Urban Design
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De-constructing the walking tour: OTTAWA (DE)TOURS
Think about everything you think you know about walking tours. Now erase all that. That is the aim of OTTAWA (DE)TOURS, a local initiative which is...
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Image of the Moment: The Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge
Image: The newly completed Standherd-Armstrong Bridge Location: Connecting Strandherd Drive (in Barrhaven) and Earl Armstrong Road (in Riverside South...
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Playful urbanism: Ottawa ‘sets the stage’
For the past couple of years Sarah Gelbard and Kent Aitken have been on separate missions to get the people of Ottawa to pause and play. Gelbard is a...
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Image of the Moment: Ottawa’s Sharrows
Image: Sharrows: A city initiative to remind drivers to share the road with cyclists through the use of arrows Location: Meadowlands Drive, Ottawa, Canada...
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As the city, and the City, held its breath: Opening night at Lansdowne Park
As opening night kick off approached at 7pm this past Friday night, you could feel the collective buzz in the air as the golden hour approached. With...
By Kristen Gagnon -
Doors Open Ottawa 2014: Tools of Traffic Management
Back during the Doors Open Ottawa weekend, I found myself wanting to visit but one place above all others: the Traffic Management Centre. Located on...
By Dwight Williams -
Neighbourhood Walk: Taking a stroll along Uptown Rideau
Today we bring you the third in a series of neighbourhood photo essays by Spacing Ottawa contributor Christopher Ryan, as we take a stroll down...
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Cycling in Bonn, Germany: Lessons for Ottawa
With summer looming my thoughts turn to climbing aboard my bike and zooming along the newly bare streets and pathways. I love riding my bike in Ottawa...
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Image of the Moment: Remapping Rideau Street
Image: From the Uptown Rideau CDP Workshop – 28 May 2014 Location: Rideau Branch of Ottawa Public Library, 377 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON Date of...
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Festival City: Ottawa’s urban festivals
Named “Best Festival City“, Ottawa is a city which uses its various urban spaces each year to host an array of concerts, culinary events, and...
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Ottawa Underpass Streetscape Initiative
By the end of this summer, two of Ottawa’s underpasses will be that much more welcoming thanks to a city-led initiative aimed at brightening these...
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Image of the Moment: Ottawa Race Weekend
Image: 40th Anniversary Marathon, Ottawa Race Weekend Location: Looking North up Colonel By Drive from the Laurier Bridge, Ottawa, Canada Date of...
By Spacing