city planning

Craig Clark
13 Jan 2021

More bike lanes are coming to Hamilton in 2021

With bikes becoming an increasingly popular mode of low-impact transportation in the city, the cycling network around Hamilton is set to grow this year with city staff approving almost 20 kilometres o...

Michael Kras
13 Jan 2021

Hamilton asks residents to weigh in on city’s 30-year growth plan

Hamilton is headed into a future of ambitious growth and possibility; and now, the city is asking its residents to weigh in on Hamilton’s 30-year growth plan. As the city plans for a predicted influ...

Michael Kras
28 Nov 2019

John Rebecca Park has officially opened in downtown Hamilton

In the perfect example of turning lemons into lemonade, the shabby downtown Hamilton parking lot that used to sit near the corner of John Street and Rebecca Street has just been transformed into a bea...

Michael Kras
24 Oct 2019

Hamilton is cutting millions of dollars from waterfront redevelopment projects

With the sizeable project sitting $15 million over budget, the City of Hamilton is forced to cut millions of redevelopment dollars from its plans to revitalize and redevelop Hamilton’s waterfront. A...

Michael Kras
11 Sep 2019

Hamilton Bulldogs secretly want to build an arena at Lime Ridge Mall

Local hockey fans should be intrigued: according to a confidential report obtained by the Hamilton Spectator, our very own Hamilton Bulldogs sent an unsolicited proposal to the City of Hamilton asking...

Jayson Koblun
02 Apr 2018

Hamilton’s Discovery Centre a heated topic at city meeting

Hamilton’s Discovery Centre on Pier 8 has had a hard time finding itself any sort of permanent plan since it opened in 2004. A recent public meeting didn’t make it any easier to figure out eit...

Neil Everson
10 Oct 2015

How Hamilton is “Open For Business”

Hamilton’s EcDev boss on being business-friendly The City of Hamilton’s department of planning and economic development has established a very clear goal — to make Hamilton the best plac...