List of contributors to Raise the Hammer, with a brief bio for each author and links to that author's articles.
Sean Burak was born in Hamilton but raised elsewhere in Ontario. He returned to his birth town at the turn of the century and has never looked back. Sean is the administrator of the Hammerboard forum.
Let's Do Transit Right - Light rail is a way for Hamilton to turn a one-time $300 million gift into a long-term perpetual income instead of a long term property tax sinkhole. Published Dec. 20, 2007
Revitalization from the Inside Out - We need to stop throwing money at developers on the fringes of the city and instead get serious about economic development in the core. Published Sep. 28, 2007
Changing the Rules - Most cyclists already treat stop signs as yields without incident. Why not make it official? Published Jun. 27, 2007
Less is Mower - The positive effects of our lawns and gardens can quickly be negated if we are not careful about the tools we use to maintain them. Published Apr. 30, 2007
Why Two-Way Streets Work, Published Jul. 15, 2008 under Transportation
Why Light Rail Is Good For Us All, Published May. 9, 2008 under Light Rail
Moving in the Wrong Direction: A Rant, Published Dec. 14, 2007 under Revitalization
More Big Boxes on Prime Business Development Land, Published Dec. 11, 2007 under Revitalization
Downtown BIA Gets it Right, Published Nov. 22, 2007 under Revitalization
A Perfect MEC Location: the Federal Building, Published Oct. 25, 2007 under Revitalization
A Proposal for Pedestrianizing King North of Gore, Published Oct. 2, 2007 under Revitalization
MEC's Burlington Location, Published Jun. 27, 2007 under
City Cycling Program Funding Restored, Published Jun. 19, 2007 under Transportation
Mow Down Pollution, Published Apr. 16, 2007 under Air Pollution
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Proponents do not have to rationalize the need for transit or look at alternatives (only alternative construction methods) since the need for transit and the benefits to communities, the environment and the economy are clear." -- From the Government of Ontario's New Transit Environmental Assessment Process
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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.
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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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