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- Dev Team
- 01 Nov 2011
The 5 essential economies of cities
Cities are inherently engines of economic development. By their very nature, cities bring a diversity and critical mass of people, ideas, energy and material inputs into close contact to generate enor...
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- Dev Team
- 01 Nov 2011
The value of gamification
By Laura Farr Jane McGonigal predicates that there is a value to gamification – utilizing games to better society. With close to 160,000,000,000 hours spent on online gaming in the last year (15,000...
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- Dev Team
- 01 Nov 2011
Positively jaded?
By Don Forbes I was walking through downtown Hamilton the other day, going from our office at Main and Hughson to James North. I enjoy that walk, as there a number of things that make me smile. It tak...
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- Dev Team
- 01 Nov 2011
The Whipped Man 101
By Lynda Lovric Men today have been emasculated, metro-sexualized and basically neutered by their female counterparts. While the likes of Helen Reddy may boom feminist anthems such as “I Am Woman”...
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- Dev Team
- 01 Nov 2011
Lessons from Pittsburgh and Buffalo
Pittsburgh or Buffalo? Pondering the possibility of a future with much less steel (notwithstanding the settlement at US Steel and its apparent survival in the short term), Hamilton leaders would do we...
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- Dev Team
- 01 Nov 2011
Hacking the City
By Joey Coleman Let’s take a drive. Start in the city of your choice. Your destination? Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. You’ve never been to Hamilton and have decided to see it for yourself. Le...
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- Dev Team
- 01 Nov 2011
New deal for Cities Redux
By Paul Shaker Almost 10 years ago, former Finance Minister Paul Martin addressed the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference in Hamilton and proclaimed the need for a “New Deal for C...
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- Dev Team
- 01 Sep 2011
The big momma of Art Crawls
By Jamie Tennant Downtown renewal is exciting in concept, but watching it happen is like watching the proverbial paint dry. The pace is steady, but the movements are often so tiny they are barely perc...
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- Dev Team
- 01 Sep 2011
Public engagement plus the built environment
By David Premi In order for Hamilton to become more competitive as a destination, we have an increasingly urgent need to make our city more walkable and liveable. We know from extensive recent researc...
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- Dev Team
- 01 Sep 2011
The economic value of Hamilton’s built heritage
By Paul Shaker Heritage buildings are often the subject of vigorous debate in Hamilton. Our built heritage is an inescapable part of who we are as a city. It defines us to ourselves and to others simp...
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