Whitehead just wants better bus service on the Mountain and as a councilor from the Mountain he seems to be the sole real passionate advocate for better transit on the Mountain. Looks like it's working anyways,
Mayor Fred wants to review at improving bus service on the Mountain once the LRT is operational.
Mayor wants to offer more buses to Mountain in bid to get LRT support
Olive branch offered as LRT supporters look to address reservations
Hamilton's mayor is offering an olive branch to Mountain councillors uncertain about light rail transit (LRT).
Next month, he'll push for any buses freed up by the new system to go to helping serve the Mountain.
Fred Eisenberger said Wednesday that he'll ask city council to redeploy buses currently running along King Street to run on the Mountain instead.
It's a move designed to quell the fears of Mountain councillors who say they're uncertain about Hamilton's planned $1 billion LRT system. It's hard to sell to residents, they say, without ways to explain how their wards would benefit.
Until now, HSR transit head David Dixon says it's unlikely those buses will be redeployed. Eisenberger wants the city to reconsider.
"Rather than debating whether to move forward or not, let's just deal with the specifics" of their concerns, said Eisenberger, who'll bring it forward on June 1.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilt...port-1.3587553
Threaded Mode