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Ottawa’s development charges may seem like a good idea, but they worsen the housing crisis by driving up costs. A better approach? 1) Property taxes aligned with neighbourhood service costs. 2) Growth within existing areas to expand the tax base and maximize infrastructure use.

“A street functioned like a city park, or a pedestrian mall, where you could move in any direction without really thinking about it…And then the automobile happened. And then automobiles began killing thousands of children, every year.” 99percentinvisible.org/episode/episod…

“The Ontario government is putting the wheels in motion to possibly upload responsibility for Ottawa’s light rail network to the province.” ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article…

More Canadians will vacation in 🇨🇦 this year. People visit a city for architecture, entertainment, vibrancy, and ease of mobility via public transit/walking. A city that invests in itself improves quality of life of its residents and attracts visitors. Ottawa can be that city.

Ottawa’s ByWard Market is bustling this Saturday afternoon with families and friends. People love to experience the ByWard Market’s pedestrian spaces, its unique shops, vendors, great restaurants, and vibrant public spaces. Ottawa needs more hubs like it.

“The result is a victory for the city. A study last year found that 11.2% of trips in Paris proper are made by bike, compared with just 4.3 by car. Half of trips are made on foot and 30% on the city’s superb public transit network…” theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto…

People love Ottawa’s tulip festival! It attracts almost half a million visitors and produces an estimated $40 million in economic impact for Ottawa! The QED being open to pedestrians and cyclists makes it more enjoyable, while the Dow’s Lake LRT station boosts access.

Cars are less efficient and scalable as a transit solution, so this makes sense. “Public transit, cycling and walking will be the ‘primary and preferred modes’ of getting fans to and from the Ottawa Senators' planned downtown arena...” cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

The lack of meaningful action on tackling our housing crisis from all orders of government is abysmal. “The new Ontario budget foresees a slow pace for housing construction over the next three years…” cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Ottawa has some great architecture. What is your favourite style or design in Ottawa?

The Sussex courtyards in the ByWard Market are too often overlooked. These public courtyards were parking lots before. Now they are places to relax, live, and shop. More of Ottawa could be like this, but the city’s land-use regulations hinder these sort of developments today.

“…Wallace will assume the role of general manager of planning, development and building services…will oversee the city's planning and heritage files, including development approvals, real estate and economic development, and infrastructure projects...” cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Ottawa would work best if it was navigable for those aged 8 and 80. That means neighbourhoods with a mix of housing, commercial, services, amenities - reachable via accessible active and public transpo. It takes a village, let’s ensure that village we call Ottawa is built right

When parking is underpriced, like in ByWard, there is more demand than supply. Without better pricing to stimulate turnover people waste time looking for open spots. The answer isn’t more parking, it’s pricing parking properly + alternatives to driving - public & active transpo

“…while it’s tempting for homeowners to focus on the immediate benefits of higher property values and neighbourhood exclusivity, these can trigger a downward spiral in a city, harming the quality of life for all its residents…leave everyone worse off.” urban-progress.com/articles/the-h…

“(Berlin study) Over half of the shoppers surveyed…lived less than one kilometre from shopping districts in the city centre. The study also showed most shoppers walked, biked or took public transportation - less than 10% of shoppers surveyed drove…” ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-pa…

Where is the City of Ottawa’s ambition? Ottawa’s public spaces, architecture, services, and more should match the city’s aspirations. Not fall to the lowest level of someone’s cynicism. Ottawa has incredible potential, we just need the leadership and will to seize it.