Lansdowne Park remains a potential crown jewel of Canada’s capital if planned right locally. This past year, the GCA Parks Committee engaged in the GCA’s effort to advocate that the Lansdowne 2.0 plan not go forward until parkland deficit issues were addressed, participating in October’s Let’s Talk Lansdowne, and preparing a brief in aid of [...]
After a decade of advocacy by the GCA, and again with thanks to Councillor Menard and his predecessors, the City has created this park with a senior citizen-focus. Stay tuned for adult exercise equipment in this and other parks to promote physical and mental well-being. Since 2020, the Parks Committee has pressed the City to [...]
The GCA is excited about any opportunity to increase urban park space and improve seamless active transportation routes downtown. The Glebe is far below the City's parkland standard of 2 hectares per 1000 population; global warming (and burning) demands action on clean transportation alternatives. The Bronson/Chamberlain construction project presents an opportunity to do both. Motions [...]
Part of the City of Ottawa’s Spring Cleaning the Capital programme Helping to Keep Glebe Parks Safe, Clean, Green, and Fun! What and Where: The Glebe Community Association’s annual park clean-ups, part of the City of Ottawa’s Spring Cleaning the Capital programme, at each of our neighborhood’s thirteen beautiful City parks. When: Saturday, May 4, [...]
Subject: Press Release: Lansdowne 2.0 financials and need for greater transparency around costs and risks Please find enclosed a Press Release related to Lansdowne 2.0 which goes to Joint Committee on Nov. 2nd of next week. Note that late today, the City released the 2023 Lansdowne Annual Report (for year ending March 31st, 2023), i.e. almost [...]
UPDATED Fact Check for Councillors: Lansdowne 2.0 is the most expensive project you are being asked to vote on in this term of Council. Lansdowne 2.0: Half a billion dollars of City spending At the end of the day, Lansdowne 2.0 is likely to cost the City at least $500M. The $419.1M for the [...]
175 Third Avenue Ottawa, K1S 2K2 September 14, 2023 Krishon Walker City Planner City of Ottawa Re: Comments regarding proposed OPA and Rezoning of Lansdowne Park I am writing on behalf of the Glebe Community Association to provide comments on the proposed rezoning and official plan amendments for 945 and 1015 Bank Street. These [...]
Lansdowne 2.0: Renewed call for transparency with less than 6 weeks to go Letter to Mayor RE Lansdowne 2.0
In April 2023, GCA endorsed the position of the GCA Parks Committee that Lansdowne 2.0 not go forward until significant parkland deficit issues are addressed. The Glebe is deemed by the City to be deficient in parkland for its existing population (the current parkland standard of 2 ha per 1000 population and Glebe’s 13,000 [...]
Ottawa prides itself internationally as being a winter city. A winter city should provide its citizens and visitors with the opportunity to access and enjoy its parks year-round. In Ottawa, this is not always the case. For example, Central Park West and East from Bank Street represent approximately one third of the Glebe’s park space [...]