The 2001 keynote address at the Hamilton, Ontario symposium on urban neighbourhoods provided a number of strategies that community associations could use in evaluating infrastructure needs, and proposals, and also provided context and content for the formation and organization of the Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods ( Ontario.) Now, in 2009, numerous infrastructure proposals are being floated by all levels of government in attempts to deal with the economic downturn that is sweeping Canada, the U.S., and other countries. The PowerPoint slides used in the original presentation appear to have gained in value as community associations try to understand the purpose, value, and impacts of latest mix of iinfratructure proposals and initiatives notions being promoted by governments to deal with the current recession/depression.

1. Strategies for Infrastructure Improvements in Urban Neighbourhoods: An Issue-Oriented Action Agenda for Community Associations Professor Barry Wellar, Department of Geography, University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Canada Shaping Ontario’s Urban Neighourhoods Hamilton Convention Centre May 5-6, 2001 Hamilton, Ontario

2. ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROCESS: THE MATTER OF LEGITIMACY ELECTED OFFICIALS PROFESSIONAL STAFF THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Decisions Advice Values & Attitudes

3. Rational Model of Roles and Relationships in Defining and Achieving Infrastructure Improvements Citizens, Shareholders, Members Consumers, Voters, Interest Groups Values and Attitudes Opinions, Participation, Support, Votes, Rejection Professionals Advice Interpretations, Implications, Recommendations Executives / Electeds Decisions Choices, Priorities

17. Learning Triangles (cont.) Utility Complexity Sustainability Utility Sustainability Reliability Benefits Costs Risks Costs Risks Alternatives Complexity Sustainability Reliability Complexity Utility Reliability Benefits Risks Alternatives Benefits Costs Alternatives

18. THAT WAS THEN Context materials for a presentation on “Infrastructure” by Prof. B. Wellar at the 2001 Symposium, Shaping Ontario’s Urban Neighbourhoods, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, May 5 and 6, 2001

19. THIS IS NOW Context materials for a presentation on “Infrastructure” by Prof. B. Wellar at the 2001 Symposium, Shaping Ontario’s Urban Neighbourhoods, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, May 5 and 6, 2001