Comment 88493

By H+H (registered) - website | Posted May 09, 2013 at 05:27:22

I understand the questions about what is vandalism versus civil disobedience. It's not as clear cut as even I would like to make it. Having said that, using the same tools used by the City itself (plastic cones and white paint on asphalt - at least so far) to illustrate the execution of street design plans that have been developed but not implemented for years is worthy of discussion.

But, instead of discussing the root cause of the citizen actions, Gerry Davis, GM of Public Works, begins by reacting to the symptom by calling the police and sending a letter to dad. The fact that Chris Murray signed off on this letter from Mr. Davis is bad enough.

Gerry Davis has absolutely no idea what Tactical Urbanism is, or why it seems to be gaining some traction in Hamilton. He's the guy who is still piloting flower boxes for a second year in one third of Gore Park as part of the Gore Master Plan Pilot Program. Exactly what are we testing? Not only that, but he can't provide a Public Works employee to unlock the café chairs and tables on Monday's or Friday's. Uh huh, the same guy who fires 29 employees for alleged time and materials theft while he makes no comment whatsoever about management's role in the alleged theft.

No, but he's got time to lash out about Tactical Urbanism efforts within days of them appearing. With all due respect Mr Davis, if you focused on getting positive stuff done, there would be no need for Tactical Urbanism. As always, the answer lies in understanding the root cause, not in attacking the symptoms.

gcrawford

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