- Michael Kras
- 22 Nov 2023
Hamilton LRT route will no longer include new bridge over Highway 403
Changes are being made to the planned 14 km route for Hamilton’s forthcoming Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. A release from Metrolinx explains that the LRT route will be refined thanks to the Cit...
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- Michael Kras
- 29 Jul 2022
VIDEO: This is how Hamilton LRT will be constructed
Though Hamilton’s forthcoming Light Rail Transit (LRT) infrastructure hasn’t formally broken ground yet, a new video has been released that will give locals a better idea of how its construction i...
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- Craig Clark
- 27 May 2021
Metrolinx and MTO will pitch Hamilton LRT to city next week
A plan to build a light rail transit system in Hamilton might not be dead like we originally thought. Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation will present a plan to the city council to build the...
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- Michael Kras
- 12 May 2021
Federal government will invest $1.7B in Hamilton’s rapid transit project
The Canadian government has announced a multibillion dollar investment into transit projects within the greater Toronto and Hamilton area. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed to a contribution...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Feb 2021
Hamilton LRT is back on the table, pending federal funding
Hamilton’s long-troubled Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is officially back on the table with $1 billion in support from the province. Officials from the Ford government have said they will be subm...
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- Michael Kras
- 03 Dec 2020
Metrolinx set to demolish 21 Hamilton properties starting today
Hamilton residents lining King Street East have been alerted that demolition on 21 vacant properties lining the strip is set to begin today, December 3rd. The neighbours of 9 of the 21 properties in q...
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- Michael Kras
- 10 Apr 2020
LRT is back on the table for Hamilton
Members of the province-appointed Hamilton Transportation Task Force (HTTF) have determined that the $1 billion in provincial funding allocated to city transit should still be spent on a Light Rail Tr...
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- Craig Clark
- 29 Jan 2020
Canadaland podcast analyzes Hamilton’s abandoned LRT project
Canadaland’s spinoff podcast Wag The Doug released an episode this week that analyzes the impacts of the Ford government abandoning the LRT project in Hamilton. The Canadaland podcast is host...
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- Michael Kras
- 07 Jan 2020
Hamilton LRT project still being considered, says Ford government
There’s a chance Hamilton won’t be out of luck on an LRT project after all: the Conservative provincial government has said that its task force will be considering a light rail transit system for ...
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- Michael Kras
- 19 Dec 2019
Ontario won’t release report on cost of scrapped Hamilton LRT project
In a curious and questionable twist following the blindsiding cancellation of Hamilton’s LRT project on Monday December 16th, the Conservative provincial government has said that it will not be rele...
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