Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Metrolinx's Response

This following information is being shared, with the kind permission of Chris Murray, City Manager. It is an email from Chris to Hamiltonian staff, responding to our request to learn more about the communication between Metrolinx and the city. In his response,  Chris shared with us what he wrote to council, after his dialogue with Mr. McCuaig.

Hi Suzanne

The following was sent by me to Council after dialogue with Mr. McCuaig.

Good afternoon Mayor Bratina and members of Council,

The following captures Bruce McCuaig, CEO of Metrolinx response to the LRT capital funding question you directed me to ask at the end of our last Council.

Metrolinx strongly encourages the City of Hamilton to finish the planning, design and engineering studies it has initiated in support of the decision making process for rapid transit. The timeline for receiving the City's work is 2012.

Bruce confirmed its premature to comment on capital cost responsibility until the aforementioned is complete. Furthermore the timing of this request does not allow for a government response given we are in the midst of a provincial election.

The timeline for decision making is dependent on the completion of the planning, design and engineering work, and its review by City Council, the Metrolinx Board and the Provincial government.

I trust this is helpful.

2 comments:

  1. gordon harropOctober 07, 2011

    Interesting read thank you!

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  2. 1. LRT IS A LUXURY TRANSIT SYSTEM!
    2. PEOPLE SHOULD BE THANKFUL TO HAVE
    AFFORDABLE BUS TRANSPORTATION! IT'S
    BETTER THAN THUMBING, TAXIING, PAYING
    FOR AUTOMOBILES, FUELS, OR BOTHERING
    PEOPLE FOR RIDES!
    3. HAMILTON'S ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
    REQUIRE SERIOUS REPAIR! WHEN AND HOW
    ARE THOSE PROBLEMS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED?
    4. WHAT WOULD IT COST TO RIP UP ROADS AND
    RAILS TO REPAIR BROKEN WATER MAINS?
    5. HOW WOULD A LRT BYPASS ROAD CLOSURES
    AND ACCIDENT SCENES?
    6.BUSES CAN STOP MUCH QUICKER ON WET ROADS
    THAN LRT!
    7. IF THE POWER GRID IS DOWN, LRT WOULD BE
    "DEAD IN THE WATER!"
    8. LRT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN.

    LRT = "LAUGHABLE RAIL TROUBLE",
    "LOSING REVENUE TOMORROW",
    "LUXURY RAIL TRANSIT"

    LRT IS A STUPID IDEA - PERIOD!

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