Links to published reports on the benefits of light rail.
Portland Streetcar: Development Oriented Transit, Office of Transportation and Portland Streetcar, Inc., January 2006
Streetcars and Economic Development: The Dynamic Linkage Between Them, HDR
The decision to champion LRT is one of the most important issues facing the current City Council. Here Council has a very real chance to not only make amends with mis-steps of the past, but to leave behind a legacy that can truly transform this city into the Hamilton that it can be.
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WATCH:
The Light Rail Presentation
Spectator editorial: Bratina wrong to usurp council on LRT
This Saturday's Spectator has an editorial calling out Mayor Bob Bratina for "usurp[ing] council's stated will" on LRT.
Dreschel asks whether Mayor Bratina is "going rogue"
Spectator columnist Andrew Dreschel asks whether Mayor Bratina is "going rogue" in his prioritization of all-day GO service over LRT.
Article: Council wants province to come clean on LRT question
City council has thrown down an election gauntlet and is demanding to know whether the province will fund light rail transit in Hamilton.