HSR Shuttle Service to 500 Centennial Pkwy - Hamilton

http://www.hamiltoncatch.org/view_article.php?id=738 CATCH Articles:Groups get changes to big box developmentApr 03, 2010 Community groups have obtained some modifications to an east Hamilton big box complex that will improve pedestrian and transit access to the site and reduce the loss of city employment lands. Council’s last July approval of the controversial Wal-Mart centred development at Centennial Parkway and the QEW had been under appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) by Hamiltonians for Progressive Development (HPD) and Environment Hamilton.This week the two groups announced a settlement with Smart Centres that requires the developer to build a sidewalk along the east side of Centennial Parkway, install bus layovers, and provide up to $50,000 a year to the HSR for four years to facilitate transit service to the commercial complex. The groups’ media release says the OMB-approved settlement also re-converts “a...

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As per http://www.hamiltoncatch.org/download.php?id=124March 31, 2010 (Hamilton), For Immediate Release: OMB settlement re. QEW and Centennial SmartCentres development Hamiltonians for Progressive Development and Environment Hamilton are pleased to announce that they have negotiated a settlement with SmartCentres and the City of Hamilton in regards to plans by SmartCentres to develop lands on the south east corner of Centennial Parkway and the South Service Road near the QEW. Last July's City Council decision regarding this development was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board by Hamiltonians for Progressive Development and Environment Hamilton. The resulting negotiated terms of settlement have been approved by the Board. The settlement requires SmartCentres: * to work with the City and subject to obtaining appropriate approvals, install sidewalks from the site south along the east side of Centennial Parkway; * to...

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