Hamilton LRT

• City staff to seek answers on compatibility of road safety plan and Hamilton LRT work

  Hamilton's LRT subcommittee has asked city staff to study how recent road safety changes could impact the design of the forthcoming light-rail transit line.

  Politics

  Jul 19
  
• Researchers to ask residents living around Hamilton’s LRT how the project might affect them

  A new research project is set to interview residents to track how neighbourhoods along Hamilton’s proposed LRT route are potentially changing.

  Canada

  Jun 24
  
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• Tenant advocates push for affordable housing along Hamilton LRT route

  A group of concerned residents made there way down to city hall on Monday demanding the city of Hamilton act fast to adopt a new “inclusionary zoning” policy.

  Politics

  May 17
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• Safety reviews planned for two Hamilton intersections

  "These two intersections have been safety performance offenders for many, many years", said Field, "I want to get them off of that list."

  Politics

  Apr 5
• Bob Bratina announces plan for mayoral campaign in Hamilton

  Bratina chose not to seek re-election federally last year, in opposition of his government's $1.7 billion commitment towards construction of Hamilton's LRT line.

  Politics

  Mar 28
• Hamilton councillors anxious for affordable housing details in relation to city’s LRT project

  Hamilton General Manager of Planning Jason Thorne says province may form a working group to look at how the affordable housing component of the LRT line can be delivered.

  Politics

  Mar 24
• Connections between HSR and GO Transit set to be free in mid-March

  Ontario is scrapping some local transit fares for riders using GO Transit to connect to and from their local systems.

  Traffic

  Mar 2
• Metrolinx ‘closely monitoring’ supply chain issues that might impact Hamilton’s LRT project

  A spokesperson for Metrolinx told Global News the Hamilton LRT project is still on course with property acquisitions and demolitions continuing in 2022.

  Politics

  Feb 9
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• HSR improvements along Upper James corridor central to transit division’s annual budget request

  'Once we're past this pandemic,' says Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger, 'ridership will grow and rebound and grow beyond that as our community grows.'

  Politics

  Jan 21
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• Transit officials, Hamilton councillors hope incentives will bring back HSR riders

  The HSR is facing a revenue shortfall this year of $25.4 million, because of lost ridership due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2021