HSR

• Auditor report says maintenance of Hamilton’s DARTS ‘unequivocally poor’ during inspections

  Hamilton's auditor says some issues discovered within the city's DARTS accessible transit fleet were critical failures that could have impacted safe operations.

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  Sep 8
  
• HSR changes, including better airport service and price hike, set for September

  Three bus routes, including Route 20 to the airport, are going to see changes amid the release of Hamilton Street Railway’s (HSR) new fall schedule.

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  Aug 31
  
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• Dozens of DARTS vehicles ordered off the road in Hamilton due to safety concerns

  The director of transit said she's hopeful vehicles will gradually return to service in the next few weeks as repairs are made and vehicles are re-inspected.

  Canada

  May 19
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• 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
• Bus union continues fight against Hamilton’s COVID-19 employee vaccination policy

  The union representing Hamilton Street Railway workers says it will resume its challenge after a council vote retained the city's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city workers.

  Politics

  Apr 28
• Residential tax increase averages 2.8 per cent as Hamilton council approves 2022 operating budget

  Ward 6 Coun. Tom Jackson notes that there are "no facility closures" as a result of the budget, with enhancements in some areas, including transit and emergency services.

  Politics

  Mar 30
• 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.

  Traffic

  Mar 3
• Bus union to fight City of Hamilton’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination stance through arbitration

  A vote among members of ATU Local 107 late Monday opted in favour of taking the city's mandatory vaccination policy to an arbitrator.

  Politics

  Feb 8
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• 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.

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  Jan 21
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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