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Image of the Moment: Blair Station renovations
Image: Scenes from Blair Station’s renovation to accommodate the Confederation Line of OC Transpo’s LRT / O-Train network. Taken while the...
By Dwight Williams -
UrbSanity: Through skaters’ eyes
“Excuse me, miss. Can I take a picture with your camera? You can hold onto my skateboard to make sure I don’t run away with it.” Sounded like fair...
By Sarah Gelbard -
Image of the Moment: Bank Street underpass revamp
Image: Ottawa’s Drew Mosley (right) and visiting mural artists Troy Lovegates and Felix Berube (not pictured) bringing some internationally renowned...
By Spacing -
Image of the Moment: ‘Northern Lights” Parliament sound + light show
Image: The original Centre Block facade superimposed onto today’s structure and Peace Tower: Opening night of ‘Northern Lights‘, sound...
By Spacing -
Keeping the stoke alive: The grand opening of Charlie Bowins Skatepark
It’s been two and a half years’ in the making, but this weekend the new Charlie Bowins Skatepark at McNabb Park officially opened for...
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Image of the Past: Sussex and Wellington 1914
Image: “Confederation Square showing Chateau Laurier, The Rae Building and the Grand Trunk Railway Station, Ottawa, Ont.”...
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Easy as 1-2-3: The simple absurdity of the site selection for the ‘Memorial to the Victims of Communism’
triad: noun tri·ad \ˈtrī-ˌad also -əd\ 1: a union or group of three : trinity 2: a chord of three tones consisting of a root with its third and fifth...
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Urbabbles: A Tale of Two Senators
As the NCC waits on five proposals for the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats, Spacing Ottawa muses over the possible ‘confusion’ one such...
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Image of the Moment: Westboro’s Complete Street
Image: Ottawa’s first ‘complete street’ Location: Churchill Avenue, Westboro, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: June 13, 2015...
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UrbSanity: Shhh!!! A loud vision for the Central Library
Last summer, following the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Public Library Main Branch on Metcalfe, the Main Library Facility Planning report was released...
By Sarah Gelbard -
Doors Open Ottawa 2015: A look at Ottawa’s Community Support Services
On June 6-7, 2015, the City of Ottawa marked its 14th annual Doors Open Ottawa event, a weekend celebrating the City’s built heritage and community...
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Image of the Moment: Trillium line signage goes up
Image: OC Transpo O-Train Trillium Line Location: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: May 1, 2015 Photographer: Kristen Gagnon As the...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered