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What is a Bicycle Boulevard?

Also known as “slow streets” or “neighbourhood greenways”, bicycle boulevards are low volume streets that offer an opportunity to enhance corridor safety by calming vehicular traffic for people living in the area, including people walking and cycling, while improving the livability of the neighbourhood. 

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• My vote against ending the Encampment Response Protocol
• COVID-19 Cases, Scenario Comparisons for Hamilton
• Hamilton’s COVID-19 Testing Centres increase capacity to meet community needs
• Hamilton's Recreation Master Plan Engagement Strategy
• Local Notices
  
  • Locke Street Marker Public Art Project
  • Kirkendall Neighbourhood Food Drive
  • Westdale South - Dromore Cres Temporary Road Closure (Sterling to Paisley) September 10
  • Paisley Ave N and Oak Knoll Ave
  • Ainslie Wood Visual Identity Survey - Last Call
• Park Project Updates
  
  • HAAA
  • Victoria Park
  • Alexander Skate Park
  • Churchill Park
• City Enrichment Fund Now Taking Applications for 2022
• 2022 City Enrichment Fund | Applications Open
• Bay Area Restoration Council Community Water Leaders Program
• Royal Botanical Gardens Resumes Programming
• In Case You Missed It
  
  • Chedoke Creek Remediation Update: Ministry approves City’s remediation work plan for Cootes Paradise
  • Hamilton City Council approves Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Verification Policy for all City employees
  • Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre welcomes executive director, Lyndon George HARC website,
  • Increased risk for West Nile Virus in Hamilton
• Events
  
  • Cootes to Escarpment Fall Festival Weekends from September 14 - October 3, 2021
  • Saturdays Un-LOCKED - Eat, Shop and Play on Locke every Saturday from July 17 to September 11 | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM
  • Westdale Village Casual Outdoor Market every Tuesday | 4:00-7:00 PM
  • Westdale Live
  • Supercrawl Bridgeworks Live Stream Series

Encampments are outside spaces where residents are living temporarily in tents or other makeshift arrangements. I have written about encampments in a previous letter to Ward 1 residents. 

The purpose of this Ward 1 letter is to account for my vote at the August 9, 2021, special meeting of Hamilton City Council, which concluded with the City's cancellation of the Encampment Response Protocol.  

The City of Hamilton will launch an electric scooter rental program next spring. The project will run for 24 months as a pilot to allow the City to assess operations and safety features. The City will partner with the private sector, and all capital and operating costs will be the responsibility of the selected commercial operators.  

Earlier this month, Hamilton’s Board of Health received an update on the city’s COVID-19 case count along with a forecast for COVID-19 conditions to December 2021.  As reported in the news, there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases in Hamilton.  In addition, the number of Hamiltonians who are fully vaccinated is below the provincial average.  The re-opening of Hamilton and Ontario will result in increases in contact transmission. This situation, combined with a highly contagious Delta variant currently active in 95% of Hamilton COVID-19 cases, poses significant risks to the unvaccinated, including children under age 12, for whom there is no vaccination available, and the under-vaccinated.  Individuals with only single-dose are under-vaccinated. 

Any 4^th wave will primarily be among those not vaccinated, including children under 12 years old and those under-vaccinated. 

Wards 1 and 8 Councillors call for the pilot to proceed

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• How Should Hamilton Grow to 2051 - Don't Miss the Survey
• Ainslie Wood Visual Identity Survey
• Portraits in HAAA Placemaking Project
• H.A.A.A. Park Renewal Phase 2 Concept Design Comments Requested
• Borrow Around the Bay
• Grow A Row, Make an Impact!
• Mountain Climber Program Aldershot GO Expansion 
• A Message from Hydro One and Alectra Regarding Ward 1 Outages
• Saturdays Un-LOCKED
• Westdale Village Casual Outdoor Market
• Westdale Village Live Music 
• In Case You Missed It - The Transit Theme

Fear of the unknown is a useful evolutionary tactic to avoid getting eaten. But it needs to be tempered with reason, experience and imagination, or else we remain stuck in place and miss opportunities to thrive.

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• Hamilton Urban Boundary Survey - Ward 1 Online Discussion
• Hamilton Truck Route Master Plan - Online Presentation
• Alexander Park Future Improvements 
• H.A.A.A. Park Renewal Initial Concepts 
• Hydrant Flushing
• Monarch Awards
• Pollinator Week
• HARRC Executive Director Search
• City's Investment in Housing
• Kirkendall Food Drive
• Youth-Led Food Drive
• Provincial Rabies Control in Ward 1

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• Every Child Matters
• Ward 1 - Online Information Sessions with Q7A
  • Alexander Park Future Improvements - Initial Consultation Kick-Off
  • H.A.A.A. Renewal Plan -Phase 2 Public Consultation 
  • Hamilton's Future Growth Survey
• Hamilton’s Monarch Awards - deadline June 20, 2021
• Royal Botanical Gardens Gypsy Moth Management ends June 1st
• City of Hamilton Gypsy Moth Management
• Garlic Mustard - Invading Species
• Ontario Community Changemakers Grant
• Other Events:
  • City of Hamilton Arts Awards Live June 12, 2021
  • HamOnt Cycling Research Forum; June 17, 2021
  • The KNA Fill a Van Feed a Family Food Drive is Back! July 10, 2021