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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 6h
Now: Abandoned Ski Hill Next: Ropes Course and Zipline? The Chedoke Golf Course Lands Review is an opportunity to rethink a major civic greenspace in the west part of the City of Hamilton.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Chedoke Golf Course Lands Review is an opportunity to rethink a major civic greenspace in Hamilton. Civicplan is a partner in the Rethinking Chedoke Creek project which proposed a big idea for this space – Daylighting the buried creek and transforming the area with trails and amenities.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
School is back & with it a reminder that if you want to build effective pedestrian friendly streets, build them for students. Civicplan is proud to be a part of the Daily School Route, an innovative initiative that is helping shift the conversation about active transportation & neighbourhood design.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“After reviewing several factors it was recommended that the west harbour was the ideal location for @viarailcanada.bsky.social service." In the summer issue of Hamilton City Magazine, Civicplan Principal Paul Shaker talks about the history and current opportunity to reconnect Hamilton to VIA.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Participatory Planning in action! Civicplan used an innovative process, a Community Design Lab, to help residents shape the redesign of their town square. Read more about this project in Place Magazine, the @ontarioplanners.bsky.social’s new planning publication: ontarioplanners.ca/wp-content/u...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Civicplan's PlanLocal is currently being used for interactive engagement on the reimagining of Prospect Park in the City of Kitchener in response to changing needs resulting from climate change & stormwater management. h/t: Onterris (formally Montrose Env. Group) + SDG Landscape Architects
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Walkability as Economic Development: “This wasn’t a transportation project – a plan to get people out of their cars. It’s actually an economic development project to help boost the vibrancy of many key districts by making them destinations and linking them together." More: lnkd.in/eH-6Xsrb
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
As climate change introduces more uncertainty for cities, having a stable, reliable municipal water supply is increasingly important. Civicplan is pleased to be working with CIMA+ on engaging the public for an EA looking at ensuring resilience in water supply for 7 different towns & municipalities.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Community Design Lab: How Residents Helped Reshape Guelph’s St. George’s Square. Civicplan is happy to be one of the many great contributors to Place Magazine, the Ontario Professional Planners Institute’s new planning publication. Read the full article here: lnkd.in/eBXeadWP
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
“In Montreal, a stretch of road like Main Street West would be bustling with people, cyclists, and patios. Main West is scheduled to be redesigned & here’s hoping that they fix what is a broken design that impacts everyone, residents and businesses alike.” hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/lessons-from...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
When designing community mobility plans, it’s essential to understand the social geography of neighbourhoods. Where do people walk their dog, play games or meet up with friends to socialize? These are often called Third Spaces & they are an important foundation for our neighbourhood planning work.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The local park is an important centrepiece of a neighbourhood. It’s a place to play, exercise, relax and recharge. That’s why redesigning a local park is an important community building process. This includes ensuring the community sees how their input is shaping the park redesign.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"There is a giant opportunity to make this a new major city eco-destination. To elevate this space to the forefront of city planning. A unique park, something not found in any other city in this part of the country." hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/the-hamilton...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
As we head into the holiday break, #MerryChristmas and #HappyHolidays from your friends at Civicplan.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
One more #Civicplan10 highlight from our first decade in business: ✒️ Student Street Strategies: Creating Neighbourhood Active Transportation Systems. 🥇 PlanON 2025 Vision Award of Excellence, OPPI; Award of Excellence, Visions and Master Plans, HUDDA 🤼 Daily School Route More: lnkd.in/es3h_Bza
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Civicplan is pleased to work with the City of Mississauga on updating their #ClimateChange Action Plan. This included a Community Climate Lab & a GHG Reduction Calculator – interactive engagement tools that combine Climate Action Planning with #ParticipatoryPlanning. Learn More: lnkd.in/gUQJSaUX
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Urban Design and Communication – Two of the themes that emerged from a community strategy session, held earlier this year, on how to get downtown revitalization back on track. From “13 Steps to a Stronger Downtown” in Hamilton City Magazine. Read More: lnkd.in/gSRWKbbV
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
A Student Routes Strategy is an effective way to help redesign neighbourhood streets to be safer & more pedestrian friendly. This is innovative community planning & we are proud to work with the Daily School Route on this #participatoryplanning project. h/t: Bike for Mike, @tomflood.bsky.social
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Ontario Professional Planners Institute @ontarioplanners.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
OPPI is honoured to highlight one of the winners of the 2025 Vision Award of Excellence: Creating a Neighbourhood Active Transportation System: A Student Routes Strategy for Ward 9, City of Hamilton by Civicplan. Learn more about the winners: ow.ly/BxQ050XtMAW #PlanON2025
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
In more recent years, there has been a return to two-way streets in many cities driven by a general desire in Downtown areas to improve accessibility and quality of life. With the City of Windsor, Civicplan recently launched a vPIC to engage residents on this transformative issue. #Planning
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Another #Civicplan10 highlight from our first decade in business: ✒️Project: Reimagine Our Museums 🥇Recognition: Winner, Award of Excellence in Community Engagement + WOW Distinction, Ontario Museums Association civicplan.ca/portfolio/re...
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Reimagine Our Museums | Civicplan | Planning Engagement Strategies
Hamilton’s Civic Museums are important community resources that tell the story of the city, its people and the land, provide meeting space for community groups, host events and programs, and provide o...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Civicplan was delighted to join the Bay Area Restoration Council and Toms + McNally Design in receiving an honourable mention for our Rethinking Chedoke Creek project in the Visions and Master Plans category at the 2025 City Of Hamilton Urban Design and Architecture Awards.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
"This past spring, 50 people from various sectors in Hamilton gathered for a discussion about the state of downtown. 13 themes emerged from the discussion. More than anything, they reflect the desire of all who attended to see downtown thrive." Read More: hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/13-steps-to-...
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13 steps to a better downtown - Hamilton City Magazine
The City of Hamilton is developing a 10-year downtown revitalization strategy and stakeholders pitched their ideas to create a vibrant, successful core. “Some people can't shake the weight of the past...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
An October #Civicplan10 highlight from our first decade in business: ✒️Project: Fisherman's Pier District Concept Plan 🥇Recognition: Winner, Award of Merit, Visions & Master Plans, HUDAA 👯‍♀️ Partners: HOPA Ports, Toms + McNally Design #ParticipatoryPlanning More: civicplan.ca/projects/pla...
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Fisherman's Pier District Concept Plan | Civicplan | Planning Engagement Strategies
Fisherman’s Pier is located at the entrance to the Hamilton Harbour at the shipping canal. The canal marks the municipal boundary between Hamilton and Burlington. The area includes land on both sides ...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
St. George's Square in Downtown Guelph is being redesigned to be more vibrant, people-friendly and accessible. Civicplan, GSP and MTE Consultants recently launched the latest round of interactive community engagement. PlanLocal #participatoryplanning in action. Learn more: mte.planlocal.ca
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We are thrilled to share that we have received a PlanON 2025 Vision Award of Excellence for the Students Routes Strategy we developed with the Daily School Route. These awards are the highest honour from the Ontario Professional Planners Institute.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Another #Civicplan10 highlight from our first decade in business: ✒️Project: Beautiful Streets and Spaces 🥇Recognition: Winner, Award of Excellence, Visions and Plans, HUDAA Urban Design and Architecture Awards #ParticipatoryPlanning More: lnkd.in/eu9hSUm
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The City of Mississauga is mapping out the next five years of its #climate plan. To help residents understand the actual impact of climate actions, Civicplan developed a GHG Reduction Calculator – an interactive tool to help demonstrate how various actions impact greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
With the start of another school year, it's a good time to remember that if you want to build effective pedestrian friendly streets, build them for students. A Student Streets Strategy is a great way to develop active transportation and safer streets for neighbourhoods. Learn more: lnkd.in/gTcb5NsM
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Chedoke Creek is an example of a partially buried urban stream, with occasional daylighting. However, could it be something more? In the summer issue of Hamilton City Magazine, Civicplan's Paul Shaker talks about the Rethinking Chedoke Creek project. Read More: lnkd.in/gzKpD7jn
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
This month's #Civicplan10 highlight from our first decade in business: ✒️Project: DNA Neighbourhood Character Study 🥇Recognition: Winner, Cultural Landscape Heritage Award, HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards + Winner, Award of Merit, HUDAA Urban Design and Architecture Awards #ParticipatoryPlanning
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The South Shore of Cootes Paradise is an urban gem. Nestled beside the Westdale Neighbourhood and McMaster University, this area is a favourite of many residents. That’s why Civicplan & BMcH are pleased to work with the RBG to develop a Visitor Use Management Plan for this special part of the city.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Hamilton is going through an unprecedented transformation anchored along the upcoming LRT route - we are in the middle of it right now. In the early summer issue of Hamilton City Magazine, Civicplan's Paul Shaker talks about The Big Build. hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/hamilton-and...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Today’s #Civicplan10 highlight from our first decade in business: ✒️Project: ForWard1-Participatory Budgeting 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Partner: City of Hamilton 🥇Recognition: Winner, IAP2 Canada Core Values Award for Extending the Practice through Creativity, Contribution & Innovation in the Field More: lnkd.in/gBjSKAWq
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Cities need to reduce GHG emissions by more than half by 2030 & be net-zero by 2050. As part of Mississauga's climate planning, Civicplan has designed an interactive Climate Lab to help residents tell decision-makers what climate issues matters most to them. More: vpic.planlocal.ca/mississauga-...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Good discussion last night at Franklin Elementary School in Kitchener to discuss Stormwater and Park upgrades for Prospect Park. @civicplan.bsky.social is working with Montrose Environmental Group, SDG & the City of Kitchener to deliver a renewed park space that meets their needs.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Rediscovering a forgotten neighbourhood creek can happen in a variety of creative ways. The team with the Rethinking Chedoke Creek project were inspired by history discovered in old photos from the 1940s. Learn more and participate in the virtual Community Design Lab - Barc.Planlocal.ca
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
How can a buried, forgotten and maligned waterway be reimagined to become a valuable civic asset? That's what the Rethinking Chedoke Creek project is all about. 3 Zones, 3 Opportunities. Zone 1: Watercourse Design Theme: Reconnection Learn more with the Community Design Lab at: barc.planlocal.ca
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The City of Guelph is rebuilding infrastructure in the downtown core. This is an opportunity to redesign spaces to be more vibrant, people-friendly & accessible. With the municipality, Civicplan, GSP & MTE have launched the next round of interactive community engagement. Learn more: mte.planlocal.ca
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Planning for a waterfront city. In the latest issue of Hamilton City Magazine, Civicplan Principal Paul Shaker talks about why the CN rail yard on the west harbour has to move in order to realize Hamilton’s full potential as a true waterfront city. hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/embracing-th...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We are excited to share our latest participatory planning project with the Bay Area Restoration Council & Toms + McNally Design. Rethinking Chedoke Creek uses a PlanLocal Design Lab to demonstrate how the city can be reconnected to this important waterway: Check it out at: barc.planlocal.ca
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Civicplan's Student Routes Strategy with dailyschoolroute.org has been named a Finalist for the Canadian Awards for Planning Excellence from the Canadian Institute of Planners. #activetransportation #neighbourhooddesign #participatoryplanning More: lnkd.in/eKk7zSVg
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Hamilton is in the middle of #TheBigBuild. Billions in investment anchored along the upcoming LRT corridor. Thousands of new residential units built, under construction or planned. Millions in upgraded infrastructure connecting thousands of jobs. Explore: thebigbuild.ca
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Participatory design in action! A Virtual Community Design Lab is an interactive way for residents to participate in the design of their civic spaces. Through Civicplan's Design Lab, we are pleased to be engaging residents around the redesign St. George’s Square in downtown Guelph.
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
"Students gain practical knowledge and deepen their understanding of the importance of safe, active travel routes." Civicplan is proud to be a project partner with the DSR - A ground-breaking approach to promoting active transportation and active school travel. www.hwcdsb.ca/news/what_s_...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
"If we accelerate redevelopment of more major corridors across the city, we can accommodate a significant amount of our anticipated growth while creating more vibrant, sustainable neighbourhoods and reducing urban sprawl." #smartgrowth
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
"Some cities have embraced their elevation difference to offer a unique transportation experience. Pittsburgh still has an incline railway similar to what was found in Hamilton a century ago. Portland, Ore. has a cable tram." Could this work in #HamOnt? hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/embracing-ou...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
"Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody." We continued to be inspired by this sage advice from Jane Jacobs. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at Civicplan!
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
"Embracing slower streets is really about asking some fundamental questions around city building. Specifically, who do we build our streets for? For all the talk of complete streets & walkability, we don’t view pedestrians on the same level as drivers." hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/the-transfor...
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Civicplan @civicplan.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
"The building of 15-minute cities should be a deeply participatory process that asks the individual communities what they have, what they value, & what they need. Rather than being a conspiracy about control, it’s a chance for a more democratic city." hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/rediscoverin...
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