Spacing Ottawa would like to bring 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 and around the capital.
PUBLIC SPACES:
- Ottawa finds a home on Sparks Street for Lord Stanley memorial (Globe & Mail, March 17)
- Problem-plagued park to receive makeover (Centretown News, March 15)
NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION:
- Heritage takes over Canada Day, Winterlude from NCC (CBC, March 21)
- Experts worry about the future of the NCC after budget transfers key functions to heritage (Ottawa Citizen, March 21)
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT:
- New heritage body OKs changes to market, Glebe sites (Ottawa Citizen, March 21)
- Lees Station transit-oriented development plans revealed at Old Ottawa East (EMC, March 21)
- 2011 Beechwood avenue fire: Residents oppose condo plan (Ottawa Sun, March 20)
- City wins round in battle over downtown design guidelines — but there’s a catch (Ottawa Citizen March 19)
- Rumoured southwest development: What the mayor think Walton is up to (Ottawa Citizen, March 21)
- This just in on the Walton International project (The Bulldog, March 19)
AROUND CITY HALL:
- City rethinking how it consults (EMC, March 21)
- Watson threatens to pull the plug on Ottawa casino (EMC, March 21)
- Transit ridership down in 2012 (Ottawa Sun, March 18)
SIDEWALK PATIOS:
- Hooley’s application sparks concerns about pedestrian traffic (Centretown News, March 15)
- Preston Street BIA argues fees should stay low (Centretown News, March 15)
Photo by Szilárd Gábor Fülöp.