[waterloowarrior]

Staff Report (http://ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/pec/2008/11-25/ACS2008-ICS-PLA-0081.htm)

District Plan PDF (http://ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/pec/2008/11-25/ACS2008-ICS-PLA-0081_DOCUMENT%202.pdf)

http://wwuploads.googlepages.com/escarp_distPlan.jpg

http://wwuploads.googlepages.com/escarp_distPlan2.jpg

[Luker]

niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

p.s.

LOL @

Limit buildings to a maximum of 4-6 storeys.
#2
This is a high-rise neighbourhood; much of the existing zoning allows 12 storey buildings.

[Aylmer]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

iiiiiiiii!

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

My only problem with it...Not tall enough downtown!!!

Other than that, me likey. :)

[adam-machiavelli]

It's pretty sweet. Although I assume the renderings are only preliminary? I hope architects will be given leeway to design a variety of individual structures. It looks like mini-Concord Pacific Place.

[Kitchissippi]

How come it does not show the LRT or the tunnel portal into the escarpment?

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

How come it does not show the LRT or the tunnel portal into the escarpment?

Because they know it won't exist by the time this project is complete. ;)

[ac888yow]

Blah. 5-6 storey buildings in the most prime piece of real-estate remaining in the city? LOL is right.

Call me when building heights are 20 storeys (minimum) and higher.

[harls]

This is probably the place with the most lax height restrictions in the city, because as far as I know there's no viewcone or viewplane or whatever shape it is to mess with the view of Parliament... plus there are plenty of existing tall buildings in the area. This isn't councillor Holmes' ward, is it?

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

This is probably the place with the most lax height restrictions in the city, because as far as I know there's no viewcone or viewplane or whatever shape it is to mess with the view of Parliament... plus there are plenty of existing tall buildings in the area. This isn't councillor Holmes' ward, is it?

Yep. I'm pretty sure it is... :haha:

[harls]

Aw..

[c_speed3108]

some of these height complaints are getting absurd. What next the Place De Ville C site at Queen and Kent?

[rodionx]

On Bay Street between Albert and Slater, the height limit is 72 metres. It's on page 99 of the plan.

[ikerrin]

I know you all like it, but I lose my view of the river when it gets built.:(

[waterloowarrior]

this whole area will be amazing if/when this plan, LeBreton Flats, and eventually Bayview (and maybe even City Centre) are built out

[jeremy_haak]

Someone needs to do one of those Calgary type renderings of Ottawa in 30 years or so with LRT and Lebreton Flats built out and this built out etc. It'd be interesting to see.

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

Someone needs to do one of those Calgary type renderings of Ottawa in 30 years or so with LRT and Lebreton Flats built out and this built out etc. It'd be interesting to see.

That would be awesome.

[harls]

30 years... are you sure? maybe... 200? :laugh:

[Aylmer]

30 years... are you sure? maybe... 200? :laugh:

200 years before they finish LeBreton phase 2 or till they decide to start it?

:)

[cityguy]

Not bad,but a little sterile.

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

Not bad,but a little sterile.

Well it's only just a proposal. We'll have to wait and see what exactly goes up there. :P

[O-Town Hockey]

An interesting article from the Centretown News:

Huge project transforms escarpment area

By Jessa Runciman


After two years of preparation, the Escarpment Area District Plan was presented at a city planning and environment committee meeting last week to unanimous approval.

The community development strategy proposes an extensive urban facelift in the area surrounding the north end of Bronson Avenue, including new stretches of green space, redevelopment of existing Ottawa Technical High School property, low- and high-rise residential buildings and eventually forging a connection with the city’s planned light rail transit system.

“Some of the elements of this plan I think are truly exciting,” said Coun. Peter Hume, the committee’s chair.

“There are lots of great opportunities to make that gateway much better than it is today, because it certainly isn’t an inviting entrance to our downtown core.”

The plan is intended to implement a key component of the Downtown Ottawa Urban Design Strategy, an award-winning visionary document completed in 2004 by city planners to enhance the quality of urban experience in the Capital by providing a guide for downtown design.

The escarpment strategy aims to generate a diverse and attractive Centretown community, bridging the gap between the downtown core and the LeBreton flats development taking shape farther west.

Landscape architect George Dark has been appointed by the city as the plan’s chief designer. He acknowledged the challenge of such a large undertaking, but noted that things are off to a good start.

“It’s big and it’s complicated and it takes a lot of time,” Dark said. “But having a clear plan that’s endorsed by [the planning committee] is a great departure point. I’m thrilled it went through this well.”

The proposal’s initial popularity is due in part to input from escarpment area residents themselves, who participated in a consultation process of workshops and informal discussions to determine the expectations of stakeholders.

Many of the residents attended the committee meeting to show support for the plan, and to stress the importance of preserving heritage and ensuring accessibility to transit within the congested neighbourhood.

Members of the Nanny Goat Hill Garden co-operative in particular were enthusiastic about the formalizing of their community garden as a central part of the plan’s proposed park landscape.

“I sincerely thank the committee for its openness to consider this issue as a priority,” said Rosemary Taylor, the garden’s caretaker. “Carrying forward the intention to maintain this key green area as livable space for the area and its residents is crucial.”

Coun. Diane Holmes was presented with fresh produce by patrons of the garden in appreciation of her active support for the project. She was pleased with the planning committee’s motion of approval, but reminded members of the 25-year-long road ahead if the sweeping redevelopment plan is given the go-ahead by city council.

“It’s a very inspiring study and it will be quite a challenge for us to…make sure that this study is the vision we try and implement over the many years it will take to bring this to fruition,” said Holmes. “It’s a very good start.”

[Richard Eade]

How come it does not show the LRT or the tunnel portal into the escarpment?
The assumption made during the concept design is that the LRT will be buried from Booth east. You can see the start of the tunnel on the west of Booth in some of the drawings.

Interestingly, the sewer system for the area is predominantly a combined sanitary/storm system. Adding the new development will exceed the capacity of the existing system. During the cancelled N-S LRT project the sewer systems of Albert and Slater were to be re-built as separate sanitary and storm systems. This would have provided the required capacity for the Escarpment Development. Now what will happen? I expect that the roads will need to be torn up for the sewers under a different budget.