Hamilton Street Railway

• Hamilton teens can ride HSR for half-price all summer

  Transit director Nancy Purser says an educational campaign is also planned, 'so that youth can feel confident the very first time they get on the bus.'

  Canada

  May 10
  
• McMaster transportation study seeks input from older immigrants living in Hamilton

  A McMaster research study is hoping to gather input from age 55-plus newcomers to Canada who live in Hamilton about their experiences using public transit.

  Canada

  Mar 23
  
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• HSR seeks to bring on more women bus operators during March recruitment effort

  A virtual information session, set for Mar. 8, will be geared towards women’s experience in transit.

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  Mar 4
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• 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
• Adjustments coming to Hamilton’s transit schedule to compensate for staff absenteeism

  The city's EOC boss say the move is to maintain consistency for the next couple of months.

  Traffic

  Jan 21
• Rising COVID cases prompt changes to Hamilton Transit schedules

  'As we are experiencing rising cases of COVID-19, adjusting service enables us to provide more predictable and reliable service,' says Maureen Cosyn Heath, Director of Transit.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 7
• City expects change to Hamilton’s transit schedules due to staff absenteeism

  Hamilton's EOC boss suspects the HSR will have to adopt modified schedules in the weeks ahead.

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  Jan 5
• HSR selecting diversity of customers for travel log study

  Purser said those chosen for the research panel will reflect the diversity of HSR's customers, from students to seniors, to ensure a good cross section of data.

  Traffic

  Nov 5, 2021
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• Hamilton bus drivers being warned to watch out for possible anti-mask protests on city buses

  HSR drivers are being warned 'out of an abundance of caution' about possible anti-mask protests that could take place on city buses on Saturday.

  Traffic

  Oct 29, 2021
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• Hamilton councillors vote for pilot offering free transit to kids amid ridership recovery effort

  City council signed off on the 18 month test in an effort to recover riders lost during the peak of the pandemic.

  Politics

  Oct 12, 2021