dundas​ works:  a vision for our valley town

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

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Reading & Resources:

 

Adaptive Re-Use:

Parkside Repurposed   Queen Elizabeth Community Culture Centre in Oakville

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Citizens at City Hall - Catch News

http://hamiltoncatch.org/index.php

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Complete Communities:

for Ontario: Ontario Smart Growth Network re Complete Communities www.smartgrowthontario.ca

https://www.hamilton.ca/city-initiatives/priority-projects/waterfront-redevelopment

 

for Kawartha Lakes: https://www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/property-development-by-law/planning/studies-reviews/activating-kawartha-lakes/Complete_Communities_Definition.pdf

 

for Whitby: http://www.whitby.ca/en/resources/pl-community_oprpdp-healthycompletecommunities-p201111.pdf

 

articles:

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/08/16/in_complete_communities_pedestrians_take_precedence.html

http://www.terrain.org/articles/28/tachieva.htm

 

for Winnipeg: http://www.winnipeg.ca/interhom/CityHall/OurWinnipeg/pdf/CompleteCommunities.pdf

 

for Milford Delaware USA (model, pilot community) http://www.ipa.udel.edu/publications/MilfordSummaryReport.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

 

Deepening Community

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Development Mapping Application: shows the developments and status in your area
https://www.hamilton.ca/develop-property/planning-applications/development-applications-mapping

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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

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Friendly Streets Toolkit

https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/environmenthamilton/pages/85/attachments/original/1519672763/FriendlyStreetsHamilton_Toolkit.pdf?1519672763

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Hatt Street Urban Design Study, published by Hamilton in 2005

http://www2.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/A7F46475-42B2-46F4-8113-3BF41F8EC6EB/0/UDHattStreetStudy.pdf

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Hamilton Aging in Community https://hamiltonagingtogether.ca/housing-alternatives/

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Hamilton Family Health Team - Dundas Town Hall Meeting June 8th 2017

https://docs.hamiltonfht.ca/dsweb/Get/Document-84530

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Hamilton Vision 2020: http://www.hamilton2020.com/ 

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Housing:  Small affordable homes   http://tinyhouseontario.com/

Snapshots from Kirkendall Neighbourhood in Hamilton, which includes many "small homes and cottages":

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/hamilton-part-xxxiii-cottages-and-townhouses-kirkendall-revisited.8367/

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Leapmanifesto.org   Leap Manifesto Side 1 of Pamphlet  Leap Manifesto Side 2 of Pamphlet

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Politics:  How to Fix Politics

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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/

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Resilience.org

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

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Vital Signs Hamilton   2015 Report   2012 Report   2011 Report   2010 Report

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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

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