Intensification
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Intensification – how to get to Yes In My Back Yard
Intensification, in land use speak, means more intensive land use i.e. more homes per lot. This term has... more
By AlexCullen
February 13, 2023
Dear Editor (Ottawa Citizen),
Jon Willing's article on the City's recent mapping of neighbourhoods as part of its Official Plan review (Maps illustrate... more
By AlexCullen
August 20, 2021
On Friday, March 12, a door into Ottawa’s new Official Plan closed. That was the formal deadline for comments on the draft tabled by city staff in November,... more
March 18, 2021
Between April 2019 and January 2020, the City of Ottawa declared a climate and housing emergency. On May 11th 2020, a vote to expand Ottawa’s urban boundary... more
By Pat Freel
May 3, 2020
I am critical of the recommendation made in Report ACS2020-PIE-EDP-0012. I believe that the Full Intensification Option is better than the Balanced Scenario.I... more
May 13, 2020
Re: Ottawa’s New Official Plan - Growth Management Strategy ACS2020-PIE-EDP-0012
Dear Mayor Watson and City Councillors,
The purpose of this letter is to... more
May 10, 2020
Nepean, June 18—Following up on President James O’Grady’s presentation to the City of Ottawa’s Planning Committee on May 26th, the Trend-Arlington Community... more
June 18, 2015
RE : Zoning By-Law Amendment affecting low density residential zones
within the greenbelt (Infill II)
Dear Mr. Gauthier,
The purpose of this letter is to bring... more
By FHACA
February 27, 2015
(Ottawa, September 24, 2014) Today, Catherine Fortin LeFaivre, candidate for council in Rideau-Vanier, announced that she would fight Trinity Group's request... more
September 24, 2014
Dear Councillor,
I am writing to you in support of a motion to amend the Preston-Carling Secondary Plan that will be considered by Council next week.... more
July 4, 2014
The following is what was provided to the City of Ottawa Planner as feedback for a new City initiative presented at a public meeting Nov 18, 2013.
This... more
November 24, 2013
My primary job as a councillor's assistant became working on planning and environment files because three of the communities in Capital Ward were being... more
By Donna Silver
February 5, 2013
In the middle of the last century, “urban renewal” peaked as the cutting edge of urban planning. Renewal referred not to restoration or renovation of... more
By Jay Baltz
April 13, 2013
To: Ken Gray
As most of you are aware, there is a condo to be built on the corner of Greenbank Road and Craig Henry Drive. Over a year ago, a builder purchased... more
April 3, 2013
If we want to build a sustainable City then redeveloping Carling Ave., a street that desperately needs to be revitalized, is a perfect candidate for Light Rail... more
By James OGrady
October 4, 2012