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.
TRANSIT:
- O-Train extension to Gatineau urged in NCC report (CBC, April 2)
- NCC study on interprovincial transit ‘a huge disappointment,’ Diane Deans says (Ottawa Citizen, April 2nd)
- No need for tolls or taxes for Ottawa transit: Deans (Ottawa Citizen, April 2)
AROUND CITY HALL:
- Minister Bob Chiarelli says casino location up to city (Ottawa Sun, April 4)
- Byward Market needs independent governing authority, report advises (Ottawa Citizen, April 4)
- Vision for denser Little Italy moves forward (EMC, April 4)
- Ottawa police say targeting of hot spots has reduced gun crime in 2013 (Ottawa Sun, April 4)
- Committee OKs city’s P3 Public, Private Partnership policy (Ottawa Sun, April 2)
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT:
- Local real estate market softens: Home sales down 15.9% in March (Ottawa Business Journal, April 4)
- Despite opposition, Glebe Annex condo approved (EMC, April 4)
- Latest plans for 18-storey Rideau St. condo tower revealed (EMC, April 4)
PUBLIC SPACES:
- Petrie preservation gets new plan (EMC, April 4)
- Seven new food carts will spice up our streets (Ottawa Citizen, April 3)
- New design for Queen Street to be done within a year (Ottawa Citizen, April 2)
- Backyard lane encroachments face new fee (Ottawa Sun, April 1)
Photo by Pearl Pirie.