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Originally Posted by matt602
If I had to guess, I'd say a large part of that 30% of people who don't work within Hamilton either commute to Toronto itself or work in the Niagara Region. I think the 407 Transitway project will have a lot more of a positive effect for Halton and Peel regions than Hamilton or beyond.
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Interestingly enough, according to the last census, very few Hamiltonians work right in TO. Most of them leaving the city work in Halton/Peel…the numbers dwindle as you go further east. The Niagara numbers are quite small too. I'm pretty sure Burlington was the largest destination for Hamilton out-commuters, but don't quote me on that…I've not seen that census data for some time.
If Burlington IS the main destination for Hamilton's out-commuters, it really highlights the need for LOCAL rapid/reliable transit in Hamilton. 70% of our residents work here in the city, and another large % work right next door.
LRT lines of Mac-Eastgate, Limeridge Mall-downtown-Waterdown, and from downtown Hamilton-through Burlington's employment cluster along the QEW (perhaps York-Plains-Farview-Harvester ending at Burloak) would revolutionize the way we get around the Bay Area and result in a huge surge of transit use. But ain't never gonna happen……
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