
Issues: GRIDS 2/MCR Urban Growth Survey
264 Governors 71 Main Street Bikeability in Dundas Dundas Living Centre Elementary School Review 2019
King Street Bridge/ Fisher Mill Park Parkside Public Laneway Development in Dundas University Plaza
Reading & Resources:
Adaptive Re-Use:
Parkside Repurposed Queen Elizabeth Community Culture Centre in Oakville
Citizens at City Hall - Catch News
http://hamiltoncatch.org/index.php
Complete Communities:
for Ontario: Ontario Smart Growth Network re Complete Communities www.smartgrowthontario.ca
https://www.hamilton.ca/city-initiatives/priority-projects/waterfront-redevelopment
http://www.terrain.org/articles/28/tachieva.htm
for Winnipeg: http://www.winnipeg.ca/interhom/CityHall/OurWinnipeg/pdf/CompleteCommunities.pdf
Compassionate Communities, a movement and a website (http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/overview/models-for-community-health-and-development/building-compassionate-communities/main).
Co-operatives: Slideshow: How to develop a Co-operative
Development Mapping Application: shows the developments and status in your area
https://www.hamilton.ca/develop-property/planning-applications/development-applications-mapping
Dundas Valley 50 Year Vision
http://conservationhamilton.ca/dundas-valley-50-year-vision-and-strategy/
DV 50 year vision DV 50 year vision - appendix
Finances: Tools for Financing the New Economy
Friendly Streets Toolkit
Hatt Street Urban Design Study, published by Hamilton in 2005
http://www2.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/A7F46475-42B2-46F4-8113-3BF41F8EC6EB/0/UDHattStreetStudy.pdf
Hamilton Aging in Community https://hamiltonagingtogether.ca/housing-alternatives/
Hamilton Family Health Team - Dundas Town Hall Meeting June 8th 2017
https://docs.hamiltonfht.ca/dsweb/Get/Document-84530
Hamilton Vision 2020: http://www.hamilton2020.com/
Housing: Small affordable homes http://tinyhouseontario.com/
Snapshots from Kirkendall Neighbourhood in Hamilton, which includes many "small homes and cottages":
Leapmanifesto.org Leap Manifesto Side 1 of Pamphlet Leap Manifesto Side 2 of Pamphlet
Politics: How to Fix Politics
Project for Public Spaces (pps.org)
Compiles many shared concerns and resources for turning concerns into actions. Focused on creating strong places through building community consensus... Ideas on "placemaking"
What makes a great place? https://www.pps.org/reference/grplacefeat/
The Power of 10+: https://www.pps.org/reference/the-power-of-10/
Streets as Places: https://www.pps.org/reference/streets-as-places/power-of-10-place/
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2016-03-22/the-seed-within-planting-the-seed
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2016-03-09/community-development-and-the-commons
Broad-based Ownership Models as Tools for Job Creation & Community Development
http://www.resilience.org/resource-detail/3101666-broad-based-ownership-models-as-tools-for
Vital Signs Hamilton 2015 Report 2012 Report 2011 Report 2010 Report
Walkability:
www.friendlystreetshamilton.wordpress.com
Jeff Speck: 4 ways to make a city more walkable https://go.ted.com/Cycw
Dundas Walks: Celebrating and preserving Dundas Ontario's scenic and utilitarian pathways and trails
Books:
A Pattern Language, by Christopher Alexander - This is world-renowned architect Christopher Alexander's 1977 text detailing urban design and community livability.
Designing Community, by David Walters
Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation, by Edward Humes.
Happy City, by Charles Montgomery
Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, by Sherry Turkle. Research and insight into the effects our "devices" are having on people's ability to engage in conversation.
Street Fight, by Janette Sadik-Khan - The former New York City Commissioner of Streets writes about urban landscapes.
Utopia for Realists, by Rutger Bregman. The Case for a Universal basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek
Links:
Councillor Arlene Vanderbeek
Website: http://arlenevanderbeek.com/index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CouncillorVanderBeek/posts/?ref=page_internal
City of Hamilton Official Plan: https://www.hamilton.ca/city-planning/official-plan-zoning-by-law
Secondary Plans: https://www.hamilton.ca/city-planning/planning-community/secondary-plans
Cootes to Escarpment Park System www.cootestoescarpmentpark.ca/
Dundas in Transition http://www.dundasintransition.ca/
Dundas, Ontario Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/dundasontario1847/?fref=nf
Dundas Star News http://www.hamiltonnews.com/community-static/5452451-hamilton-news-print-editions/
Environment Hamilton http://www.environmenthamilton.org/
Hamilton Community Land Trust: http://www.hamiltonclt.org/
Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton www.sprc.hamilton.on.ca