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Undustrial is a writer, tinkerer, activist and father who lives in Hamilton's North End. He chooses to remain pseudonymous as he frequently works with much of Hamilton's Development industry.
Ghost Crosswalks Haunt Hamilton Intersections - Let's hope that recent citizen actions mark the beginning, not the end, of 'autonomous civic engineering' around our city, or at least spark a little serious soul-searching among those who do it for a living. Published May 12, 2013 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
Councillors to Discuss Pipeline Plans - The Enbridge Line 9 pipeline reversal poses a very clear risk of a significant environmental disaster throughout a long corridor of our rural lands. Published October 15, 2012 in Commentary
Occupying Streets: The Global Democracy Movement Comes to Hamilton - If direct democracy is truly to take hold, it needs to go beyond popular causes of today, no matter how all-encompassing they might seem. Published October 22, 2011 in Commentary
What's In A Vote? - Whatever method we use to count votes, we still need to ask a more basic question - what is a vote, and what does it mean? Published May 14, 2011 in Federal Election 2011
Local Ownership and Hamilton's Economy - Ultimately, only locally-based businesses with roots in the community will provide the benefits we wish to see from commerce and trade. Published February 10, 2011 in Opinion
Steel, Cycling, and Steeltown - Hamilton's current industrial base will not survive the end of the automobile era. Bicycles could help save it. Published August 31, 2010 in Special Report: Peak Oil
Six Nations - An Argument for a little Growth - People need safe drinking water and decent housing. Most of all, Six Nations needs a fair share. Published July 15, 2010 in Commentary
Property Destruction and Violence - For a city all too willing to go after homeowners with "inappropriate" wildflowers in their front lawns, we take a remarkably lax view on wholesale building demolition and the rampant destruction of wild spaces. Published July 06, 2010 in Opinion
Talking Trash, Published January 18, 2012 in Economy
Larry Di Ianni, the Liberal Party and the Stadium Debacle, Published August 26, 2010 in Politics
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