Raise the Hammer
By Matt Jelly
Published February 08, 2010
this blog entry has been updated
I'm very glad to report that we had a very successful first By-Law Crawl this past Saturday. The group has identified numerous vacant and derelict properties throughout Downtown, which have been reported to city by-law staff.
So far, 24 complaints have been sent, and more are on their way. You can view this progress on Google Maps, thanks to By-Law Crawl volunteer Ryan Danks.
Approximately 75 people braved the cold temperatures on Saturday to take part. Unfortunately, no local councillors were present, nor were any representatives of the by-law staff, all of whom were invited.
I would hope they can take some time out of their busy schedules to attend the next crawl on Saturday, March 6, 2010. This event will work very much the same way, but we will also be doing a trash cleanup throughout the city at the same time.
If you didn't see it, CH came along on the crawl with us, as our team found a door unsecured on the ground level of the Connaught, as well as a number of other infractions. You can watch their report here.
The Hamilton Spectator also published a report today. You can also find reports of by-law crawl on Raise the Hammer and The Hamiltonian.
Thanks for your support, and I hope to see you at the next By-Law Crawl on Saturday, March 6.
In other 'crawl' news, the JAMES STREET NORTH ART CRAWL is this Friday! Come down and support Hamilton's original "crawl" in all its glory.
Update: in response to this comment I've embedded the Google Map into the page. -Ed.
By WRCU2 (registered) - website
Posted February 08, 2010 19:06:47
I am getting a File Not Found error for the map link.
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By UrbanRenaissance (registered)
Posted February 08, 2010 20:11:47
I am getting a File Not Found error for the map link.
Try refreshing the page, there's a quirk in how google caches the maps so sometimes if the site is busy the map doesn't load fast enough and you get that error.
It's odd because it only happens when the map is linked to, if the map is embedded on a web-page it works fine.
Comment edited by UrbanRenaissance on 2010-02-08 20:12:42
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By UrbanRenaissance (registered)
Posted February 08, 2010 14:21:54
As you can see from the map, most of the buildings don't have any photos associated with them yet. So if anyone has any you can forward them to myself or to Matt and we'll get them added. The photos really drive home the sorry state some of these buildings are in and it makes the map look better (as opposed to the default pic which I threw together in MS Paint).
Comment edited by UrbanRenaissance on 2010-02-08 14:22:26
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