[S-Man]

This building wouldn't look good halved in height and fattened a la Ottawa tradition. Few do. Not that I'm making a direct comparison, but the Empire State Building wouldn't be a jewel of architecture if it was a block-wide mid-rise building. Be still my heart. "Why does anything need to be tall?" isn't a valid reason for following that strategy.

It sucks that Holmes has to be the reigning queen of Centretown during this time. Over the years she has effectively said there is no space where a tall building could every be built in Ottawa without destroying dozens of surrounding blocks.

As well, two buildings at the end of a street do not make a 'canyon'. This is just the same fear-mongering/selective reality we've seen for years. Eg - What about the ducks on Dows Lake and their Vitamin D? Or the three cars that every single-bedroom condo dweller owns that will need space for parking?

As for the BIA's members, they aren't stupid. These business owners aren't comfy, retired "Friends of..." types who have time and money to blow fighting change. With disposable income dropping all around, they're desperate for people to fill their restaurant seats.