Zeeshan Hamid's Milton Blog
Blog URL http://zhamid.ca/blog
Located Milton, Ontario Canada
Tags milton, zhamid, zeeshan, hamid, hawthorne, mattamy, halton
Improving Milton, Ontario - One Blog Post at a Time.
Latest Blog Posts
- Another underpass article on Nov 26, 2009 in Information Opinion Derry Halton Petition
Milton Canadian Champion Article: Derry Rd. underpass could be built sooner than planned. Snippets: Residents of west Milton who flooded the e-mail inboxes of regional councillors earlier this year asking for Halton Region to speed up construction...
- Urban Planning: Sound Pollusion on Nov 25, 2009 in Opinion sound pollution Urban Design
Something that should be part of the Urban plan: controlling sound pollution. The subdivision North of Derry and West of CN track has houses right next to the rail track. No sound barrier, not even a fence. This should simply be disallowed in...
- Ultra low-flow aerators on Nov 24, 2009 in Opinion Halton sustainability
Why doesn’t Halton just require ultra-low-flow aerators? I replaced aerators on my faucets with these 1.0 gallon-per-minute aerators. I cannot tell the difference. Imagine the savings if every new home built in Halton had these on each bathroom fau...
- Urban Plan: Random thoughts on Nov 23, 2009 in Opinion Milton sustainability Urban Design
My random thoughts on what can be done in the future to make Milton more liveable: Milton’s Main Street is a charming downtown suitable for a town of 30,000 people. However, not much can be done in that historic downtown without destroying its cha...
- Transit brainstorming … on Nov 19, 2009 in Opinion Milton transit transportation
These are just some random ideas from a resident (me), meant to be a starting point for brainstorming. I will post it on hawthornevillager as well to start a conversation. Transit should be a big part of the urban design. Drive along Der...
- Letter to the Editor: squash courts on Nov 19, 2009 in Opinion Letter to the Editor squash
http://www.miltoncanadianchampion.com/opinions/article/286651 Related Posts:Squash PetitionWhat Kills Organizations (& Municipalities)My Letter to the Editor: Stricter building limits needed to preserve character of townMy letter to the Milton Ca...
- Urban Planning & Transportation on Nov 19, 2009 in Opinion biking trails transit transportation Urban Design
Milton does have a decent trails plan. But is it integrated as part of a larger transportation network with deadlines? Ultimately Milton must provide an alternate (read: non-driving) mean of getting from any point in the town to any other point in t...
