Comment 56009

By George (registered) | Posted January 12, 2011 at 13:02:36

From transitstudent,

A businessman I listened to speaking to one of the Rapid Transit staff said he needed to see specific case studies which closely mirrored the situation in Hamilton. That is a totally fair request and points to exactly the sort of approach that RTH and Hamilton Light Rail have taken for the past few years in advocating for light rail. Focus on empirical data, show the successes in other cities similar to our own, take the best practices from around the world and apply them hear, let the facts speak for themselves. What has worked elsewhere can work here. The biggest thing standing in our way is fear of change and self-loathing that pervades our city and people. "It couldn't possibly work here, this is Hamilton". Yes it can.

Which is exactly wy there should not be a knee jerk reaction to the cost of $130m.

It's never about cost. It's about the cost/benefit ratio.

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