General Suburban Updates

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by harls

I bought a semi-detached in Aylmer in 2007, built in 1966.. and the garage is a joke. You'd have to watch your mirrors scraping the sides. I don't think it was ever made for a car... especially the big boats they built in the mid-60's.

Not one person on my street uses their garage for a car-hole. Ski gear, bicycles, racks of camping gear, spare tires.. maybe thow in a tool box.

We had a townhouse built in 89 with a very small garage. We would park the Yaris in there over the winter, but it was impossible to get out through the passenger side, and difficult from the driver side. Even worse the few times we parked my two door Focus. A modern mid-sized would not have fit unless you got out through the sunroof.

[roger1818]

Glen Gower wrote an FAQ titled "WHY ARE THERE SO MANY APPLICATIONS FOR APARTMENTS IN STITTSVILLE THESE DAYS?" While it is obviously Stittsville focused, it is still well worth a read. It is long so I won't copy the entire thing, but here are some points I though were interesting:

Recently-approved projects include:

• Lépine’s René’s Court on Robert Grant Avenue (500 apartments);
• Broadstreet Properties’ Blackstone Village (400 apartments);
• North American Development Group’s pair of buildings on Huntmar (350 apartments); and
• Bayview Group’s 71-unit building under construction next to Papa Sam’s on Stittsville Main.

(Reformatted by me to add bullets)

AFAIK, only the last (and smallest) has a thread in this forum (The Landing [1364-1370 Stittsville Main St] | 14m | 4f | Approved)

EDIT: Broadstreet Properties’ Blackstone Village is 360 Bobolink Ridge | 19m | 4 x 6f | Proposed

and under Question 9, he actually admits:

Lower density suburban neighbourhoods, such as Crossing Bridge or Cypress Gardens, typically don’t generate enough tax revenue to pay for services. In newer suburban neighbourhoods with a higher density such as Westwood, Bradley Commons, or Edenwylde the taxes collected come closer to covering the cost of services delivered. You could say that across the entire city, higher-density neighbourhoods “subsidize” the lower tax revenue of lower-density neighbourhoods. (See Hemson Consulting Report, 2021)

[MountainView]

I noticed that some site prep is underway here... shrub/vegetation has mostly been cleared and is currently flat dirt:

Riverside South Business Park

[Marcus CLS]

I spotted a new tower crane in Gatineau, Aylmer sector from my balcony. Anyone have an idea what project this could be?

[Kelnoz]

Originally Posted by Marcus CLS

I spotted a new tower crane in Gatineau, Aylmer sector from my balcony. Anyone have an idea what project this could be?

The new library maybe? I don't recall if there was a crane there last time I was in the area a couple weeks ago.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Kelnoz

The new library maybe? I don't recall if there was a crane there last time I was in the area a couple weeks ago.

Could be. Last update from our friend Harley613 was in August when they started excavation. Not sure if/how many parking levels were being built.

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...=246898&page=2

[harls]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Could be. Last update from our friend Harley613 was in August when they started excavation. Not sure if/how many parking levels were being built.

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...=246898&page=2

It's still a hole, but there's been a lot of activity there in the last while. No crane there yet.

Marcus, there are 2 cranes at Vanier and Allumettières.

[Marcus CLS]

Originally Posted by harls

It's still a hole, but there's been a lot of activity there in the last while. No crane there yet.

Marcus, there are 2 cranes at Vanier and Allumettières.

I can see the double cranes at 90 degrees straight across the river. I have a western exposure. The single
Crane is northwest and about 2 to 3 km west of the double cranes.

[harls]

It might be in Horus territory.

The Zen Things?

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=255072

I am sorry, on behalf of Quebec.. you see this.

[harls]

It must be the library. I drove by the site today and the crane is up there now.

[Ottawacurious]

I'll read it and if I'm ambitious, will try to summarize: but in interim, the document is here:

https://www.kanatanorth.ca/wp-conten.../FILE_7225.pdf

[J.OT13]

New Devcore project. Unclear where it is (assuming near current Devcore projects in old Gatineau) or how many buildings.

https://devcore.ca/propriete/cinq23/

[wingman]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

New Devcore project. Unclear where it is (assuming near current Devcore projects in old Gatineau) or how many buildings.

https://devcore.ca/propriete/cinq23/

Pretty sure this one is on the west side of Montee Paiement between la Verendrye and Harris.

[J.OT13]

Apparently, we should be seeing actual TOD proposals for Limebank soon-ish according to Pat on Rail Fans Canada Discord.

[Dzingle Bells]

Not perfect but this is a huge improvement from what has been being proposed up to this point.

[OTSkyline]

If only something like this could be proposed on all 4 corners of that intersection, then we would have decent density & a decent "town square" around Limebank Station.

This should be then be the standard for all LRT stations. Look at the incredible nodes and the density building around the stations in Vancouver's suburbs.

[Uhuniau]

OK, that's starting to get somewhere.

[J.OT13]

You may remember the battle against a BMW dealership overflow parking lot a few years back. Fighting against that plan, I believe, was warranted. The Airport Authority now wants to clear cut the man made "forest", planted to grow telephone poles, as it causes a danger. As many know, forests composed of only one species of trees is at higher risk of disease and damage from ever more frequent storms.

Locals are protesting the "profiteering" owners for wanting to cut the woods on their own land that was planted with the intent of cutting it down eventually anyway. They should be happy they had it for decades instead of wasting energy on saving a "crop" who's time was always counted.

Ottawa airport authority to clear cut forest despite opposition

Development planned on land that has to be cut for safety, it says

Nicole Williams · CBC News · Posted: Nov 21, 2023

The Ottawa International Airport Authority will move ahead with clear cutting a forest on Hunt Club Road, despite thousands of people signing a petition opposing the plan.

In a letter addressed to Ottawa residents and the Hunt Club community on Monday, the airport authority called the decision "difficult" but necessary given "this neglected plantation's dangerous state."

The plantation it's referring to is a red pine woodland at 400 Hunt Club Rd., which roughly covers four hectares north of the airport. It was established in the early 1960s with the intention of harvesting trees for lumber and telephone poles.

However, it's a site that locals have enjoyed recreationally for years and have fought to save. In 2021, residents rallied against plans for a BMW dealership to expand its parking lot.

[visit website for more]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...-cut-1.7034368

[lrt's friend]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

You may remember the battle against a BMW dealership overflow parking lot a few years back. Fighting against that plan, I believe, was warranted. The Airport Authority now wants to clear cut the man made "forest", planted to grow telephone poles, as it causes a danger. As many know, forests composed of only one species of trees is at higher risk of disease and damage from ever more frequent storms.

Locals are protesting the "profiteering" owners for wanting to cut the woods on their own land that was planted with the intent of cutting it down eventually anyway. They should be happy they had it for decades instead of wasting energy on saving a "crop" who's time was always counted.



https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...-cut-1.7034368

Yep. It was planted as a pine plantation (very closely planted) for straight trunks. After 60 years, it is time for harvest. As I saw closer to home, where the derrecho did a number on multiple similar pine plantations of similar vintage, this site is waiting for a similar calamity. In fact, that same storm just bypassed this site by a very short distance. It was never designed to be a proper woodland and has no lasting value. It is not as if this was climax forest.

[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by lrt's friend

It is not as if this was climax forest.

I mean, in a sense it's been a climax forest...