Comment 98146

By mrjanitor (registered) | Posted March 03, 2014 at 13:11:41 in reply to Comment 98144

If we are going to spend 1 Billion in transit infrastructure with the dual goal to improve livability and spur investment, is it better to invest in 1 LRT line or 3 BRT lines (Escarpment, Mountain and Downtown)?

How much would a segregated BRT line increase investment, density and livability on the Mountain? Would the investment be spread over a far more diverse and longer area with 3 BRT lines compared to 1 LRT line? would increasing population density and reducing car usage on the Mountain be a good thing for Hamilton?

We live in a city divided by geography, attitudes and politics. By including the Mountain in the short term transit improvements offered by spending across the whole city with BRT, we can bridge the many differences that exist in Hamilton. Our current and mid-term political reality is that the will across city for improving only one part of the transit map simply does not exist.

Spread the investment across all the city with BRT and we can leverage much more political will. The current strategy has resulted in isolating the Lower City, which plays into the hands of Transit spending opponents. Once again, the all-or-nothing LRT rhetoric is leading us towards the nothing result. We need to change the conversation to include more options.

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