Spacing Ottawa brings you a weekly roundup of urban affairs headlines from around the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Check back here on Fridays to catch up on what’s going on in the capital.
CITY SERVICES:
- OC Transpo ridership decline continues (Ottawa Citizen, May 9)
- Majority say 2011 Transpo reductions didn’t change how they commute (Metro News, May 9)
- Fewer visitors to Ottawa libraries (Ottawa Sun, May 8)
LIGHT RAIL:
- How much more intensification would make Carling the WLRT choice? (West Side Action, May 7)
- Big changes ahead for Bayview Station (Ottawa Sun, May 9)
- Confederation Line: First Transitway realignment starts June 23 at Laurier (OC Transpo, May 8)
HOUSING CONVERSIONS:
- Housing conversions just part of an evolving downtown, architect says (Ottawa Citizen, May 8)
- What’s driving housing conversions (Ottawa Citizen, May 7)
OTHER NEWS:
- Associations: Assessing the impact on Ottawa’s economy (Ottawa Business Journal, May 9)
- Meet the urban designer shaping Ottawa’s future (Ottawa Citizen, May 5)
GATINEAU (Articles en français) :
- Un nouveau site mobile pour les usagers de la STO (Radio-Canada, le 9 mai)
- Des employés fédéraux commencent à affluer dans l’Île-de-Hull (Radio-Canada, le 9 mai)
- Retour des rues piétonnières au centre-ville de Hull (Le Droit, le 8 mai)
- Les taudis seront rasés par la Ville de Gatineau (Le Droit, le 8 mai)
- Parc de la Gatineau : La CCN fermera Gamelin le 3 juin (Le Droit, le 8 mai)
Photo by Szilárd Gábor Fülöp.