centrum

People who flunk out of fine art school end up painting stuff like this. Either that or there’s an entrance to a sewer grate nearby concealing ninjas and talking rats. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/g3ycl.jpg) (Photo and shoe by Rob Jacobs , taken at Kanata Centrum. ...

Back in September, we ran a series about how to improve Kanata Centrum for pedestrians and cars. One of our suggestions was to add a crosswalk at the Walmart across Earl Grey Drive. Well, we’re happy to report that there is now a crosswalk, with traffic lights and everything. ...

** Five ways to fix Kanata Centrum #5: Where should the bus stop? ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/centrum-oc.jpg) OC Transpo’s Terry Fox bus station is currently on the far east side of Kanata Centrum, tucked in behind the AMC Theatres. Why not move it more to the centre of Centrum? ...

** Five ways to fix Kanata Centrum #4: Stop signs for Earl Grey ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/centrum-stops.jpg) There are two spots on Earl Grey that need stop signs. The first one is shown at the bottom of the map, near some of the restaurants on the West side of Centrum. ...

** Five ways to fix Kanata Centrum #3: Wayfinding signs ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/centrum-wayfinding.jpg) This one isn’t so much for pedestrians as it is for drivers. There are no tall buildings or central landmarks at Kanata Centrum. Combine that with winding roads and a few one-way streets, and motorists often get stuck making wrong turns or taking too-long routes from A to B. ...

** Five ways to fix Kanata Centrum #2: Fewer entrances off Herlihey ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/centrum-herlihey.jpg) Herlihey Way is the street that (sort of) runs in front of Loblaws, running between the Chapters and Terry Fox Drive. But Herlihey doesn’t work. There are too many entrances to the street from the adjacent parking lots. ...

** Five ways to fix Kanata Centrum #1: A crosswalk to Walmart ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/centrum-walmart-crosswalk.jpg) Just about every time we’re at Kanata Centrum, we see pedestrians making a run for it across Earl Grey Drive, trying to get between the Walmart and the pedestrian shopping area in front of the AMC Theatres. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/centrum.jpg) The Kanata Centrum was supposed to be a new city centre for suburban Kanata. It was supposed to be a place where pedestrians and cars could co-exist. But it didn’t quite work out that way. It’s not friendly to cars or pedestrians. ...