring into place the “missing piece” of our rapid transit/LRT equation: fair and adequate funding for Hamilton transit from Transport Canada (the federal ministry of transportation). |
| Rosen, Ira | Maybe | I do not feel we have all the required information to make a well informed decision. Since the plan is already in place, I will support the previous decision but only if we are guaranteed full funding for all the building, capital, and infrastructure costs as well as any possible remediation and demolition that might occur. In addition, I would only move forward if we have a strong financial assistance program to any business that might be affected in a negative way during the building process. If one business closes due to this that is not acceptable. |
| Shaw, Sandy | Yes | This is a huge decision for Hamilton. Yes, of course with full capital funding from the Province, this investment can be leveraged to mean many good paying jobs for the city. LRT will have the effect of connecting the city along the east-west corridor and eventually stem the amount of 'sprawl' in the suburbs.
Increasing the densification for housing, businesses and recreation along the LRT corridor along with other proactive planning will help in developing active and involved communities through transit oriented development, essential for the long term health of the city. Affordability needs to be addressed so that all citizens no matter what their financial resources have the ability to use the system. Finally, LRT is just part of the transit system. The remaining bus routes running North-South, such as connecting Hamilton City Centre to the Hamilton Mountain and down to the growing lakefront need to be improved and integrated so that all Hamiltonians have an efficient, quality transit system that moves people, not cars. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4 | 80.0% |
| No | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maybe | 1 | 20.0% |
1 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Ward 01 | ||
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| Lewis, Brian | ||
