Raise the Hammer

Without LRT, we are a city adrift with no Plan B to get our finances in order. Killing LRT now would send a devastating message to the world that Hamilton is a reckless and unreliable place to invest.

On May 5 and 6, Kevin Love will be leading Jane's Rides that explore how to use Hamilton's network of alleys to travel around the city.

A lane of LRT can carry up to several times as many people as a lane of cars.

With the Provincial election coming in June and the municipal election following in October, we all need to pitch in to make sure LRT stays on course.

Doug Ford is a classic shameless right-wing populist, and his indifference to basic facts should alarm all of us.

Ontario's Ministry of Labour has an effective Vision Zero policy that has been very successful in eliminating deaths and injuries from Hamilton's factories. The same approach would also work on our deadly streets.

It's Groundhog Day at the intersection of two horribly dangerous urban arterials that Council has steadfastly refused to fix, year after year.

Our Official Plan does not start with a description of allowable building heights and parking spaces, but public meetings usually end there.

Middle-class stability is an illusion, and the price of this illusion is cheap labour - or worse, slave labour.

If we want urban neighbourhoods to sustain commercial spaces that are also public goods, we need to explore quiet, incremental strategies for creative local reform without relying on either provincial or federal funding or hopes for a radical revolution.

Two very different planning process went on in Hamilton during the 1950s: nature was protected in West Hamilton while being systematically destroyed in Central and East Hamilton.

The idea that this man could become Ontario's premier should frighten everyone who believes in responsible government, no matter where you sit on the political spectrum.

Much of the opposition to this project has centred around fear and uncertainty about what the plan actually proposes.

Simply talking about mental illness online is not enough. We need mental health investment, engagement and education so we are empowered to provide help when someone is in distress.

The Province of Ontario is currently undertaking a five-year review of its Cycling Strategy.

Above all, please stop being ugly.

This active transportation infrastructure is gentle, integrates nicely into an existing neighbourhood, balances the needs of different modes, and provides significant improvements for walking, cycling and local quality of life without inconveniencing any

I honestly never expected that someone would propose such a fantastic urban housing project in our core in my lifetime. But I really never expected that it would be my city administration that would turn it down.

The absence of singing birds, frog choruses, forests and wetlands in downtown Hamilton contributes to negative rage, boredom and hatred. Such hellish conditions give vent in nihilistic rock-throwing.

The costumes were significantly interesting, the beautiful and clearly technically challenging aerial work sufficiently entertaining, and the music well-executed that any confusion in the abstractions of the storyline didn't matter.