Longfields subdivision

[S-Man]

Perhaps not too far from Starsky Ave. and Hutch St. in Beacon Hill?

[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by Kitchissippi

This part of Orleans was obviously planned when X-Files was popular on TV

Closer to the core, I imagine they thought it would be cute to have this intersection

I was at Bonnie and Clyde on the weekend!

[Jina]

I think for this area of Barrhaven, someone just grabbed a London underground map and checked the northern line

Being from London UK, I chuckle everytime when the bus 71 announces the bus stops Edgeware and Colindale.
Others in the same area are Burnt Oak, Harrow, Whitechapel, Rayners Lane, Hornchurch
In other areas I have Finchley (I used to live there in London and this street is not far from where I live in Barrhaven ). There's also Upney, Upminster, Gospel Oak, Queensbury. I'm sure there are more.

[Uhuniau]

Jina, that's a tried-and-true street-naming method, as this older suburb demonstrates.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by Dado

I don't think "Grove" is being used as a type of street here. Rather they're using it in trumped-up nature fashion, as in a grove (i.e. of trees, bushes, etc) named after Chianti, which happens to be the name of a wine and wine region in Italy.

So the strictest translation would be Chianti Grove Way .....

That's what I thought. But does that mean the streets signs should read rue Via Chianti Grove Street?

[Jina]

Originally Posted by Uhuniau

Jina, that's a tried-and-true street-naming method, as this older suburb demonstrates.

ahah I did not know about that one . Cheers for that

Regarding the Longfields sub, I read before in the newspaper, many months ago (maybe a year ago) that there were to be commercials on the ground floor of the appartments and Longfields would have been like a town centre. That would have been great. It was also mentioned that the Elliott Trudeau school was to be moved further, but I don't see that happening.

[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by Jina

ahah I did not know about that one . Cheers for that

Regarding the Longfields sub, I read before in the newspaper, many months ago (maybe a year ago) that there were to be commercials on the ground floor of the appartments and Longfields would have been like a town centre.

Would be greater, if instead of building things in suburbs that were *like* town centres, they actually built, you know, town centres.

And not Centrums.

[waterloowarrior]

http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/...appId=__8AZRL3
New mixed used residential - commercial building containning 46 residential units and 1 commercial unit

[McC]

Originally Posted by Uhuniau

Would be greater, if instead of building things in suburbs that were *like* town centres, they actually built, you know, town centres.

And not Centrums.

But look at all of the different kinds of Centra we could be building?
http://is.gd/uj45k1

[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by McC

But look at all of the different kinds of Centra we could be building?
http://is.gd/uj45k1

Just for pure hellery, I'd love to put together architectural renderings for a new Centrum, somewhere - the where is utterly interchangeable - that is a faithful, eight-storey, "mixed-use" and, naturally, "vibrant" replica of a bottle of Centrum vitamins.

Centrum Silver, maybe.

Welcome to Centrum Silver, Ottawa's newest, most vibrant master-planned piece of suburban crap. It's no better than any of the other suburban crap we've been building for the past forty years, but it's got one hell of a good visual pun going on.

[McC]

would you include a couple of "flavour bursts" in the mix, just for added vibrationcy?

[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by McC

would you include a couple of "flavour bursts" in the mix, just for added vibrationcy?

All part of the community benefits package.

That, and the nearby cell tower will be ribbed for her or his pleasure.

[Kitchissippi]

It might get some uplift from the Alstom Cialis trains in the future

[DEWLine]

Originally Posted by S-Man

'Bright Eyes' I could have seen, as it pays homage to one of the greatest films of all time.
What about fictional characters, though? Who wouldn't want to live on James Bond Street?
Or real-life celebrities? William Shatner Blvd, instead of Confederation Boulevard....

Shatner's already got a street in Kanata named for him.

http://spacingottawa.ca/2010/11/26/s...-entertainers/

[waterloowarrior]

March 29, 2013

[Dado]

Not really the best conditions or weather to go about taking pictures, was it?

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

March 29, 2013

Oh... is that where they store the Rideau Canal Skateway Chalets in the off-season? ;-)

[waterloowarrior]

nah... just was walking from a friend's house to the Barley Mow and took a few snaps Lots of dirt and service connections everywhere. The Highbury Park Drive bridge looked to be near complete, but was closed to pedestrian traffic. The Highbury connection to Greenbank is not complete yet but prep work for the Greenbank widening/grade separation is underway (hydro lines have been relocated, trees torn down)

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

nah... just was walking from a friend's house to the Barley Mow and took a few snaps :

If you want to experience the true ambience of Barrhaven you need to go to Greenfields.....it is ripe for an episode of Bar Rescue.

[waterloowarrior]

^ I'll have to try it sometime... Barrhaven options are fairly limited beyond the major chains.

The central pathway and transit stations make this part of Barrhaven much more walkable/bikeable. Although there are still questionable design decisions such as dumping pathways into intersections/crosswalks
http://goo.gl/maps/SLx3I