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Yet Another Anti-LRT Op-Ed Based on False Claims - The proposal to replace Hamilton's transit fleet with electric buses would consume the proposed $1 billion in provincial capital without adding a single route, bus stop or passenger and would cost more to operate. Published February 02, 2020 in Special Report: Light Rail
Bus Rapid Transit Won't Have its Time - There are three challenges that face transit expansion in Hamilton that are each defeating and together fatal: project timelines, area rating, and an abject failure of political leadership. Published January 05, 2020 in Special Report: Light Rail
Light Rail an Important Step Toward Restoring a Sacrifice Zone - The B-Line LRT is not an end in itself but the beginning of a larger public infrastructure project connecting all of Hamilton with a transit network. Published December 24, 2019 in Special Report: Light Rail
LRT: Let's Reduce Taxes - Instead of focusing on the critical issues facing Hamilton, this election is mired in a debate that has already been decided many times before. Published September 13, 2018 in Special Report: Light Rail
Rally to Encourage Council to Lead Positive Change - Change is difficult and scary, even positive change, and our leaders need to have the courage to lead and to explain the goals and benefits. Published April 06, 2017 in Special Report: Light Rail
Making Transit Free Could Unite Hamilton - Free transit could be the ticket to community building, contributing to economic equality, and benefiting both the economy and ecology. Published January 24, 2015 in Special Report: Transit
Bugged out by DDT: Matthew Green Trips into the Culture Wars - DDT is so controversial, given its status within the ideological culture wars, that it became the focus of the story, displacing the human interest story Green really wanted told. Published November 24, 2014 in Opinion
School Boards Reflect Our Cultural Priorities - If we want neighbourhood schools that kids can walk to, we need to build and maintain neighbourhoods where people walk. Published August 25, 2014 in Special Report: Education
Why Doesn't the CFIB Support Me? - If the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's lobbying efforts were fully successful, far more of us would live precarious lives that dictate more tightly constrained economic choices. Published March 10, 2014 in Commentary
Please Consider Voting - There is nothing less intimidating to a politician than a room full of angry non-voters. They have no leverage. Published February 21, 2014 in Municipal Election 2014
We Need Better than Half-Measures for our Cycling Network - As a relative new comer to this city, I can only conclude that Hamilton's commitment to alternative transportation is mostly hollow. Published October 22, 2013 in Special Report: Cycling
Close Call on Longwood Highlights Incomplete Street Design - Given the current design of Longwood Road South and the uses around it, the question is not whether there will be a serious accident, but when. Published May 02, 2013 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
Taxing my Moral Compass - There is something inherently wrong with a government exploiting a weakness of its most vulnerable citizens for revenues. Published January 17, 2013 in Special Report: Casino
2012 Remembrance Day Parade in Photos, Published November 12, 2012 in Culture
When the Rubber Hits the Road, Published June 25, 2012 in Photography
Tunnel Vision, Published June 05, 2012 in Photography
Photos from Casseroles Night in Hamilton, Published June 01, 2012 in Activism
Spring in Hamilton, Published May 22, 2012 in Photography
Reflections on the Lister Block, Published May 16, 2012 in Photography
Jackson and the Bone, Published May 07, 2012 in Photography
Vespa Sidecar on Locke, Published April 30, 2012 in Photography
Midway Mirror on Main Street, Published April 24, 2012 in Photography
Watts Behind the Door, Published April 16, 2012 in Photography
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