development

A billboard advertising the Trinity Station development at 900 Albert St. A senior city planning manager says while there will be more to come, Ottawa’s housing future is not in high-rises. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) With one million residents and counting, Ottawa is in a whole new league of cities. ...

Sprawling suburbs are on their way out, with the city preferring more intensification of land uses. (Aerial photo of Barrhaven via City of Ottawa.) While the outer suburbs continue to dominate residential development activity in Ottawa, city data shows that developers are increasingly building denser forms of housing. ...

The City of Ottawa is developing a new official plan. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) The City of Ottawa this week released the draft broad directions for the next official plan, the key document that will guide development from 2021 through 2046. There are five of these directions, outlined in a “Five Big Moves” report. ...

Amanda Bernardo lives in Barrhaven and often rides the bus to work downtown. She says it was smart to integrate the Transitway in the heart of the community, although there are some weak spots in the service. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) (This is the third and final of a three-part look at transit-oriented development in Ottawa and how it can change the way we live and get around in the near future. ...

A sign advertising Trinity Station, a transit-oriented development coming to 900 Albert Street, near Bayview Station. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) (This is the second of a three-part look at transit-oriented development in Ottawa and how it can change the way we live and get around in the near future. ...

“A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under a creative commons license. (This is the first of a three-part look at transit-oriented development in Ottawa and how it can change the way we live and get around in the near future. ...

Artist’s rendering of a finished St-Laurent Station. (via ligneconfederationline.ca) Over the past few days I’ve been skimming the framing report for Ottawa’s new official plan — Ottawa Next: Beyond 2036. It was presented to the planning committee in mid-February and contains the city’s evaluation of the forces that will change Ottawa in the coming century. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Two new requirements aimed at protecting Ottawa’s urban trees will take effect beginning Tuesday, May 24. The changes will affect those doing infill development or removing distinctive trees – any tree with a trunk that is 50 cm or greater in diameter at chest height. ...

Anyone interested in the Lebreton Flats redevelopment should read Eric Darwin’s blog series “LeBetter Flats” . He’s up to nine parts so far. A really intelligent look at planning, lobbying, politics and architecture. http://www.westsideaction.com/lebetter-flats-xi-which-proposal-will-win/

Roscoe the dog says: “I’m usually a pretty happy guy. There are only a few things I get mad at. Squirrels. The Crate. _ And the lack of fenced-in dog parks in Ottawa.” _ Click on the image below to read more… ...