Raise the Hammer

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Section: Interviews

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• From Occupied Afghanistan: Accounts of a Fact-Finding Mission - Kabir interviews Mike Skinner and Hamayon Ragstar after their visit to Afghanistan to investigate how the Canadian and International military operations are affecting Afghan civilian life. Published 2007/09/28

• Better Urban Development By Design: An Interview with Mayor Fred Eisenberger (Part 3) - Mayor Eisenberger talks about urban design, architectural review, making zoning rules more flexible, and the role box stores play in Hamilton's retail landscape. Published 2007/06/27

• The Oil Depletion Protocol: An Interview with Richard Heinberg - Richard Heinberg discusses the challenges, threats, and opportunities of a world on the brink of irreversible declines in oil production. Published 2007/02/26

• Education for Smarter Growth: An Interview with Mayor Fred Eisenberger (Part 2) - Mayor Eisenberger talks about development plans based on Vision 2020 and building neighbourhoods, not subdivisions. Published 2007/02/26

• Ottawa Transit Derailed: An Interview with Clive Doucet - Clive Doucet, an Ottawa City Councillor who strongly supported Ottawa's planned light rail system, explains why the plan was cancelled and what cities must do to create good sustainable transportation systems. Published 2007/01/10

• New Direction for the City: An Interview With Mayor Fred Eisenberger (Part 1) - Mayor Fred shares his ideas and plans for improving Hamilton's transportation system. Published 2007/01/10

• Local Hero Cleans Up Big - Chris Dunn and a group of local volunteers take matters into their own hands to clean up Highland Gardens Park (The Rez). Published 2006/05/26

• Designing Livable Cities: An Interview With Donald Schmitt - DSAI Principal Donald Schmitt talks about sprawl, two-way streets, and the role citizens play in ensuring good architecture. Published 2005/11/28

• Interview with Richard Harris - Professor Richard Harris talks to RTH about the logic of suburbia and the future of sprawl. Published 2005/10/21

• Interview with Mary Lou Tanner - Hamilton's Manager of Strategic and Environmental Planning talks about suburbia, balanced transportation and sustainable living. Published 2005/09/15

• Thinking Beyond the Hunch: An Interview With Michael Desnoyers and Jack Santa-Barbara - The co-founders of Hamiltonians for Progressive Development respond to Mayor Larry Di Ianni on aerotropolis, planning, and public participation. Published 2005/09/15

• Smoove D: An Interview with Mayor Larry Di Ianni - Say what you want about Larry Di Ianni: the man can talk. Published 2005/08/22

• The Man with the Master Plan: An Interview with Ron Marini - Read the RTH interview with Ron Marini, Director of the Downtown Renewal Division for the City of Hamilton. Published 2005/03/14

• Interview With Larissa Ciupka - Interview with Larissa Ciupka, Director of Marketing and Communications, Art Gallery of Hamilton Published 2005/02/19

• Interview With James Howard Kunstler - Trevor Shaw talks with James Howard Kunstler about what future we might expect for the suburbs. Published 2005/02/19

• Interview with Richard Heinberg - Richard Heinberg kindly agreed to an interview with Raise the Hammer on the effects peak oil production is likely to have on cities. Published 2005/01/14