'Benign Neutrality' is What's Wrong (Category: Revitalization)
Posted 2008/07/22 | By: Jason Leach
Ahhh, things have become a whole lot clearer today after reading a letter to the editor in today's Spectator by John Dolbec of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
The most telling comment i...
The City as Dynamic System (Category: Revitalization)
Posted 2008/07/18 | By: Ryan McGreal
I wrote yesterday about the complex and often counterintuitive properties of networks, and the role that simplistic "common sense" thinking can play in leading people to false conclusions about ho...
Heat Alert 'Trigger' Too High (Category: Health)
Posted 2008/07/17 | By: Tom Cooper
Toronto has issued an extreme heat alert - that city's highest warning level to inform and protect vulnerable residents from the dangers of extreme heat. The high humidex is supposed to last u...
Passport to Hamilton (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/17 | By: Jason Leach
A great new initiative developed by Environment Hamilton and the HSR will be unveiled at a public launch this Friday, July 18th at 10:00 am at Williams Coffee Pub on the waterfront.
Passport ...
Beyond 'Common Sense': How Traffic Networks Work (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/16 | By: Ryan McGreal
With all the talk recently about the Downtown Transportation Master Plan and some councillors' objections to spending money to convert downtown streets to two-way, it seems instructive to stud...
Free HSR Fares Not The Way To Go (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/16 | By: Adrian Duyzer
Councillor Sam Merulla's recent suggestion that public transit in Hamilton ought to be free would risk making transit an economically and politically unsustainable venture for the city.
T...
Don't Demolish 1880s Durand Houses (Category: )
Posted 2008/07/15 | By: Jason Leach
With all the attention on Lister and the Connaught these days, a seemingly smaller heritage item has surfaced downtown, involving the city's attempt to purchase two 1880s homes on Charlton Wes...
Why Two-Way Streets Work (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/15 | By: Sean Burak
Two-way street conversion is not the only factor in urban revitalization - as far as I can see, no one is claiming that. However, it is a contributing factor, and it is a solution that is relative...
New Campaign: Make West Mountain One-Way Today (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/13 | By: Ryan McGreal
Terry Whitehead, councillor for Ward 8 (West Mountain), has come under criticism for voting against the downtown transportation master plan because it includes two-way street conversions.
In ...
Durand Neighbourhood Association: 'Shock and Extreme Disappointment' at Transportation Master Plan Decision (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/13 | By: Nicholas Kevlahan
Dear Mayor and Councillors,
I am writing on behalf of the Durand Neighbourhood Association (DNA) to express our shock and extreme disappointment that Council has refused to approve the Downto...
No Soulless Condo Towers Needed (Category: Revitalization)
Posted 2008/07/13 | By: Jason Leach
There's a great piece in the Star today about an historic stretch of Yonge Street with a similar scale and appearance to our King and James Streets.
I was walking King the other day from ...
Petty Politics Rules Supreme on Transportation Plan (Category: Revitalization)
Posted 2008/07/11 | By: Jason Leach
I am a downtown resident and would like to voice my absolute displeasure at the stunning vote (is anything really stunning in this city anymore?) yesterday regarding the Downtown Transportation Pl...
Death by a Thousand Reports: Council Fails Downtown Streets Yet Again (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/11 | By: Ryan McGreal
In an utterly incomprehensible move, council voted last night to throw out the downtown master plan, which the city has been developing since 2001 with careful study and extensive public consultat...
Foreign Substance Saps Precious Bodily Fluids (Category: Health)
Posted 2008/07/10 | By: Ryan McGreal
Spurred by fears of health effects, some councillors are asking whether the city should discontinue fluoridation of Hamilton's municipal water system.
City staff note that fluoridation he...
Petition: Google Maps Bike There (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/10 | By: Ryan McGreal
A group called Google Maps 'Bike There' has launched a petition to have Google include a "Bike There" option in its Google Maps directions tool.
Mockup of a Google Maps 'Bike ...
Merulla to Feds, Province: Fund Free Transit (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/09 | By: Ryan McGreal
In a press release today, Councillor Sam Merulla (Ward 4) called on the federal and provincial governments to "show leadership" and invest in a pilot program to implement free transit on Hamilton ...
Arts Renaissance in Industrial Space (Category: Revitalization)
Posted 2008/07/09 | By: Jason Leach
Once again, Toronto's loss will be Hamilton's gain:
One of the aerialists said if they lose their right to live in the building, they might have to move to Hamilton, where there is ...
A Window on the Lister Deal (Category: Lister Block)
Posted 2008/07/08 | By: Tray Shaw
Joe Rinaldo is the acting city manager. He agreed to a brief interview with Trevor Shaw to answer some questions about the recent Lister Block deal with Laborers International Union of North Ameri...
Exciting Public Works Agenda (Category: Transportation)
Posted 2008/07/08 | By: Jason Leach
The city's Public Works Agenda [PDF] for this week contains a lengthy, but excellent read on the various transportation improvements happening downtown.
Take a few minutes to browse throu...
The North Pole (Category: Climate Change)
Posted 2008/07/07 | By: Ryan McGreal
The North Pole a year ago:
The North Pole today:
Scientists are warning that the North Pole may be ice-free by September of this year.
...
Put Neighbourhoods Before Speeders (Category: Revitalization)
Posted 2008/07/07 | By: Jason Leach
More stories of dangerous speeding on Hamilton's streets. Adding stop lights is a good idea, but converting these streets to two-way would help address much of this problem.
Our one-way s...
Community News Publishes Excerpts from Mayor's Controversial Interview (Category: Politics)
Posted 2008/07/04 | By: Ryan McGreal
The Hamilton Community News published excerpts from a controversial taped interview between Mayor Fred Eisenberger and Hamilton Spectator columnist Andrew Dreschel.
In a recent press confere...
Lister Recap in the Spec (Category: Lister Block)
Posted 2008/07/02 | By: Jason Leach
Andrew Dreschel gives us a nice recap of Lister events in today's Hamilton Spectator. Congrats to everyone involved, especially to Councillor McHattie for helping turn this from a demolition p...
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'Benign Neutrality' is What's Wrong (Jul. 22, 2008) -
Ahhh, things have become a whole lot clearer today after reading a letter to the editor in today's Spectator by John Dolbec of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
The most telling comment i
The City as Dynamic System (Jul. 18, 2008) - I wrote yesterday about the complex and often counterintuitive properties of networks, and the role that simplistic "common sense" thinking can play in leading people to false conclusions about ho
Heat Alert 'Trigger' Too High (Jul. 17, 2008) - Toronto has issued an extreme heat alert - that city's highest warning level to inform and protect vulnerable residents from the dangers of extreme heat. The high humidex is supposed to last u
Passport to Hamilton (Jul. 17, 2008) -
A great new initiative developed by Environment Hamilton and the HSR will be unveiled at a public launch this Friday, July 18th at 10:00 am at Williams Coffee Pub on the waterfront.
Passport
Beyond 'Common Sense': How Traffic Networks Work (Jul. 16, 2008) - With all the talk recently about the Downtown Transportation Master Plan and some councillors' objections to spending money to convert downtown streets to two-way, it seems instructive to stud
Free HSR Fares Not The Way To Go (Jul. 16, 2008) -
Councillor Sam Merulla's recent suggestion that public transit in Hamilton ought to be free would risk making transit an economically and politically unsustainable venture for the city.
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