Hamilton area transit

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It will be interesting to see if lrt can go up and down the mountain, as I understood for Phase 2 they were looking to not go down Shantz Hill because it is to steep

There are ways to do it.  Mark suggested one:

BRT up the mountain will be different from LRT up the mountain.  I would not be surprised if LRT up the mountain did something like become elevated as it approaches the mountain, and then enter a portal into the side of the mountain, to become a subway for 1 stop before resurfacing.  LINK Light Rail in Seattle does something like this.

That sounds quite involved