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movebyleap · #21 Posted: **Nov 19, 2007, 4:48 AM**

Well, that's Gehry for you. People either love him or hate him. There are no in-betweens. But you've got to admit - he always provokes a reaction.

I've always been a fan. My husband was not. When we saw this museum in person last summer, it was as if we had been struck by lightning! It really is quite spectacular!

Kitchissippi · #22 Posted: **Nov 19, 2007, 3:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jamaican-Phoenix

I'd rather have someone like Moshe Safdie build some serious stuff in Gatineau...

Oh God, please no more Safdie. There way too much of his stuff in this town. Between the Gallery and the former City Hall, it's like having two of the same painting in one room. That tower looming over New Edinburg is such an eyesore too. I doubt they'll ever ask Safdie to do another building in this city.

harls · #23 Posted: **Nov 20, 2007, 10:24 PM**

I just pieced this together in the 10 mins I have left at work.. the metropole at Queen and Lyon

Scale is off and looks terrible, but imagine a tower at this corner (40 storeys or so...) it would have a nice effect, wouldn't it?

Aylmer · #24 Posted: **Nov 20, 2007, 10:58 PM**

Wow.
Why can't they build something like that?

jeremy_haak · #25 Posted: **Nov 21, 2007, 12:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by AylmerLover

Wow.
Why can't they build something like that?

Strictly speaking, they did.

It's amazing how one building could balance out the skyline there. It would be a huge improvement.

Aylmer · #26 Posted: **Nov 22, 2007, 12:35 AM**

you know what I mean!

Jamaican-Phoenix · #27 Posted: **Nov 22, 2007, 5:17 AM**

I would like to see soemthing a little more different and striking than the typical boxes that are always built.

Something like the Al-Fattan towers of Dubai. One of those in Ottawa would definately be cool and striking...

Aylmer · #28 Posted: **Nov 22, 2007, 12:06 PM**

Those Boxes are politics in the arts!
Dosn't look nice

Jamaican-Phoenix · #29 Posted: **Nov 22, 2007, 3:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by AylmerLover

Those Boxes are politics in the arts!
Dosn't look nice

What, you mean the Al-Fattan towers?

AL-FATTAN TOWERS

There are nicer towers out there in the world, but at least these have some shape to them!

Aylmer · #30 Posted: **Nov 22, 2007, 6:47 PM**

yeah but the canadian government thinks it's better to save the taxpers money and build concrete blocks.

Jamaican-Phoenix · #31 Posted: **Nov 22, 2007, 10:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by AylmerLover

yeah but the canadian government thinks it's better to save the taxpers money and build concrete blocks.

Um, dude? The Feds don't build/commission ALL buildings in Ottawa.

jeremy_haak · #32 Posted: **Nov 22, 2007, 11:16 PM**

What do you guys think about trolleys/streetcars/trams? I'm specifically considering them beyond the idea of Rapid Transit. Obviously the upfront costs make them seem like a bit of a luxury, but the idea is appealing to me. My candidates:
Richmond-Wellington-Somerset-Bank
Carling-Preston-Somerset-Bank

I think that some cross-route through the CBD-Dalhousie-Beechwood would be an interesting routing as well.

O-Town Hockey · #33 Posted: **Nov 22, 2007, 11:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by jeremy_haak

What do you guys think about trolleys/streetcars/trams? I'm specifically considering them beyond the idea of Rapid Transit. Obviously the upfront costs make them seem like a bit of a luxury, but the idea is appealing to me. My candidates:
Richmond-Wellington-Somerset-Bank
Carling-Preston-Somerset-Bank

I think that some cross-route through the CBD-Dalhousie-Beechwood would be an interesting routing as well.

I don't think Richmond-Wellington is a good idea with the transitway so darn close. I would love to see something like that running N-S down Bank Street but where would we find the room for such a system?? Having something like that running from the CBD into the Market also sounds like a great idea, but how many people in the Beechwood area actually take public transit?

waterloowarrior · #34 Posted: **Nov 23, 2007, 12:04 AM**

reposting this from the rockcliffe roundabout thread

source: ncc watch

harls · #35 Posted: **Nov 23, 2007, 12:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by jeremy_haak

What do you guys think about trolleys/streetcars/trams? I'm specifically considering them beyond the idea of Rapid Transit. Obviously the upfront costs make them seem like a bit of a luxury, but the idea is appealing to me. My candidates:
Richmond-Wellington-Somerset-Bank
Carling-Preston-Somerset-Bank

I think that some cross-route through the CBD-Dalhousie-Beechwood would be an interesting routing as well.

I'd like to rip up boul. Lucerne in Aylmer and turn it into a streetcar route (I believe it was once upon a time)

then it could dip underground at UQO and re-emerge at the Prince of wales bridge.. ah, to dream.

Rathgrith · #36 Posted: **Nov 23, 2007, 12:59 AM**

I too dreamed once, well maybe during the day in class while I was bored to death:

PS: I'm new to this image hosting and its annoying the hell out of me. I wanted to make it full size, but no.

PSPS: I know this will never happen unless Ottawa burns to the ground some night. Maybe the NCC is planning something...

jeremy_haak · #37 Posted: **Nov 23, 2007, 5:09 AM**

Wow, I'm surprised how closely those routes match up to what I was considering.

Aylmer · #38 Posted: **Nov 23, 2007, 2:14 PM**

If they did have trams, they would have to run down Bank,Sparks,Laurier and possibly Elgin.

Jamaican-Phoenix · #39 Posted: **Nov 23, 2007, 3:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by AylmerLover

If they did have trams, they would have to run down Bank,Sparks,Laurier and possibly Elgin.

Um, why?

In regards to Sparks St. though, there a was a plan floated around a little while ago where old-school streetcars would've run along Sparks St. all the way from LeBreton Flats to Elgin. Not what the status is, but business owners along Sparks St. endorsed it...

Aylmer · #40 Posted: **Nov 23, 2007, 10:33 PM**

In the ''Sparks street revitalisation plan'' by the city of Ottawa they say a tram is a probable option!
I forget where I saw this...