On page 27 of the report, it states that Dubai is a sustainable development. However, the reality is that the city of Dubai is falling apart at the seams and quickly becoming a ghost town.
Another puzzling section on page 66 of the report cites Hamilton as a city with a lot of traffic congestion. Apparently Hamilton's traffic congestion is a limiting factor for business growth. Contrast this claim with the reality that Hamilton has far less congestion than Toronto, and Toronto's business development dwarfs Hamilton's business dev.
I think that page 72 has some excellent points.
All the air quality graphs in 3.7.1 are from 2006-07 before closure of Stelco and are no longer current. The front of the report says it is from 2009 but many references are from before the economic downturn.
Exhibit 4.37 and 4.38 show that in 2031 under this "Gateway" model, only 1-2% will walk to work, and 74-85% will still drive automobiles to work.
I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to how liveable the city of Hamilton will be under this model.
Last edited by adam; May 24, 2009 at 10:24 PM.
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