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Rethinking the Design Process
Ottawa is a G7 capital city. We have incredible opportunities to be a city on par with London, Paris, Tokyo, or Berlin, even if we…
April 15, 2025
More procurement reform would allow Ottawa businesses to help shape our city
In all the recent talk of trade wars, tariffs and buying Canadian, I didn’t expect procurement to feature prominently. I couldn’t be more pleased to…
March 20, 2025
Building the City We Aspire To Be
Ottawa is facing many challenges: we need more housing that achieves better sustainable density to create homes for families and support small businesses for a…
March 4, 2025
Rethinking King Edward Avenue: A Call for Safer Streets
Last fall, DCA President Toon Dreessen took part in a Strong Towns Crash Analysis Lab to look at the tragic circumstances of a pedestrian fatality…
June 14, 2024