In their book Curbing Traffic, Melissa and Chris Bruntlett describe the quiet achieved by controlling car use. Alayne McGregor reviews the book, which will be discussed by the Ottawa Urbanism Book Club on March 26.
In the heart of Centretown sits a parcel of land going to waste. 330 Gilmour Street is an example of wasted potential in the midst of a housing crisis.
The question of whether Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were co-conspirators in organizing the convoy occupation of Ottawa has been left open, as the judge in their trial rejected a motion from their defense teams to dismiss the conspiracy application out of hand.
The City of Ottawa will rent an empty office building at 230 Queen Street (at Bank) to convert into transitional housing – a space for people to sleep while they find permanent housing.
A just-released report from the city’s auditor-general has confirmed that the city has not come close to meeting its targets for creating affordable housing – although it’s getting better. And it needs to figure out what it means by “affordable.”
Centretown resident Arthur II inaugurated SAW Gallery’s new project display space at Arts Court with a solo exhibition entitled Crucible. This show explains the source of SAW’s curious name.