Neighbourhood Development Strategy

The City of Hamilton’s Neighbourhood Development Strategy is focused on helping neighbourhoods to be great places to live, work, play and learn. To do that, the City of Hamilton is working with community partners, neighbourhood groups and residents to develop action plans to build healthier communities. The core elements of this work are:

1. Enhancing Community Development Work
   Through a partnership with the Hamilton Community Foundation and Hamilton Best Start, five community development workers will work together to support residents in 11 Hamilton neighbourhoods.
2. Developing Resident-led Neighbourhood Plans
   The City of Hamilton will facilitate neighbourhood planning processes that focus on where residents and key stakeholders feel action is necessary. Staff from across various departments of the City of Hamilton will help residents build effective solutions.
3. Increasing Investments in Neighbourhoods
   Once neighbourhood plans are developed, new investments will be required to address the improvement that residents have  identified. Hamilton City Council has earmarked $2 million in neighbourhood funding to help leverage additional investments from private, public and philanthropic sources.
4. Building New Partnerships to Support Healthy Neighbourhoods
   Working with businesses, Provincial and Federal governments and non-profit organizations, work will begin to better align existing resources and find new investments that can support neighbourhoods.

Neighbourhood Action Planning

• Beasley Neighbourhood Plan (pdf)
  Beasley Neighbourhood Action Plan (pdf)
• Keith Neighbourhood Action Plan (pdf)
• McQuesten Neighbourhood Action Plan (pdf)
• Stinson Neighbourhood Action Plan (pdf)
• Davis Creek Neighbourhood Action Plan
• Riverdale Neighbourhood Action Plan
• South Sherman Neighbourhood Action Plan
• Rolston
• Stadium Precinct
• Crown Point
• Jamesville
• Landsdale

View the Neighbourhood Profiles report for more information about these neighbourhoods.  

Watch the Neighbourhood Development Strategy video on the Inside City of Hamilton YouTube channel.

Community Development Workers

Neighbourhood Development Office

• Paul Johnson - Director of Neighbourhood Development Strategies
  905-546-2424 x5598
  Paul.Johnson@hamilton.ca
• Suzanne Brown - Manager of Neighbourhood Development Strategies
  905-546-2424 x4711
  Suzanne.Brown@hamilton.ca
• Colin McMullan – Research and Evaluation
• Ann Lamanes – Communications
• Michael Kirkopoulos – Communications

Everyone Can Get Involved In Building Great Neighbourhoods!
The City of Hamilton is encouraging all residents to work together and build great neighbourhoods. The Neighbourhood Development Office is here to help all neighbourhoods and residents with the following resources:

• Tools to help with neighbourhood action planning
• Advice on neighbourhood action planning and engagement
• Connections to other neighbourhoods working on similar issues
• How you can help neighbourhoods implement their plans
• Assistance in connecting with the appropriate City departments/staff

Reports and Documents

• Hamilton Neighbourhood Action Planning Brochure (4 MB pdf)
• Social Planning & Research Council – Neighbourhood Profiles  March 2012 (pdf)

Council & Committee Reports

• February 15, 2012 - Neighbourhood Development Strategy (CM11007(b)) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item) (pdf)

• May 9, 2011 - Neighbourhood Development Strategy (CM11007) (City Wide) (pdf)

• September 24, 2012
  • Neighbourhood Actions Plans for Beasley, Keith McQuesten and Stinson Neighbourhoods developed as part of the Neighbourhood Development Strategy (CM12013) (City Wide) (pdf)
  • Hamilton’s Neighbourhood Action Strategy Presentation to General Issues Committee (pdf)
• January 13, 2013 - Neighbourhood Action Plan for Davis Creek (formerly known as Quigley Road) and Riverdale Neighbourhoods developed as part of the Neighbourhood Development Strategy (CM12013a) (City Wide) (pdf)
• March 20, 2013 - Presentation of the Neighbourhood Action Plan for the South Sherman Neighbourhood, developed as part of the Neighbourhood Development Strategy (CM12013b) (City Wide) (pdf)