Archive for February, 2010
A plan to rejuvenate Hamilton
A leading urban think tank has set out a blueprint to revive investment in the city.
The projects it says will reshape Hamilton are modelled on successes in other industrial cities that turned around their flagging fortunes. It proposes 28 projects in five key districts (historic core, James Street ...
Now, I am happy that my concerns regarding the Chamber policy were heard, but were the changes they made, done to address my concerns about their lack of representation to local independent business? Were they just made so that they could continue on with their ...
In our provincial capital, mayor David Miller decided he wasn't going to run for re-election in the 2010 municipal vote. And he told everyone.
Here in Windsor, Mayor Eddie Francis decided to limit himself to two terms when he got elected in 2003. He ...
We are all now familiar with the consultant's report to the PAC (Planning Advisory Committee). That report says the Windsor region is already overbuilt as far as retail/commercial locations are concerned and that we should not change zoning to accommodate more retail/commercial and ...
Vaporizing the Gas Tax Myth
The United States must move away from the gas tax to solutions that charge people for the roads they use, including a VMT fee, congestion pricing for peak hours and toll roads, says Jack Finn of HNTB. Such ...
