By Alain Miguelez
-
OPINION: Ten reasons to be optimistic about Ottawa in 2012
2011 was the year in which urban planning and development became the confirmed fashionable topic of conversation around town. What with real estate...
-
MIGUELEZ: Five Reasons Intensification Will Work
Editor’s note: For residents of Ottawa’s core neighbourhoods, change is in the air. Mainstreets from Westboro to Centretown have being...
-
OPINION: It’s time we made sidewalk blockers pay
Have we lost our collective ability to live in the city – to be true cityzens? Now that suburban generations have existed for almost 70 years, have our...
-
The infill wars: a case study from Old Ottawa South
[flickrslideshow acct_name=”spacing” id=”72157625825213585″ padding=”5″...
-
Opinion: time is right for teenage transit to grow up
Reading my friend Chris Bradshaw’s recent Spacing Ottawa opinion piece on rapid transit reminds me of the challenges of a growing family. Canada is a...
-
The history of the Ottawa subway
As Ottawa takes decisive steps toward giving itself a downtown subway, it is fascinating to find that this is actually the fourth time that plans for...
-
Opinion: Lansdowne is a key city-building project
What better topic to kick off Spacing Ottawa than with Lansdowne Park? It has attracted a great deal of controversy and misinformation, but in looking at...