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Dundas Downtown Urban Design Study

Published by City of Hamilton

This is the City of Hamilton’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Study
Published by: City of Hamilton
Also called: Dundas Downtown Urban Design Guidelines
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 65
Covers note: A scan with no text layer. The cover, the table of contents and the executive summary were read by eye; the title is the cover's and these headings are copied from the printed table of contents.

Overview

The Dundas Downtown Urban Design Study, prepared for the City of Hamilton's Planning & Development Department, Downtown Renewal Division, by Sinisa (Sonny) Tomic Urban Design Consulting, and listed by the City as the Dundas Downtown Urban Design Guidelines. Shaped by a September 2001 idea charrette and a February 2002 open house, it sets five place-making principles and a vision for King and Hatt Streets precinct by precinct, with streetscape, Urban Braille, street furniture, parking, built form, infill, heritage, storefront and signage guidelines and the Spencer Creek promenade.

What it covers

Executive Summary
King Street History
Hatt Street History
Principles for Place Making
Urban Design Vision
Key Design Elements
Streetscape Treatment
Urban Braille Guidelines
Poetry of Sidewalks
Street Furniture Guidelines
Parking
Built Form Guidelines
Infill
Heritage & Adaptive Re-use
Storefront Design
Commercial Signage
Spencer Creek Promenade
Public Art
Urban Design & Environment
Hatt Street Idea Charrette
Media coverage

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