LRT debate postponed until after election

The city of Hamilton is holding its breath on the LRT debate until after the provincial election. That is one conclusion coming from Wednesday’s lengthy city council meeting. Councillors revisited discussion over light rail transit versus bus rapid transit in a three-hour debate this morning.

The end result was — let’s stop talking about it. Council decided there is no point in revisiting the rapid transit discussion until Hamilton gets a hard answer from the province about funding. On the campaign trail, Premier Kathleen Wynne suggested it would come from the provincial purse, but councillors aren’t counting any chickens until after the spring election.