by Glen Gower | Sep 11, 2024 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit UPDATE: City Council approved this application on September 18, 2024. I dissented, as did Councillors Clarke Kelly, George Darouze, Catherine Kitts and David Brown. Planning & Housing Committee has approved the zoning by-law amendment for...
by Glen Gower | Aug 10, 2024 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit (Originally published on my Substack newsletter) In a 30-minute speech in front of local reporters at City Hall, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe laid out a compelling case for financial fairness for the City of Ottawa from the provincial and federal...
by Glen Gower | Jul 11, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit (The heat map above illustrates where people are going by mapping destination areas.) In June, Ottawa transportation planners released the long-awaited results of the 2022 Origin-Destination (OD) study, and it’s full of fascinating info about...
by Glen Gower | Jun 21, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit Good news: A play structure is coming to Crossway Park in the Connections neighbourhood, with installation targeted for 2025. Here’s some background about what’s happening: The Connections neighbourhood is part of a development...
by Glen Gower | Jun 18, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit This week the City’s Environment and Climate Change Committee approved a new Solid Waste Master Plan (SWMP) and Long Range Financial Plan (LRFP) for Ottawa. It’s a 30-year roadmap for how we’ll manage and pay for waste services. (You can see...
by Glen Gower | Jun 14, 2024 | Notebook
Here’s a recap of what we covered at Transit Commission this week. One million taps using O-Payment This month O-Payment will reach the milestone of one million taps, with OC Transpo recording up to 10,000 taps per day. You can now tap your Interac® Debit card on any...
