Comment 82405

By -Hammer- (registered) | Posted October 29, 2012 at 18:53:42 in reply to Comment 82397

I would barely call cutting funding to an LRT system that does not yet even exist Austerity. I would call doing so, spending prioritization more then anything, especially when other transportation projects that are more concisely planned then Hamilton's (like Toronto's expansion and Waterloo/Kitchener/Cambridge) are going forward, when your own article states it isn't an elimination of LRT but instead a much lengthier projection, when existing public transit already fills the niche LRT provides (albeit not as effectively I will completely admit) and is politically contentious in Hamilton, because as much as many hate to admit it, a large body of the Hamiltonian electorate doesn't desire or cares for LRT, even if that lack of desire is out of ignorance.

My view though is the projects I listed are direct, major causes of various public health risks (IE: Toxic Fish populations, blue algae blooms, perpetual swimming warnings and potential flood damages), is a massive scar to our city's image (having the 2nd worst environmental area of concern in our country) and whose costs to resolve will accelerate overtime far quicker in comparison to an LRT system which fundamentally is an improvement to an existing service, which will likely reduce a somewhat indeterminate amount of emissions, has a cost of implementation isn't likely to increase by anywhere near as high a rate and while much further down the road can reduce transportation costs, still possesses a very high start up cost.

Comment edited by -Hammer- on 2012-10-29 19:22:00

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