Erwin Dreessen points out that two architects who just won architecture’s top prize are proponents of always reusing rather than demolishing buildings.
Comment: 267 O’Connor Street: “Never demolish, never remove”
Category: Opinion
Comment: Fossil fuel disinformation must stop
Darlene Pearson argues that LNG exports, as promoted by billboards downtown, will not help the climate crisis.
Comment: Dundonald Park: where do we go from here?
The volunteer-maintained gardens in Dundonald Park have been targeted by vandalism and theft. Dinah Robinson says a strategic plan for the park is needed.
Comment: is OC Transpo tone-deaf again?
The city’s Transit Commission received a major rewrite of OC Transpo’s bus routes around Ottawa. That’s right – received. Not approved, or rejected, or amended.
Comment: On the front lines of a social crisis, with coffee
The City of Ottawa is failing those most in need, says Brynn Emond, and that failure puts the burden of support on low-paid workers in coffee shops and other front-line spaces.
Want a better city? It starts with children
Comment: Sports won’t be accessible if Plouffe Park is sold
Lorrie Marlow of the Plant Pool Recreation Association explains the importance to the community of the sports fields and rinks in Plouffe Park.
Somerset Ward report: making our parks more people-friendly
It’s no wonder we care so much about greenspace in our downtown core, because there is so little of it, says Councillor Ariel Troster.
Comment: Building over Plouffe Park
David Seaborn gives seven things wrong with the city’s 1010 Somerset draft concept plan.
Comment: Stop the cannibalization of Plouffe Park
Robert Fox writes: “The online feedback form makes it difficult to communicate the depth of my opposition to the cannibalization of Plouffe Park.”
Op-ed: The bully, the bullied, and the bystander
The Centretown CHC is appalled about the ongoing attacks and violence against members of our community. This is unacceptable. We believe that we all have a role to play in stopping it.
Comment: Will OC Transpo listen to the constructive ideas suggested by its riders?
In the last month, I attended two consultation meetings run by OC Transpo on proposed bus route changes for 2024, and heard many constructive suggestions.
Summer reading: Examining the underlying causes of “accidents”
Author Jessie Singer says we should stop blaming those involved and look for underlying systemic causes of “accidents”.
Comment: A balanced proposal for Wellington
Xavier Bradbury-Jost proposes we keep Wellington Street open to regular traffic, but as a two-lane road with left-turn lanes at intersections, bus loading zones, a curb-separated bicycle lane, and some on-street parking.
Comment: In building our city, the cheapest price shouldn’t be mistaken for the best value
Toon Dreessen says that we need to be concerned with how our government, at all levels, buys design services. That is the key word – design is a service; it isn’t a commodity.
How can Ottawa decrease its tolerance for crap?
Ottawa needs need places that enhance our quality of life and create social equity, argues architect Toon Dreessen
Comment: Another year, another LRT breakdown
Ottawa needs a more resilient transit system that doesn’t pack up every time the LRT has problems, and better consultation with riders.