Raise the Hammer
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.
City Hall or City Mall? A Vision of Transformation for Our Core - Rather than spending exorbitant sums fixing up 71 Main Street West, the City can purchase City Centre and transform it into a downtown City Hall that immerses Council and staff in the city. Published Nov. 26, 2008
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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Aerotropolis: Will It Fly? - Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Mount Hope Community Hall, 3027 Homestead Dr., Mount Hope.
Can Harper Prorogue Parliament? (Dec. 3, 2008) - Given the paucity of Prime Minister Stephen Harpers options as Monday's confidence vote draws closer, pundits and analysts are coalescing around the conclusion that he will ask Governor Genera
Picking a Prime Minister: A Parliamentary Primer (Dec. 2, 2008) -
We will use all legal means to resist this undemocratic seizure of power.
-- Prime Minister Stephen Harper
With the Liberals and NDP agreeing to a coalition with the support of the B
Bratina: City Hall Plan Could Save $110 Million Over 20 Years (Dec. 2, 2008) - Councillor Bob Bratina, who has proposed that the City remain at Hamilton City Centre, is claiming that this move will cost only $50 million over the next 20 years, compared to $150 million to com
City Backs Down on Airport Development Size (Dec. 1, 2008) - Citizens at City Hall (CATCH) reports that the city has backed down on at least one aspect of its dispute with the province on the size of the Airport Economic Growth District (AEGD), a planned in
Same Old 'Traffic Trumps Everything' Thinking (Dec. 1, 2008) -
Apparently, the City Traffic department still doesn't get it.
After turning James and John into two-way streets that slowed traffic down, the city is now looking for ways to speed thing
Toronto Council to Vote on Corporate, Union Donations (Dec. 1, 2008) -
Toronto City Council has another opportunity today to decide whether to allow corporate and union donations to be proffered during municipal campaigns.
City Council has voted against such don