04-26-2017, 05:38 PM
This just in: the line might get extended to Eastgate within the current project budget, thanks to a promise from the provincial finance minister. http://www.thespec.com/news-story/726349...-eastgate/
Hamilton area transit
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04-26-2017, 05:38 PM
This just in: the line might get extended to Eastgate within the current project budget, thanks to a promise from the provincial finance minister. http://www.thespec.com/news-story/726349...-eastgate/
04-26-2017, 05:44 PM
Looks like that was enough to seal the needed support at this stage. This vote is sure to pass.
04-26-2017, 07:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-26-2017, 07:22 PM by danbrotherston.)
04-26-2017, 08:29 PM
It passed, and with a healthy margin.
This wasn't a case of "resistance...getting them more." Eastgate Square was the terminus studied by the City of Hamilton (at Hamilton taxpayers' expense) for a number of years. The new terminus at the Queenston Traffic Circle was sprung on the city, and didn't have a lot of logic behind it. It would have meant a lot less utility for the route. This probably still doesn't mean a done deal, knowing Hamilton. And we'll see how much can get done in terms of tendering before the next provincial election. But it's not dying tonight, so that's good.
04-26-2017, 10:18 PM
And less than four hours!
01-16-2018, 10:40 PM
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
01-18-2018, 04:33 PM
A story like that kinda makes me glad we didn't go with presto here, despite the convenience of one card for them all.
01-19-2018, 07:20 AM
If the poor residents (who can't pay $6 for a card) KEEP their cards (from when they were last given one), the city/region could then add $2.30 or whatever onto them to cover a single fare. Just because it's $10 minimum for the public doesn't mean the same needs to be enforced for the city.
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