Fall 2024 Projects
What barriers are parents/caregivers of young children with special needs (i.e. diagnosis/undiagnosed) experiencing in the City of Hamilton that prevents them from enrolling their children in early years education?
What can the City do to encourage use of Copps Pier Park (could be for events, temporary art, storytelling, etc) that will help connect residents to the place and use it more frequently? What resources could be developed? How will staff evaluate success?
How can the City of Hamilton provide dynamic procedural information to citizens wishing to speak to Council, and onboarding information for those citizens appointed to the City’s agencies, boards and sub-committees?
What barriers are parents/caregivers of young children with special needs (i.e. diagnosis/undiagnosed) experiencing in the City of Hamilton that prevents them from enrolling their children in early years education?
Municipalities are putting a lot of emphasis on Open Data. Why? How does the City compare to other municipalities?
How can ArcGIS StoryMaps be used to effectively disseminate information and increase engagement and transparency? What stories could be shared to support initiatives that are vital to the health of our city’s population, economics and environment?
What barriers are there to developing the lands? What opportunities are there to the residents of Hamilton as well as visitors? What is the potential?
What barriers do women in Hamilton face to cycling, and what can be done to increase the rates?
How might the Planning Division effectively communicate and engage with the general public about planning applications?
Enhancing public Wi-Fi by researching low cost, easy to install exterior Wi-Fi access points that can be deployed on a variety of street lighting poles
How can we identify the gaps in Hamilton’s active and sustainable transportation data, policies, programs, and services with a focus on equity and accessibility?
Where should Open Streets operate in 2025 and beyond? How do other cities choose where to put their Open Streets programs?
What gaps existing in the current pollinator garden network in the city and where can new gardens be located on City lands to best contribute to this network?
Researching the evidence to a successful customer etiquette campaign to inform appropriate messaging for Hamilton city transit riders