City-Wide Corridor Planning Principles and Design Guidelines

The City-Wide Corridor Planning Principles and Design Guidelines provide planning and design directions for corridors in Hamilton.

Corridors typically:

• Connect two or more high traffic areas in the city.
• Contain retail and commercial properties.
• Have high density and mixed uses.
• Are serviced by public transit.

Primary and secondary corridors are identified by the Urban Hamilton Official Plan and include:

• Main-King-Queenston
• James - Upper James
• Main/Osler (McMaster to Dundas)
• Highway 8 (Eastgate to Fifty Road)

• Centennial – Upper Centennial
• Rymal Road
• Mohawk Road
• Ottawa Street

The purpose of this document is to:

• Provide direction for new development, public investments and future planning studies along the city’s corridors.
• Help in the preparation of secondary plans, strategies or initiatives that relate to an urban corridor.
• Communicate the importance of corridor planning and design to citizens and the development community.