It's easy to feel discouraged about the climate crisis, but the City of Hamilton is taking strong action to create a greener, fairer, and more efficient future. Over the next few weeks, we'll outline their plans.
Week 1: Hamilton's Achievements in 2024
- 55,482 trees planted - 11% above the annual goal.
- 13.6 km of new bike lanes added, now totalling 590 km of the planned 970 km network.
- Transit ridership up 14.5% from 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic levels; diesel buses to be phased out by 2026.
- Heat Relief: 2,000 bus tickets to cooling centres, 830 "cool kits", and140 air conditioner subsidies.
- Study shows waste heat from localindustries could power 140 MWh annually via a planned "Thermal Corrider".
- New Horizon Development cut emissions by 60% at a rental project using geothermal and efficient ventilation.