Spacing Ottawa brings you a weekly roundup of urban affairs headlines from the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Check back here on Fridays to catch up on what’s going on in and around the capital.
- What’s opened and closed in Ottawa on Easter Weekend (CBC, March 28)
AROUND CITY HALL:
- Ottawa’s new official plan clears first hurdle (Ottawa Citizen, March 27)
- Community, developers come together to propose changes to Centretown development plan (Ottawa Citizen, March 26)
- City stalls Ottawa South community tree-planting project (Ottawa Sun, March 26)
- City facility naming rights generate little revenue (Ottawa Sun, March 24)
- City roundtable airs ideas for a greener Ottawa (Ottawa Citizen, March 23)
PUBLIC SPACES:
- Fight to save Museum of Nature lawn from parking lot, urban designer urges (Ottawa Citizen, March 26)
- Boardwalk Empire: Path below Parliament Hill could be up for boardwalk, commercial amenities (Ottawa Business Journal, March 26)
DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH:
- Let Claridge build 45-storey ‘Icon’ building on Preston Street, city planners say (Ottawa Citizen, March 28)
- City Council approves preliminary plans for Kanata Town Centre (Ottawa Citizen, March 27)
- Better LeBreton Flats key to downtown improvements, Baird says (Ottawa Citizien, March 23)
TRANSIT:
- Transpo nears Presto green light (Ottawa Sun, March 26)
- OC Transpo buses improve on-time performance (Ottawa Sun, March 24)
HERITAGE:
- Planners OK Byward Market hotel despite community heritage complaint (Ottawa Citizen, March 28)
- What happened to Ogilvy’s (Ottawa Citizen, March 23)
Photo by Dwight Williams.