Public Realm in Canadian Cities - Developments

[J.OT13]

And if you have those back alleys for parking, why not make the front street pedestrian and cycling only. A bit more mix of density would be good as well.

Hendrick Farm in Chelsea Quebec, a "rural village" (more of a suburb now) of Ottawa, 15 km from Downtown partially within Gatineau Park, is similar.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/hend...6198?entry=ttu


https://www.hendrickfarm.ca/village-rentals/


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...ment-1.6109790


https://www.hendrickfarm.ca/listings...tly-available/

[Kilgore Trout]

First time I've heard of Hendrick Farm and it looks nicer than a lot of other New Urbanist suburbs I've seen. There's a good diversity of housing styles. Once the retail is built it will be pretty great, especially with the proximity to Chelsea's village centre.

I spent a few days in Chelsea in 2019 and the whole area is very charming. You're close to Wakefield, you have amazing access to Gatineau Park and the ski stations, and yet you're only 15-20 minutes to downtown Ottawa. It's a cottage country lifestyle that is closer to the city than most of Ottawa's Ontario suburbs.

[J.OT13]

Don't worry, it's not a progressive urbanism move, it's just about saving money and avoiding disrupting to vehicle traffic.

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