Affordability ‘Crisis’ along Hamilton LRT Corridor Needs to Be Addressed Before It Gets Worse, Say Resident Groups
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Community groups and residents call for action to address gentrification, demovictions, and renovictions.
Hamilton’s LRT Committee Meeting for the First Time Since 2017
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Design, Cycling Integration, Affordable Housing, and Community Benefits are all on the agenda for the first LRT Committee meeting since 2017,
BRIEF: Ontario Regulation for Hamilton LRT Issued
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Hamilton’s Light Rail Transit line is now officially an Ontario Priority Transit Project under the Building Transit Faster Act.
COLEMAN’S NOTES: Eisenberger, Downtown Condos, Conflict of Interest, and LRT
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Why Mayor Eisenberger does not have a conflict of interest on LRT.
Council Has to Accept Yes for an Answer: A Prediction on the LRT Vote
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Expect a 12-4 or 13-3 vote, but only after Council has a little fun being dramatic first.
Council Asks Province to Update Them on LRT Talks, and Bid Process
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“I find it almost embarrassing that there is this discussion going on there, outside of Council, that does not include Council, that has not included Council”, stated Ward 15 Councillor Judi Partridge who is a vocal opponent of the LRT project.
Ruining the Best Laid Plans, A Hamilton Tradition, LRT Edition
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Since 1982, our best laid civic projects have been subject to endless debates at City Council, everyone becomes frustrated, and then a “saviour” proposal is draw on the back of a napkin.
Hamilton City Manager Say "Higher Order Transit" Important to Hamilton's Growth
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Janette Smith says COVID is not a reason to stop building transit, ridership will rebound, Hamilton will grow, and transit such as LRT will be needed to prevent congestion.
VIDEO: Ontario Transport Minister Jeff Yurek on Hamilton LRT: Project is a go with $1-Billion Budget
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Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Jeff Yurek says Hamilton’s LRT project is a go within its existing $1-billion dollar Provincial funding commitment.
Province has lifted the freeze on land acquisitions, and the RFP is moving forward.
Hamilton EcDev Director: Among Developers “Nobody is believing that the LRT is coming”
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Norton’s comments came in response to questions about why the City’s Economic Development Division is requesting that Downtown Hamilton development charge exceptions should remain in place.