The vision for Steelport aims to keep Hamilton's industrial legacy alive and healthy. It promotes an outlook whereby the industrial history on this site doesn't end; rather, it continues to develop and evolve, becoming increasingly complex, woven with nature and intersecting with Hamilton life.
This framework for a renewed urban industrial district in Hamilton positions the next generation industrial sector with more in common with the urban experience of Hamilton. This means thinking in terms of hybridity – embracing the mix, convergence, and the wonderful complexities of place, environment, and the public realm. And it certainly means the renewal of priorities in relation to landscape, infrastructure, and sustainable building practices to reflect the climate imperatives of our time.
Drag the image divider left and right to compare what the site looks like today with what Steelport could look like: industrial and commercial districts interspersed with public realm elements, all connected by a new network of green streets and multi-use paths.
The Steelport site is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek. This land is also covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
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