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.
HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS:
- Ottawa Community Housing considers land sales to fund repairs, new units (Ottawa Sun, April 18)
- Dealing with homelessness (Ottawa Citizen, April 17)
- City still losing battle to end homelessness says Alliance to End Homelessness (Ottawa Sun, April 16)
WESTERN LRT:
- New routes for western LRT bypass McKellar Park (Ottawa Citizen, April 18)
- Western LRT route debate heats up at public meeting (Ottawa Sun, April 18)
BASEBALL STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT:
- Ottawa baseball delayed as Lansdowne style land deal sought to fund renovations (Ottawa Citizen, April 15)
- Redeveloping stadium should wait for light rail: Planning chair (Ottawa Citizen, April 16)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
- Plenty of room for Ottawa jobs: Employment Lands study (EMC, April 18)
- An office market in transition: Why Ottawa looks like no other city (Ottawa Business Journal, April 17)
- Want to fix Orléans? Get some political leadership (Ottawa Citizen, April 17)
- Somerset Village upset over new BIA budget (Centretown News, April 12)
PUBLIC SPACE REDEVELOPMENT:
- Elgin Street cut-through to be turned into new public space (EMC, April 18)
- School board land gift to City opens door to Upper Town development (Ottawa Sun, April 16)
CITY HALL:
- Landowners vow to fight against tougher derelict property rules (CBC, April 18)
- Gift registry recommended for Ottawa City council (CBC, April 18)
- City to launch ‘In my neighbourhood’ service (EMC, April 18)