- Terry Whitehead, Ward 8 councillorBut at least one councillor in favour of the province building a $1 billion LRT system here says it hasn't changed his mind. A Hamilton Mountain councillor has released a 58-page report Monday that he says boosts his case for bus rapid transit (BRT) over light rail transit (LRT). Terry Whitehead says he and his assistant on the report, Howard Rabb, have done weeks of work compiling "empirical data" about LRT projects across North America. Whitehead used money from his ward budget to compile the report, which he has published on his website. Whitehead says he found that LRT ridership numbers aren't as robust as advocates believe, and that Hamilton needs at least 10 years of investing in its transit system before it's ready for LRT.

Source: CBC News July 25, 2016 17:48 UTC