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Op-ed: Is selling ‘air rights’ to public land such as Lansdowne Park the best we can do?
In 2007 Ottawa City Council voted for a public design competition for Lansdowne Park. Initially, under the leadership of former Mayor Larry O’Brien, local developers…
Designing Safer Streets for a Spooktacular Halloween
Designing safer streets is a year-round priority, with Halloween serving as a reminder of the crucial need for well-planned neighbourhoods that enhance community safety and…
Dreessen: City of Ottawa must be more creative about public spaces
To build attractive, people-friendly venues, we must start with something basic and unsexy: fixing the municipal procurement process. Public places such as libraries, parks, community…
How can Ottawa decrease its tolerance for crap?
Ottawa, as a city, relies on the federal government and National Capital Commission to do the heavy lifting when it comes to our buildings, parks,…
Canada’s building codes and standards need to get with the times
Building codes represent a jurisdiction’s minimum standard for safe structures, and were originally developed with the primary goal of occupant safety. Over time, they have…
Wellington Street — it’s time to think beyond the vehicles
It has been a year since protestors took over Ottawa’s downtown core, rendering streets impassible and fundamentally shifting how we think about public space in…