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The North American light rail experience : insights for Hamilton.
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2012-04-01
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Abstract:This report provides a high level overview of the North American Light Rail Experience with the goal of
providing insights for Hamilton, Ontario. Light rail transit (LRT) is a term that emerged at the
Transportation Research Board’s first conference on this form of transit technology in 1975. The report
considers the examples of 30 light rail systems constructed in North America, providing a synopsis of
each and deriving lessons relevant for light rail transit planning in Hamilton. In Canada, these cities are
represented by Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto. One immediate difference between LRT
developments in the U.S. and Canada is the historically more significant role of the federal government
south of the border, though recent federal LRT investments in Waterloo and Toronto may indicate a
change for Canada in this regard.
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