Community Engagement

Running on Hamilton’s Waterfront Trail has been a great stress reliever over the years. In the above photo, I am preparing to run a 400 m interval with my running buddy, Dr. Will Coleman of Political Science (Will is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at both McMaster University and the University of Waterloo).
CityLAB
My early professional goals were to be a County Engineer, or a Director of Public Works for an intermediate-sized city. But instead I went down the university professor path, and have no regrets. But now, at this stage of my career, the opportunity arose to work with a broad spectrum of students on projects of direct interest to the City of Hamilton. CityLAB's Semester in Residence program allows me the opportunity and privilege to explore design-related concepts with amazingly motivated students and City staff, and to get back to my municipal engineering roots.

- 2020 Engage Hamilton Final Report
- 2020 Engage Hamilton Transition Report
- 2020 Engage Hamilton Deliverables
- 2020 Complete Streets Intersection Makeover Project Final Report
- 2020 Complete Streets Intersection Makeover Transition Report
- 2020 Complete Streets Intersection Makeover Deliverables
- 2020 Complete Streets Intersection Makeover Recommendations
- 2020 Reconnecting Neighbourhoods Amidst COVID-19 Final Report
- 2020 Reconnecting Neighbourhoods Amidst COVID-19 Transition Report
- 2020 Building Climate Resilience Final Report
- 2020 Building Climate Resilience Transition Report
Dundas EcoPark
For 30 years, my family has been involved with the Dundas Chapter of the Conservers Society of Hamilton and District in the preservation of the Pleasant View lands in Dundas, which are the open space connectors between Cootes Paradise and the Niagara Escarpment. This has evolved to be known as the Dundas EcoPark, which is a significant component of the broader Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System. The work is ongoing, but with the vision and support of the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Hamilton Conservation Authority, the City of Hamilton, Conservation Halton, Hamilton Naturalists Club and countless locally-based individuals, this has become a legacy project with very positive benefits for downstream generations.
- Slope stability report not required for Dundas 24 Brock St. N. proposed development | The Star
- Dundas GO bus route to Aldershot reviewed by Metrolinx | TheSpec.com
- City identifies just two minor variances for Cootes Drive parking garage | The Star
- McMaster University Cootes Drive parking garage on hold after conditional approval lapses | TheSpec.com
- Dundas GO bus route proposal update submitted to Metrolinx | TheSpec.com
- Dundas residents say climate change will influence federal government issues | The Star
- Dundas GO Bus route proposal still under review by Metrolinx | Dundas Star News
Emerging Topics
As different community engagement projects come into play, they will be encapsulated here...