2. The Doors Open Hamilton, celebrates the city’s best urban structures
3. Graham McNally
Local Hamilton architect
Mike Lydon
author of the Tactical Urbanism and a principal at
The Streets Plans Collaborative
4. April 18, 2013
Hamilton- Burlington
Society of Architects
&
Mike Lydon
brainstormed several inexpensive ways to make
improvements to problematic streets throughout the city
5. Main St. & King St.
Temporary traffic signs
Cannon St. & Mary St.
Temporary crosswalk painted
Locke & Herkimer St.
Temporary bump-outs
6. May 1, 2013
Surrounding Intersection:
St. Joseph Elementary
Historical Church
Shops
Problems:
Busy intersection
Four-way stop
Faded cross walks
Rush hour traffic
Solution:
Temporary bump-outs
Locke & Herkimer St.
7. Locke & Herkimer St.
I asked the long-time crossing guard what she thought of the project. With immediate
enthusiasm, she said, “I like it!” The guard did not know who had installed the cones or why, but
she was highly supportive, saying it makes the corner a lot safer.
The traffic calming “really controls the traffic. It was getting scary,” she said, noting that the
bump-outs force the cars to slow down instead of racing aggressively through the intersection
9. response to the Council:
(which included a copy of Tactical Urbanism Vol. 2) that
explained what their intentions were and left a final note to
the Council stating, “Perhaps the most important part of
tactical urbanism, however, is that it is about doing. We
would welcome any opportunity to sit down with interested
Councilors and staff to discuss how Tactical Urbanism can
improve our city.”
10. the faded memory of where the orange cones use to stand on the intersection of
Locke and Herkimer, are now replaced by newly painted bump-outs and
crosswalks with white pylons
