Hamilton (City)

The 10-year Downtown Revitalization Strategy for the City of Hamilton aims to revitalize the downtown area, which has been impacted by post-COVID challenges. This pragmatic and collaborative plan focuses on activating public spaces, enhancing wayfinding, creating inclusive community gathering places, improving pedestrian safety and lighting, and integrating public art and purposeful activities. It also includes establishing permanent infrastructure for downtown festivals, with the overall vision of fostering a thriving, economically vibrant, and inclusive city center.

This document presents the 'Urban Lakeshore Area Secondary Plan Land Use Plan Map' which is part of the broader 'Urban Hamilton Official Plan'. The map delineates various land use designations including residential, institutional, commercial, and green spaces, along with key features like storm water management areas and bikeways. It serves as a visual framework for urban planning within the specified secondary plan boundary, reflecting the plan's adoption by Council in 2009, ministerial approval in 2011, and effective date in 2013.

The Official Plan for the City of Hamilton serves as a comprehensive guide to coordinate public and private actions, defining future relationships among land uses and municipal services. It outlines long-term intentions for the nature and extent of growth, protection of natural and man-made resources through a land use and management strategy, and provides a framework for public works and private initiatives. The plan aims to effectively utilize municipal planning powers, ensure conformity with regional official plans, and achieve environmental, social, economic, health, and aesthetic benefits for the community.

The City of Hamilton's age-friendly plan aims to make Hamilton an inclusive community where residents of all ages, particularly older adults (55+), can age actively, healthily, and contribute meaningfully. This plan, which includes embedding dementia-friendly recommendations, focuses on key areas such as accessible housing and community services, efficient transportation, diverse social participation, health and well-being, civic engagement, employment opportunities, and effective communication. The overall objective is to remove barriers, enhance services, and foster community connections to ensure all residents can live the life they desire.

This document is a policy paper outlining the approach for converting one-way streets to two-way streets within the City of Hamilton. It integrates with the Complete-Livable-Better (CLB) Streets Policy and Framework, focusing on balancing the competing needs of all road users. The plan aims to enhance community livability, safety, and activity, support vibrant retail and commercial areas, and establish an evaluation process based on sustainability, community health and safety, and economic prosperity and growth for decision-making regarding street conversions.