Peak Oil? Boundary Expansion? Climate Change? Air Pollution? Mid-Pen? GRIDS? Foodlands? Our Future? What Can We Do?

Citizens packed the hall at the Hamilton Central Library on July 4th, 2005 to discuss concerns about the proposed aerotropolis and what to do about it.

What we can do:

• Hand-out at the meeting: Tell the province to stand firm
• e-mail us if you would like to be on the contact list for updates and actions such as an OMB appeal and writing to provincial and municipal officials.

Background information:
(More to be added)

• Aerotropolis not part of GRIDS? (CATCH, September 22, 2005)

• New group offers alternative to 'desperation planning' (CATCH, August 25, 2005) Hamiltonians for Progressive Development issue an open letter to councillors which focuses on the aerotropolis plans and the city's recent decision to urbanize 3100 acres of prime farmland to accommodate hoped for industrial and commercial growth around the airport. www.progressivedevelopment.ca

• Aerotropolis: Flying on Fumes (by Quintin Hewlett,
  Mayday Magazine, August 2005)
  
  
• Province Appealing Aerotropolis Decision (CATCH, August 3, 2005)
  
  
• Aerotropolis Plan Being Appealed (CATCH, July 22, 2005)
  
  
• Aerotropolis Appeal to Ontario Municipal Board Launched on Behalf of Community by Area Entrepreneur Media Release, July 22, 2005. (PDF File)
  
  
• Aerotropolis Foes Organize (CATCH, July 2, 2005)
  
  
• A Real Transport Hub, By Ryan McGreal
  The city's $100 million aerotropolis investment will "lock in" a system that is inherently less efficient than available alternatives, saddling Hamilton with infrastructure that will make it less competitive in the future.(Raise the Hammer, July 1, 2005)
  
  
• Audio and Images from June 28 Aerotropolis Meeting (CATCH, June 28, 2005)
  
  
• Public Gets Another Chance to Speak on Aerotropolis Proposal (CATCH, June 27, 2005)
  
  
• Aerotropolis won't fly: Hamilton's proposed airport-based economic engine doomed by 'peak oil,' the imminent slash in world supplies. By Jack Santa Barbara (The Hamilton Spectator, Jun 25, 2005)
  
  
• Province Challenges GRIDS Approach (CATCH, June 18, 2005)
  
  
• Aerotropolis Seen as Economic Saviour for Hamilton (CATCH, June 6, 2005)
  
  
• Developers Back Airport, Say Provincial Sprawl Rules are Unworkable (CATCH, June 5, 2005)
  
  
• Massive Urban Boundary Expansion Decision Set for Tuesday Morning (CATCH, June 3, 2005)
  
  
• City's GRIDS Plan Violates Its Central Principles (CATCH, June 2, 2005)
  
  
• Growth Plans Call for Huge Loss of Agricultural Lands (CATCH, May 31, 2005)
  
  
• Public Gets to See 25-Year Growth Plan (CATCH, May 29, 2005)
  
  
• Airport Flights Decline for Fourth Straight Year (CATCH, Apr 30, 2005)
  
  
• Council Supports Aerotropolis Plan (CATCH, Apr 29, 2005)