Comment 70397

By George (registered) | Posted October 07, 2011 at 23:50:21

http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/BA1D...

  1. The City continues to plan and advocate for LRT funding while assessing the related costs, benefits and impacts.
  2. Defer a final Council decision until a concrete funding commitment from senior government(s) is known, and capital and operating funding arrangements are established.

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The B-Line planning, design and engineering and A-Line feasibility work is scheduled for completion by March 31, 2012, in accordance with the Contribution Agreement with Metrolinx. A meeting was held with senior staff from the City of Hamilton and Metrolinx on September, 22, 2011 to discuss project status. At the meeting Metrolinx indicated that:

• Hamilton is at least two years a head of other projects, in terms of implementation readiness, including the Hurontario LRT project in Mississauga/Brampton.

• Hamilton is not required to prioritize between LRT and GO service extension, as LRT is a local transit service whereas GO serves an inter-regional function.

• To make a funding decision Metrolinx requires a Maintenance Storage Facility (MSF) location and phasing study. Following MSF and phasing, Infrastructure Ontario will be able to complete a Value For Money (VFM) exercise for Metrolinx

Also from the report:

On numerous occasions, Metrolinx has stated that Hamilton has set the standard for other municipalities undertaking rapid transit planning which focuses specifically on Hamilton’s integrated planning approach and the City’s ability to deliver on tight timelines. This approach has put Hamilton’s B-Line LRT project approximately two years ahead of other projects in terms of implementation readiness.

Comment edited by George on 2011-10-08 00:52:34

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