Quick Facts on Hamilton Transit:
- Hamilton has been spending increasingly less on transit over time. Adjusting for inflation to 2016 dollars, the city spent $83.85 million on transit in 1994, $61.15 million on transit in 2005, and $59.02 million on transit in 2016.
- Hamilton City Council approved the Rapid Ready transit plan, which requires a capital investment of $156 million and a commitment to address an operating cost shortfall of $45 million. Council also approved the Ten Year Local Transit Strategy which includes a requirement to invest $57 million on new buses alone. While these plans have been approved, Council has yet to commit these dollars, and scheduled fare increases are insufficient to cover the costs.
- Each year the federal government gives cities money generated from the federal gas tax with the intent that it be invested in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, clean our air, and clean our water. Many cities across the country spend their gas tax money on transit. Of $32 million in federal gas tax transfers to Hamilton last year, $3 million went to transit and $29 million to road work.
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The Petition:
The HSR is broken and it’s time to fix it. We’re calling on Hamilton City Council to take our city’s transit needs seriously by committing to substantially increase funding for the HSR.
There are a number of actions Council can take in the short term to increase funding, such as spending more of our federal gas tax dollars on transit, like other cities do. Hamilton can also raise taxes to deliver the transit we need and deserve. The scheduled fare increases are not going to fix the HSR while tax dollars for transit remain stagnant.
Public transit is a public good, and enhancing service will bring benefits to residents across Hamilton.
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Merrilea Shields posted about this on Facebook 2017-01-28 21:27:37 -0500Sign the petition! #FixtheHSR #HamOnt
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Merrilea Shields signed 2017-01-28 21:27:14 -0500
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Dave Urquhart signed 2017-01-28 19:34:39 -0500
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Debra Potter posted about this on Facebook 2017-01-28 17:49:10 -0500Sign the petition! #FixtheHSR #HamOnt
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Beth de Jong posted about this on Facebook 2017-01-28 11:24:06 -0500Sign the petition! #FixtheHSR #HamOnt
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Allan Taylor signed 2017-01-28 10:49:49 -0500Raising taxes is not an option
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Ashley Cousins signed 2017-01-28 09:00:59 -0500
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Graeme Luke signed 2017-01-28 08:35:57 -0500
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Marnie Maskell signed 2017-01-27 22:27:07 -0500Hamilton needs to move people in more directions than just east and west. That is a view of the city that is more than 20 years out of date. The city’s growth to the south is entirely unaddressed by the LRT plans. The HSR needs to be properly funded. It’s the only way to respect the environment and the citizens.
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Don Britton signed 2017-01-27 20:40:44 -0500More mountain bus more often
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LeeAnna Moran signed 2017-01-27 13:11:52 -0500
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Jessica Swing signed 2017-01-27 12:25:25 -0500
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wendy leigh-bell signed 2017-01-27 11:49:36 -0500
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Damin Starr signed 2017-01-27 10:08:55 -0500
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Edward Harris signed 2017-01-27 10:08:52 -0500
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Emmalene Pruden signed 2017-01-27 07:58:12 -0500
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Alix Williams signed 2017-01-27 01:40:47 -0500
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Alessia Barzetti signed 2017-01-26 22:36:39 -0500
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Ron Lariviere signed 2017-01-26 21:59:45 -0500
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Stephen Hudecki signed 2017-01-26 21:59:22 -0500
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Evans Laura signed 2017-01-26 20:36:57 -0500
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Sarah Tresidder signed 2017-01-26 20:11:52 -0500
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Fort Roberto signed 2017-01-26 18:30:51 -0500
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Cynthia Lokker signed 2017-01-26 17:15:18 -0500
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George Molyneaux signed 2017-01-26 15:37:03 -0500HSR is a vital service to the city of Hamilton, as many people each day use this public transportation.
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Jidie Reed signed 2017-01-26 15:29:16 -0500
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Karin Gordon signed 2017-01-26 15:19:02 -0500
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Samantha Sargent signed 2017-01-26 14:18:58 -0500
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Linda Layton posted about this on Facebook 2017-01-26 13:08:44 -0500Sign the petition! #FixtheHSR #HamOnt
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