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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Hareem Haider signed 2016-12-05 17:30:53 -0500
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Christopher Strachan posted about this on Facebook 2016-12-05 16:35:32 -0500Sign the petition! #FixtheHSR #HamOnt i signed it with a sincere message. so should you! Help the HSR be great again.
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Christopher Strachan signed 2016-12-05 16:34:33 -0500HSR has been key to moving people around the city who can’t afford a car or insurance or gas. But the quality of service has decreased with every budget cut. Enough is enough! City Hall wants a better hamilton? How about start improving the HSR first before a stupid LRT. Most importantly! Make it affordable for those on a disability pension.
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Alexandra DePaulo signed 2016-12-05 12:00:19 -0500
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Mohammed Alshalalfeh signed 2016-12-05 11:15:40 -0500
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Connie Kidd signed 2016-12-04 20:51:51 -0500
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gail mcginnis signed 2016-12-04 15:29:33 -0500gail mcginnis, I am disabled and need the HSR to get to appointments and jobs. I often am left waiting at rush hours for several buses to pass because they are full. We need more and better busing, especially on the Barton route. It would also contribute to better air quality for those of us in the NE of the city near industry. Do you care about us?
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Jacob Daisley signed 2016-12-04 00:29:15 -0500
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Vinai Bhagirath signed 2016-12-03 21:59:39 -0500I was flabbergasted to learn that Hamilton is spending less and less on public transit. Needless to say, I will NOT be voting for any councillor with a backwards view on transit.
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Tony Hendry posted about this on Facebook 2016-12-03 15:08:09 -0500Sign the petition! #FixtheHSR #HamOnt
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Alexis Kendall posted about this on Facebook 2016-12-03 10:44:37 -0500Sign the petition! #FixtheHSR #HamOnt
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Andrea Kutney posted about this on Facebook 2016-12-03 09:17:05 -0500Sign the petition! #FixtheHSR #HamOnt
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Danielle Reniewick signed 2016-12-02 23:50:50 -0500
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Brooke Edwards signed 2016-12-02 23:26:37 -0500
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Joshua Weresch signed 2016-12-02 21:17:45 -0500
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Phoebe Taylor signed 2016-12-02 10:20:49 -0500
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Garry Sled signed 2016-12-02 06:17:52 -0500
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Kailin Scott signed 2016-12-01 19:37:51 -0500HSR is very important
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Michelle Chen signed 2016-12-01 19:27:06 -0500
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Matthew Carson signed 2016-12-01 17:42:26 -0500
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Riley Vanderzee signed 2016-12-01 17:40:43 -0500I have had countless buses drive past me that were not full of passengers. Buses have been over 30 minutes late in the past. Not announcing detours can leave some people stranded and without information. Bus drivers choosing not to announce stops is inaccessible to those who are disabled. The blue wraps impair vision and do not allow people to recognize where they are. As a young person in this city it is extremely disheartening to know that some city representatives view public transit as non-essential. Priorities seem way out of whack when we have a new TV screen on some buses to display ads but not enough buses to service the University and College populations across the city.
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Chantall Joseph signed 2016-12-01 17:31:29 -0500Chantall Joseph
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Annerie van Gemerden signed 2016-12-01 14:01:53 -0500
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Nancy Clarke signed 2016-12-01 12:28:36 -0500Nancy Clarke
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Biljana Vasilevska signed 2016-12-01 11:09:59 -0500
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Lidia Wesolowska signed 2016-12-01 08:12:45 -0500
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Catherine Clase signed via Susan Millman 2016-11-30 19:02:23 -0500
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S. Kleinau signed 2016-11-30 15:58:44 -0500It is high time to provide regular transit service to Binbrook. It has been a part of the City of Hamilton for a long time. So let’s get the bus service here! Make it a Christmas present!!
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@SusanLMillman tweeted link to this page. 2016-11-30 13:11:43 -0500Sign the petition: HSR Petition http://environmenthamilton.nationbuilder.com/fixthehsr?recruiter_id=8554Reply · Retweet · Favorite
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Susan Millman signed 2016-11-30 13:11:01 -0500
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