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.
URBAN ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT:
- Public favours ‘pristine environment’ along Rideau Canal corridor: Parks Canada report (Ottawa Citizen, April 25)
- Greenbelt plan passes major step at NCC (Ottawa Sun, April 24)
WESTERN LRT, O-TRAIN CLOSURE:
- New routes for western LRT proposed by City (Ottawa Citizen, April 19)
- NCC caught off guard, says proposed route inappropriate (Ottawa Citizen, April 25)
- Richmond Road small businesses blast western LRT proposal (Ottawa Sun, April 23)
- City to discuss western LRT route amid backlash (CBC, April 24)
- Work to get underway Saturday, April 27th on O-Train expansion (EMC, April 25)
RIDEAU CENTRE EXPANSION:
- Decision to sell naming rights kills convention centre digital billboard idea (Ottawa Citizen, April 24)
- NCC likes Rideau Centre facelift (Ottawa Sun, April 24)
DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH:
- Promised 9-storey zoning, Hintonburg developer wants 19 (Ottawa Citizen, April 25)
- Laneway along O-Train runs into wall at City Hall (Ottawa Citizen, April 24)
- 18-storey condo proposed for Rideau Street at Cobourg (Ottawa Citizen, April 23)
- The downside of intensification (Ottawa Citizen, April 24)
CITY HALL:
- Ottawa council approves limits to gifts, office spending (CBC, April 24)
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