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John Neary lives in Beasley Neighbourhood and practices general internal medicine at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. He would like Hamilton to develop an urban environment that creates less gainful employment for his profession.
Email: nearyj@mcmaster.ca
Saying Goodbye to the Conservative Party of Canada - The Conservative Party of Canada in 2017 is appealing to the worst parts of our nature, with no actual conservatism. Published September 07, 2017 in Commentary
End the Vacant Unit Tax Rebate - The purported benefit of vacancy tax breaks for businesses is a mirage, but the harms to residents, homeowners, and legitimate businesses are very real. Published May 11, 2017 in Commentary
HHS Parking Expansion Plan is Harmful and Unnecessary - This parking lot expansion would be harmful to Beasley Neighbourhood, would represent a policy inequity between neighbourhoods, and is not needed. Published May 04, 2015 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
Vulnerable Neighbourhoods Should Be Highest Priority for Traffic Calming - When the City implements traffic calming measures in affluent neighbourhoods and ignores more vulnerable neighbourhoods, it actually deepens the inequality between them. Published May 29, 2013 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
Proposal to Convert Mary Street to Two-Way Between Barton and King William - Perhaps we have been going about this the wrong way and should just start asking our Councillors to convert specific streets to two-way traffic. Published August 13, 2012 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
The Challenge of Crossing Downtown on a Bicycle - While the root of this problem is our unfortunate legacy of megaprojects and one-way streets, there's at least one potential quick fix. Published April 23, 2012 in Special Report: Cycling
Ward Imbalance Underrepresents Less Affluent Residents - While much of the commentary over Hamilton's ward representation focuses on the urban/suburban split, the more glaring imbalance is in representation by income. Published April 20, 2012 in Commentary
'It is Possible to Fry People': Health Effects of Heat Islands - Hamilton's expanses of asphalt contribute to the heat island effect that puts our citizens at risk during heat waves. Why do we continue to permit them? Published July 21, 2011 in Special Report
Hamilton's Poorer Neighbourhoods Underrepresented on City Council - If we're really serious about addressing poverty in our community - as 97% of candidates professed to be - perhaps we should start by extending an equal voting franchise to rich and poor alike. Published October 29, 2010 in Municipal Election 2010
A Beasley Resident's Election Issues - Will the Ward 2 candidates commit to supporting urban redevelopment and liveable streets? Published October 14, 2010 in Municipal Election 2010
East Mountain Residents Painted as NIMBYs - For reasons of health, safety, and the environment, East Mountain residents want trucks off Kenilworth Access. City staff think the residents are really motivated by property values. Published May 31, 2010 in Special Report: Truck Routes
Queen's Park Forces Hamilton To Reward Failure - The Municipal Act mandates property tax breaks for vacant properties, which reward property owners who keep their buildings empty and encourage speculators to hold out for public subsidies. Published March 22, 2010 in Commentary
Cars Trump People, Even When People Trump Cars, Published August 15, 2012 in Transportation
Cannon Street Driveability Fail, Published June 15, 2012 in Transportation
HWDSB Chair Doesn't Understand Own Irony, Published May 31, 2012 in Education
What Cycling Needs is Good Infrastructure, Published April 18, 2012 in Transportation
Ontario Budget a Great Opportunity to Repeal Vacant Property Tax Break, Published March 31, 2012 in Politics - Provincial
Letter: Light Rail a Necessary Investment in Public Health, Published July 07, 2011 in Light Rail
Help Plan John Rebecca Park, Published June 25, 2011 in Revitalization
Do We Need a Slutwalk for Pedestrians?, Published June 24, 2011 in Walkability Fail
Cities are Not Powerless to Shape Growth, Published June 20, 2011 in Light Rail
Walkability Fail Near St. Joseph's Hospital, Published June 07, 2011 in Walkability Fail
Garbage vs. Toxic Waste, Published April 18, 2011 in Policy
One-Way Streets Fail Police, Published March 21, 2011 in Transportation
Wilson Street Redevelopment Walkability Fail, Published October 06, 2010 in Walkability Fail
Driveability Fail at Cannon Street and East Avenue, Published April 01, 2010 in Transportation
Walkability Fail at Cumberland and Sanford, Published March 23, 2010 in Walkability Fail
Beasley Walkability Fail, Published March 23, 2010 in Walkability Fail
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