Comment 118597

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted May 16, 2016 at 11:13:55 in reply to Comment 118594

We shouldn't forget that in 2007 Hamilton was originally promised two rapid transit lines and the City decided the top priority would be the B-line (Main/King corridor from McMaster ward 1 to Eastgate ward 5) with the second priority being the A-line (waterfront to the Linc or even to the airport). Consultation and planning for the A-line had already begun in 2010/2011 before the original Rapid Transit office was effectively shut down.

By terminating the B-line at Queenston Traffic Circle LRT and adding the A-line spur from Gore Park to downtown the Province effectively decided to blend these first two priorities. (Note that the implications of the shorter B-line were already analysed in the 2010 BCA and the 2013 Rapid Ready Report.)

In further phases, the A-line could be extended south to the mountain and the B-line could be extended east to Eastgate or further into Stoney Creek and west to University Plaza or further into Dundas.

There is also a conceptual plan for three other lines (mostly on the mountain and into Waterdown) called BLAST.

Comment edited by kevlahan on 2016-05-16 11:27:36

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