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Hamilton’s Transportation Master Plan (2007) focuses on transit and transportation demand management, in combination with road capacity optimization before looking to road expansion. The provision of high order transit is a part of this overall strategy.
The Province of Ontario announced its MoveOntario 2020 vision in June 2007, which included two rapid transit corridors for Hamilton. Metrolinx, the Provincial body responsible for the implementation of MoveOntario 2020, completed the Regional Transportation Plan in November 2008. As part of this plan, five rapid transit corridors were identified, which form Hamilton’s “B-L-A-S-T” network. These corridors include:
- B-Line – Main/King corridor, McMaster University to Eastgate Square, Top 15 priority project
- A-Line – James/Upper James corridor, Downtown to Airport, 15 year project
- T-Line – Mohawk to Meadowlands, 25 year project
- S-Line – Centennial to Ancaster Business Park, 25+ year project
- L-Line – Downtown to Waterdown, 25 +year project
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The provision of rapid transit in Hamilton has become a key component required to meet long term goals for the City of Hamilton including:
- Hamilton’s Vision Statement – Making Hamilton the best place to raise a child
- Corporate Strategic Plan
- Public Works Business Plan
- Planning’s new Official Plan (which focuses on a nodes and corridors concept)
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