If this is your first time visiting, you might want to start out on our Aerotropolis Quick Facts Page to familiarize yourself with the Aerotropolis (otherwise known as the AEGD).
Want to know how to help?
Click here to view and sign the petition at the Hamilton Civic League
Click here to read about becoming a participant at the OMB hearing – The extended deadline is Wednesday June 27th, 2012, 10:30 am Albion Room B and C, Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers Lane. This is your best opportunity to make your voice heard.
Dear Hamilton Community Stakeholders,
The Hamilton Civic League is sharing Environment Hamilton’s request to ask you, your association or your business to consider registering as a “participant” at the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing on the City of Hamilton’s Airport Employment Growth District (aka the “aerotropolis”).
Registrations were closed but a city error has opened the doors for . . . → Read More: A message from the Environment Hamilton Board of Directors
As reported in the Flamborough Review:
Dave Braden of Valens calls the plan – referred to as aerotropolis or the Airport Employment Growth District (AEGD) – “just plane stupid” and cites a litany or reasons why he believes it is doomed to fail, including what he describes as Hamilton’s “poor record of promoting or maintaining . . . → Read More: Former Flamborough councillor Dave Braden pokes holes in airport plan
Earlier this week, Peter Ormond sent a response to the concerns brought forward by the Hamilton Light Rail Initiative.
The LRT Initiative has been sending citizens’ comments about Light Rail directly to local politicians as well as candidates for the provincial election on October 6.
When casting your vote, the candidates’ and parties’ stances on the . . . → Read More: Peter Ormond of Hamilton Centre Greens discusses AEGD and LRT
Have you heard the terms aerotropolis and aegd being thrown around, but you aren’t sure what it’s all about? This very short video can help. After watching, please dig around our site for more details. If you have any questions about the website, please let us know. If you have concerns about the aerotropolis itself, please . . . → Read More: Video: What is Aerotropolis?
 As of today, WestJet will only be flying to Calgary out of Hamilton International. As reported in the spectator:
Nov. 1 is the first day of the new and decimated schedule at Hamilton Airport. No more Winnipeg and Edmonton. Goodbye, Moncton and Halifax.
Technically, it’s still Hamilton International because WestJet is running weekend flights to Orlando, Cancun . . . → Read More: Airport is down to one domestic destination
Hamilton has spoken and our new council has been elected.
For those concerned about the aerotropolis, there is some good news. Our new mayor, Bob Bratina, was one of only two councillors who stood up against the aerotropolis on October 13th. In part four of his interview on CHML, he spoke of his stance on . . . → Read More: The votes are in!
A quick video spanning the size and cost of the proposed Aerotropolis.
Aerotropolis Costs: Pipe Line from Mike Jerome on Vimeo.
Note: Much of the route is through farmland – as soon as you build a sewer pipe through farmland, an enormous demand to allow development along it ensues. There’s also . . . → Read More: Video: Pipe Line Map and Cost
  AerotropolisCosts has created a simple flyer to help get the message out. Please let us know if you’d like some and we will do our best to get them to you. We have also made a PDF version available in case you’d prefer to print . . . → Read More: Flyers now available!
 This google map shows the size of the Aerotropolis lands based on maps available from the city. The proposal recently approved by council (Stage One) is shaded pink. Stage One will be completed in two phases. The light blue represents potential expansion in the far future (Stage Two).
 . . . → Read More: Just how big is the Aerotropolis?
A quick search of the Hamilton Spectator website shows that every aerotropolis related letter-to-the-editor has been in opposition of building the AEGD and not a single one is in support.
Hopefully our prospective council candidates are listening to the people!
On October 6, 2010, the Planning and Economic Development Committee expressed their support for expanding . . . → Read More: Public overwhelmingly opposes moving forward with the AEGD/Aerotropolis
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What is Aerotropolis? The Aerotropolis (otherwise known as AEGD - Airport Employment Growth District) is a 2,500 acre swath of land (mostly farmland) surrounding the Airport currently under provincial control.
Hamilton is attempting to bring this land within its urban boundary so that it can have full control over the use of the land.
Once Hamilton's urban boundary has been expanded to include these lands, the city will fund a massive project to service these fields with roads and sewers in an attempt to attract commercial developers. (initial cost estimates are almost half a billion dollars).
No commercial developers have shown interest in the proposed lands to date (and a nearby industrial park has been sitting 85% vacant for over 10 years).
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