Hamilton: General Service Discussion

[Sunnyside]

If Hamilton could start attracting major commercial operators in a big way, yes. It's already made small inroads in increasing it's proportionate commercial tax-base, but has a lot further to go. That's it's real solution to fixing it's high income taxes. It needs a larger commercial tax-base.

It does seem like this will manifest rapidly in the coming years. In terms of sprawl, little of it is actually residential.

 

[APTA-2048]

HSR strike set for Thursday, but transit union will meet with Hamilton managers for last-ditch talks

Union votes 94 per cent to reject city’s final offer

www.thespec.com

Hamilton bus drivers have vowed to go on strike Thursday after overwhelmingly rejecting the city’s final contract offer.

But municipal managers and union leaders representing around 880 HSR workers have agreed to meet for last-ditch talks Tuesday aimed at preventing what would be Hamilton’s first transit strike in 25 years.

 

[Branden Simon]

HSR ATU workers are officially on strike, the first time in 25 years, With a failed collective bargaining agreement the mayor of Hamilton and city councils have no where to go and no choice

The strike will be on for awhile with the picketing sites will be taken place in Bus terminals and HSR headquarters access citywide

 

[Branden Simon]

City of Hamilton and ATU 107 has reached tentative agreement to end the week-long strike

 

[Branden Simon]

Update to regarding on this General Service Discussion thread

Exciting news: The City of Hamilton is close to launching an online planning applications portal (it’s like Toronto or Burlington), theres a lot of applications

Since I made a first new project thread for Hamilton last year through the development/architecture websites and I made over 100+ new threads on buildings page on UT

This launch is expected by end of March 2024 and it will be public-friendly

General Service Thread will be still open such as
-Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) | Service changes (including new bus routes, service improvements and more)
-City Council meetings | Public Works, General issues committee, and other stuff in council
-Housing Issues (such as Building without permits, structural issues and other housing issues)
-Other city discussion issues

The Hamilton LRT and Go Transit discussions (including construction has been already moved into separate threads)
Hamilton LRT thread
Go Transit Construction Projects
Go Transit Service Thread

 

[Branden Simon]

The City of Hamilton is experiencing an IT problems since Sunday morning and continues into today

The problems experiencing
-Email
-Phone Lines
-GIS systems (including HFD_incidents and HPS_traffic on X
-HSR services, apps, and stop announcements are down
-Hamilton Public Library website are down
-Other city websites

No updates yet from the City

 

[Branden Simon]

Update on regarding on the situation

 

[Branden Simon]

Latest update on Cybersecurity incident from City of Hamilton

Updated affecting services on Cybersecurity Incident

 

[Amare]

Wow this is big time impact, this is sad to see.

I especially feel sorry for those who have to rely on the HSR, first they had to deal with the strike and now they have to deal with service operating like the wild wild west. Service was already bad with their schedule planning, but I can only imagine how screwed up it will be now.

 

[innsertnamehere]

The City has a " Prequalification for the Construction of New Transit Hub at CF Lime Ridge Mall" tender up on it's procurement website right now. Sounds like Limeridge is finally going to be getting a new bus terminal..

Bids and Tenders - Hamilton

hamilton.bidsandtenders.ca

 

[Chris R.]

The City has a " Prequalification for the Construction of New Transit Hub at CF Lime Ridge Mall" tender up on it's procurement website right now. Sounds like Limeridge is finally going to be getting a new bus terminal..

Bids and Tenders - Hamilton

hamilton.bidsandtenders.ca

Wonder if this will encourage CF to get started on their rental towers attached to the mall, especially with all the federal incentives coming their way too.

 

[APTA-2048]

This is a great exercise in branding and is a sign of a city that knows and is happy to celebrate its history. The HSR has wrapped two buses in retro liveries and from last Saturday to yesterday offered free rides on them. They also had giveaways at different locations and a historical museum/display downtown. This is all in celebration of 150 years of the HSR.

I managed to catch one of the retro buses yesterday. There is another one in a maroon livery, but that proved harder to catch.

 

[Chris R.]

This is a great exercise in branding and is a sign of a city that knows and is happy to celebrate its history. The HSR has wrapped two buses in retro liveries and from last Saturday to yesterday offered free rides on them. They also had giveaways at different locations and a historical museum/display downtown. This is all in celebration of 150 years of the HSR.

I managed to catch one of the retro buses yesterday. There is another one in a maroon livery, but that proved harder to catch.

I grabbed one of the Presto Cards too

 

[vic]

This is a great exercise in branding and is a sign of a city that knows and is happy to celebrate its history. The HSR has wrapped two buses in retro liveries and from last Saturday to yesterday offered free rides on them. They also had giveaways at different locations and a historical museum/display downtown. This is all in celebration of 150 years of the HSR.

I managed to catch one of the retro buses yesterday. There is another one in a maroon livery, but that proved harder to catch.

That's neat. Always liked that yellow and black. For the full retro experience, I hope the driver had a smoke with the window opened up while waiting at Gore Park.
Bonus points for the kid in the background who dressed like the bus.