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
Let's get our city into the future. we have already spent money on studies and received monies from the federal government. I can only see positive development happening with LRT. I was so impressed with LRT when I visited Europe a few years back.
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WATCH:
The Light Rail Presentation
Update on B-Line LRT Planning
Rapid Transit staff on track to complete their 2012 work plan on the B-Line LRT. Once the work is finished, Metrolinx will make a funding decision.
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.