The war is on I guess. THe HTA does not forbid mid-block crossing. THere may be a hamilton bylaw that does, I'm not sure.
Her eis a good discussion of how the HTA affects pedestrians, along with details of toronto bylaws.
We should dig into the hamiton laws and create a similar reference:
http://spacing.ca/wire/2007/11/20/pe...initive-guide/