From the Niagara Falls Review:
Half a people mover might be better than none.
After 10 years of trying to develop a mass-transit system to shuttle people through the busiest tourist areas, city council will consider going ahead with the just the top portion of what was originally to be a 10-kilometre loop between Bender Street and Marineland.
A report going to tonight’s community services committee meeting recommends a “phased approach” to the people mover project.
It suggests the city focus on building the section along the top of the escarpment first, from Clifton Hill to the Rapidsview parking area.
“Although a fully looped system is the preferred approach by all partners in the project, it is generally concluded … that a fully looped system is a longer-term goal for the project,” the report by city chief administrative officer John MacDonald states.
If council accepts the report, the city will move ahead without the Niagara Parks Commission as a partner.