#opinionLINKED: The $100-million Strandherd Drive widening boondoggleLast week, we posted an update from the City of Ottawa about the Strandherd Drive widening project. Brigitte Pellerin wrote a good column on her Medium blog that explains why it’s kinda a waste of money. She writes: “Do you know how much the Strandherd Drive widening project is expected to cost? ...
#opinion #news #blogs #official plan #developmentIs downtown-centric service an LRT Achilles heel? (And other notes from the official plan report)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. ...