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Successes
GCC Renovation is now complete and the activities resumed in a much improved faciliity, ready to support Glebe family activities for generations to come.
Fifth Avenue Reconstruction
The
first phase of Fifth Avenue will be completed before the winter of 2005.
We have been successful in getting wider sidewalks. The
city will incorporate bulbouts in front of Mutchmor to provide
better protection for students and a parkette with trees for the dead-end
at
Lyon beside the school. There ia a potential
of numerous new street trees on the city right of way depending on required
sign-off
from the abutting residents.
I think these design elements will make this busy, well-used street greener, safer and more beautiful. We only get the chance to substantively improve our streetscapes every 75 years or so when the pipes under the pavement need replacing - I think it makes sense to make the most out of the window of opportunity this presents to improve quality of life in the neighborhood.
Reconstruction of the Patterson/Strathcona/Cobalt/Allan Place streets will be complete before the end of 2005.
Good News from the "Planning Desk" .
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We are successful in getting the section of Bronson from Carling to the Queensway designated as a Traditional Main Street. This will help keep the small business and pedestrian focus on that part of Bronson as opposed to having it treated as a traffic arterial.
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On Isabella the Palisades Retirement Home planned expansion will incorporate a boulevard for trees in raised planters along the curb edge of Isabella and with a widened sidewalk.
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We are successful in getting development charges waived along Chamberlain and Isabella between Bronson and Pretoria. This has encouraged quality development along the commercial strip providing the north end of the ward with a buffer against the noise and dirt of 417.
Challenges Ahead
Bank
Street Reconstruction 2006-2008
Design specifications for Bank Street from the Glebe to Parliament
Hill are firming up after a number of public meetings. Important to
us isthe opportunity to bury the hydro lines in the
Glebe. Look for a number of fundraising concerts to help. Earlier in
the year I took part
in a visioning
workshop
that brought
together
a
representative
group
of
community
and business
leaders
to
discuss
what
Bank Street means to them, and how they'd like to see it improved when
the city rebuilds it from the Canal to Laurier over the coming years.
Glebe Traffic Plan
The Glebe traffic plan has become a work in progress. Many recomendations
have been implemented. Still to come are resolutions for the corner of Bronson
and Carling. We need this corner to be narrower and less confusing
to pedestrians. Also to come is a speed bump to control traffic at Holmwood
and O'Connor. We continue to work on getting
more right turn restrictions on Bronson during morning rush hour.
Greening Landsdowne Park
As a major city centre resource, Lansdowne Park must be redeveloped
to balance the quality of both the Aberdeen Pavillion and the NCC Promenade
along its eastern edge. 
Greening the park—adding amenities like soccer
fields, a bandshell and pedestrian pathways—would transform the area
into an attractive pedestrian destination, enhancing its desirability
as a site for special events.
I will continue to pressure the city to consider the removal of the asphalt parking lots from much of Lansdowne and replace the asphalt with a hearty grass capability of withstanding those relatively few hours in the year that cars are parked on them. For the rest of the time we get to have playing fields, and green space, with fewer drainage and storm runoff problems into the Canal and an overall healthier environment.
Pedestrian Bridge at Fifth and Clegg
People connections are important to a city and especially to the centre
of the city where a higher precentage of traffic is walking and biking.
With
the building of the pedestrian bridge linking Somerset and Centretown
to U of Ottawa and Sandy Hill, I look forward to making
a similar connection between Fifth Avenue
and
Clegg. Expanding pedestrian
linkages encourages people to walk and cycle, enhancing the vitality
and livability of our city.