Planning committee OKs plan for more neighbourhood shops
Ottawa Citizen

By Matthew Pearson, Ottawa Citizen, May 27, 2015

The planning committee has endorsed a new bylaw designed to clear the way for more small-scale shops and restaurants in residential neighbourhoods within the urban core. The bylaw, which stills needs council’s approval, also identifies dozens of non-conforming stores currently operating and assigns them the rightful zoning to continue operating. via Planning committee OKs plan for more neighbourhood shops | Ottawa Citizen.

Planning committee considers new infill rules
Ottawa Citizen

By Matthew Pearson, Ottawa Citizen, May 27, 2015

Nothing drove home concerns about infill development quite like the pictures Phyllis Odenbach Sutton showed from her Old Ottawa East neighbourhood. New houses, some still under construction, dwarfing the one next door; blank walls that run nearly the entire length of a lot, much longer than the neighbouring house; and a huge modern home, built nearly to the property line, with a three-car garage and a rooftop terrace featuring a wooden pergola. via Planning committee considers new infill rules | Ottawa Citizen.

Councillor seeks ‘funky’ business makeover for vacant Hintonburg street
Metro

By Lucy Scholey, Ottawa Metro News, May 26, 2015

With its vacant lots, parking spaces and few commercial storefronts, Armstrong Street is hardly scenic for cyclists.

Just north of bustling Wellington Street West, the cycling route provides a safer trip into Hintonburg, but no one rides that way because there’s “no destination” on Armstrong Street, according to area Coun. Jeff Leiper.

Start of cycling season spurs Alta Vista cycling safety blitz

By Erin McCracken, Ottawa Community News, May 27, 2015

Cyclists were recently treated to all the bells and whistles, or rather, bells, reflective bands and lights, during a cycling safety blitz at the southeast corner of Industrial Avenue and Alta Vista Drive. With the advent of warm weather, cycling season is in full swing, reason why Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier and Rob Wilkinson with Safer Roads Ottawa held the blitz on May 14. They, along with Ottawa paramedics and police, also shared safety tips with cyclists commuting home from work or those out for a pleasure ride with their children. via Start of cycling season spurs Alta Vista cycling safety blitz.

McLeod: Ottawa has lost so-called war on cars
Ottawa Citizen

By Jonathan McLeod, Ottawa Citizen, May 26, 2015

There is no war on cars. The city is launching no attacks on the automobile. Cars may be at war with the city, the but the war has been decided and cars have won. They have won the way wars have typically been won. They have grabbed and control more territory, pushing pedestrians and bicyclists further and further to the side as our roads continue to widen, get faster and dominate our street life. via McLeod: Ottawa has lost so-called war on cars | Ottawa Citizen.

Confederation Line spending dips into contingency fund
Ottawa Citizen

By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen, May 26, 2015

Spending for the Confederation Line has already dipped into the $100-million contingency fund by $8 million, and senior staff have earmarked $66 million more to be spent from the fund. So far, the city has spent about $8 million on “unforeseen conditions” such as soil remediation and asbestos cleanup at the maintenance and storage facility, extra costs associated with integrating the three downtown stations into existing buildings, “as well as smaller items like the Lees Avenue parking lot, which was part of a land deal with the University of Ottawa,” said Steve Cripps, the director of the city’s rail implementation office. via Confederation Line spending dips into contingency fund | Ottawa Citizen.

Planning committee OK’s plan for more neighbourhood shops
Ottawa Citizen

By Matthew Pearson, Ottawa Citizen, May 26, 2015

The planning committee has endorsed a new bylaw designed to clear the way for more small-scale shops and restaurants in residential neighbourhoods within the urban core. The bylaw, which stills needs council’s approval, also identifies dozens of non-conforming stores currently operating and assigns them the rightful zoning to continue operating. via Planning committee OK’s plan for more neighbourhood shops | Ottawa Citizen.

Draft of priorities for this term of council released
Ottawa Citizen

By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen, May 26, 2015

In the weeks leading up to the summer break in mid-July, city council will consider the so-called strategic initiatives to help carry out the priorities for this term of council. Late Tuesday, the draft list of exactly what those $37.5 million-worth of initiatives are — and what each of them will cost — was released for the first time. What are strategic initiatives? In theory, strategic initiatives are projects that help realize council’s seven “priorities” for the term. In reality, however, the priorities are so wide-ranging and vague, that it’s hard to think of any project that wouldn’t fit under one of the headings. (The priorities include economic prosperity, transportation and mobility, sustainable environmental services, healthy and caring communities, service excellence, governance, planning and decision-making, and financial sustainability.) What most people want to know is what the projects are. via Draft of priorities for this term of council released | Ottawa Citizen.

Oceanographer to make waves in Ottawa
Ottawa Citizen

By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen, May 24, 2015

Sylvia Earle is bringing decades of experience as an oceanographer to an Ottawa audience Monday, and it’s not a happy message. Earle is the former chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and says the oceans desperately need protection from pollution and overfishing right away. “We thought the ocean was too big to fail,” she said in an interview, but this was wrong. via Oceanographer to make waves in Ottawa | Ottawa Citizen.

Developer proposes Ottawa’s first car-free condos for ByWard Market
Ottawa Citizen

By Matthew Pearson, Ottawa Citizen, May 25, 2015

Bruce Yateman says “the time has come” for Ottawa’s first car-free condominium development. Following the lead of builders in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary, Yateman’s company EcoCorner Inc. is proposing to build a nine-storey building in the ByWard Market that will offer no parking spaces for residents or visitors. via Developer proposes Ottawa’s first car-free condos for ByWard Market | Ottawa Citizen.
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