Transportation

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...

Michael Kras
16 Dec 2019

BREAKING: Hamilton’s LRT project has been cancelled

Looks like Hamilton won’t be getting its new Light Rail Transit system after all. As of this afternoon, the Ontario minister of transportation has effectively cancelled the Hamilton LRT project. In ...

Ryan McGreal
08 Aug 2016

The Little Engine That Must

The Case For Light Rail Transit in Hamilton After literally half a century of false starts and fumbled opportunities, the City of Hamilton is closer to achieving a real rapid transit system than it ha...

Jeff Martin
10 Jun 2016

Start the Cycle

Borrow a bike like you borrow a book? As summer creeps closer, children and young teens will be back at their favourite pastimes – playing, hanging out, and ideally, engaging in some more vigorous o...

Joel Arndt
07 Jun 2016

Taxi vs. Uber

Driving an unbalanced playing field There is some tension around Uber’s recent entrance into the Hamilton transportation scene. But how much are these concerns grounded in fact, and how much are the...

Dev Team
19 Nov 2014

It’s not about the Jeep in the Floor

It would seem the days of the stereotypical used car salesmen slinging vehicles from a shack on a lot are over. While some of the buzz recently may state that there is a worrisome imbalance in the car...

Dev Team
22 Oct 2014

Waiting until spring? Sobi it.

The gleaming metal cages sprouted up throughout the city as quick as weeds. From downtown to atop the mountain, all the bike racks from Hamilton’s bike share system have been installed—112 in tota...

Dev Team
24 Sep 2014

The Good and the Bad about the Higgins LRT report

According to a recent McMaster study on LRT, there are 6 prerequisites for a successful LRT system. The problem? Hamilton only meets 3 of them. The McMaster study is a mouthful: Light Rail, Land Use C...

Dev Team
13 Aug 2014

Why Hamilton is falling behind in the race to shared cars

Through all these bouts of campaigns and complaints concerning Hamilton’s mission for rapid, multi-modal transportation we’ve heard about bikes, buses, trains and trams but no one is talking about...

Dev Team
19 Jul 2014

LRT/BRT | Not the time to waste on cheap shoes

Until last year, I almost never spent more than $30 on a pair of shoes. Like t-shirts and jeans, I figured spending more on shoes probably didn’t give me a whole lot of extra value—they’re just ...