mdrejhon
Senior Member
BTW, I'm also proud to introduce a brand new logo, my friend (who work as a branding designer at smink.ca), who is also working with me, and volunteered to design a brand new logo for our Hamilton LRT citizen advocacy. Also, Nicholas Kevlahan of the older hamiltonlightrail.ca advocacy initiative has joined us, and everyone at RTH/hamiltonlightrail are fully behind us, and are already collaborating with local residents, businesses, etc.
Even the City and Metrolinx likes our advocacy logo (they've complimented us!). It's almost too official looking; but that's the point -- of a real project that is coming to town.
Twitter account (twitter.com/ham_LRT), facebook (facebook.com/hamiltonLRT) and we'll all be launching a fuller website (hamiltonLRT.ca) this fall.
The primary objective as an advocacy of local Hamilton residents is bring LRT with maximum social and economic benefits to Hamilton (all the concurrent needs that Hamilton needs along with the LRT too, as LRT alone won't help), and on time, for 2017 procurement, 2019 construction start, and 2024 completion.
This includes facilitating local discussions by residents. And how to have businesses survive construction, to things like Main 1-way versus 2-way, to highlighting other cities' LRT construction, adjusting station location/safety for the new school, and when construction starts, sharing construction photos, possibly crowdfunding things such as nice "we're open" signage for businesses for zip-tieing to construction fences, etc. We've all got some excellent brainstorms, and are doing footwork which will ramp up over time.
We've heard back from few businesses already to get very early, preliminary feedback and got some great comments; things like coffeeshops will probably have increased business from tired construction workers but other things like car washes will probably have decreased business. We are in contact with other cities who had difficulties during LRT construction and will be picking their brains on how to survive our own local construction, too!
The advocacy has diverse citizens, some who did not want the LRT originally, but recognize since it's coming and we need to work together on local issues. We are banding together to help us get maximum benefit (socially & economically), including helping our businesses, getting the message across, etc. Even if some of us disagree on details, we as residents, are banding together in the goals of the citizen advocacy -- even before we've officially launched our website.
The below slide explains the new logo;
As an advocacy run by residents, we recognize that the future phases of LRT, as ridership/demand warrants, can eventually extend to the outside municipalities, in incremental system expansions (when economically warranted). We are united in the goal to keep the door open. Some of us realize it may not pass their area in their lifetimes but could eventually for their children or grandchildren -- while on the other hand, some routes are quickly approved, like Ottawa's Phase 2 while Phase 1 was still under construction.
The "H" logo belies the interconnections between LRT routes, and the dream that inspires all the almagamated municipalities of Hamilton. We've even also had Stoney Creek and Mountain residents compliment already on the new logo and its vision.
We're looking forward to the future!
Even the City and Metrolinx likes our advocacy logo (they've complimented us!). It's almost too official looking; but that's the point -- of a real project that is coming to town.
Twitter account (twitter.com/ham_LRT), facebook (facebook.com/hamiltonLRT) and we'll all be launching a fuller website (hamiltonLRT.ca) this fall.
The primary objective as an advocacy of local Hamilton residents is bring LRT with maximum social and economic benefits to Hamilton (all the concurrent needs that Hamilton needs along with the LRT too, as LRT alone won't help), and on time, for 2017 procurement, 2019 construction start, and 2024 completion.
This includes facilitating local discussions by residents. And how to have businesses survive construction, to things like Main 1-way versus 2-way, to highlighting other cities' LRT construction, adjusting station location/safety for the new school, and when construction starts, sharing construction photos, possibly crowdfunding things such as nice "we're open" signage for businesses for zip-tieing to construction fences, etc. We've all got some excellent brainstorms, and are doing footwork which will ramp up over time.
We've heard back from few businesses already to get very early, preliminary feedback and got some great comments; things like coffeeshops will probably have increased business from tired construction workers but other things like car washes will probably have decreased business. We are in contact with other cities who had difficulties during LRT construction and will be picking their brains on how to survive our own local construction, too!
The advocacy has diverse citizens, some who did not want the LRT originally, but recognize since it's coming and we need to work together on local issues. We are banding together to help us get maximum benefit (socially & economically), including helping our businesses, getting the message across, etc. Even if some of us disagree on details, we as residents, are banding together in the goals of the citizen advocacy -- even before we've officially launched our website.
The below slide explains the new logo;
As an advocacy run by residents, we recognize that the future phases of LRT, as ridership/demand warrants, can eventually extend to the outside municipalities, in incremental system expansions (when economically warranted). We are united in the goal to keep the door open. Some of us realize it may not pass their area in their lifetimes but could eventually for their children or grandchildren -- while on the other hand, some routes are quickly approved, like Ottawa's Phase 2 while Phase 1 was still under construction.
The "H" logo belies the interconnections between LRT routes, and the dream that inspires all the almagamated municipalities of Hamilton. We've even also had Stoney Creek and Mountain residents compliment already on the new logo and its vision.
We're looking forward to the future!
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