Comment 111011

By Haveacow (registered) | Posted April 23, 2015 at 08:55:50

According to several reports the A Line was to be built after the B Line had been in operation for about 10-15 years. The LRT must directly attach to GO Transit stations, no 5 minute walks to the B Line allowed. The province wants direct connections to its GO Stations. Yes, the province was to fund the A and B line but not at the same time, that was never going to happen. Simply because there are far too many competing systems asking for funding in too many areas of the province.

We also have to think about the push many cities are going to force on the province to fund phase 2 lines as well. For example, phase 2 of the Eglinton Ave LRT or many other possible Toronto lines. Phase 2 of Ottawa's LRT system, phase 2 of Waterloo's system all have impressive numbers in the amount of people they are going to carry and will be direct competitors against any funding in Hamilton. Hell, even London Ontario is now considering some sort of VIVA like BRT system that's a lot of rapid transit lines to line up for funding.

The City is really going to have to bring in its "A Game" when convincing senior levels of government in the next round of transit funding as well as being prepared to pay a 1/3 share to show its really serious.

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