Kitchissippi Parking Strategy

Subject: Blog Post about Kitchissippi Parking Strategy
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 20:01:52 +0000
From: Leiper, Jeff <Jeff.Leiper@ottawa.ca>

Hi all

For your information, the following blog post is going to be going up on our website shortly. We intend to talk about this at the Forum next week, and also to invite people to come to the public consultation. Of course, my door is always open and I welcome your thoughts on these matters.

Jeff

Parking in the Westboro Village retail area has been a persistent issue for years – and more recently, it seems to be growing along Wellington West as well. Businesses are concerned that they’re losing customers to suburban malls that offer easy car access, and even some residents find that parking is scarce when they need or want to drive to a local merchant.

When there’s parking pressure, cars begin circling the block for in order to find a spot. This creates traffic congestion and wasted time, increased air pollution and decreased pedestrian and cyclist safety.

Particularly in Westboro, the studies in 2011 and preliminary numbers I’ve seen from a 2014 study seem to bear this out. Parking demand already seems to be outpacing supply. One of the options we have at our disposal is paid parking, which could help create greater parking availability. As a growing urban area, we need to look at this carefully and seriously. But let me be clear about three things:

First, I will work to ensure that paid parking is not the only option: we must look at ALL options, including creative solutions not currently on the table.
Second: previous discussions of this issue have been hampered by a lack of public discussion and information sharing.
Third: in discussing whether paid parking or other tools are warranted in our neighbourhood, I will ensure we don’t look at one area alone. Westboro and Wellington West are different areas with different needs, but they are also tightly connected and serve many of the same customers.

So, when I found out that this summer, a new parking study was to be conducted for Wellington Street West, I asked the Parking Services department to ensure that both the existing Westboro studies and the newer data from Wellington West be considered together as one master strategy.

Kitchissippi Parking Strategy.

This innovative new approach meets my three criteria, which I’ll repeat: 1) full consideration of options, 2) broad consultation, and 3) a strategic, Ward-wide approach.

Westboro Parking will be the theme of Part one. I hope you’ll join us for a public consultation on Saturday, May 2 at the Churchill Seniors Centre from 1 to 3 pm to explore approaches to parking challenges including paid parking in Westboro. We’ll have the most recent parking numbers for Westboro on hand. In addition to your thoughts on how, when, and whether paid parking should be implemented, we also want to know what you think of the parking “levers” that can be pushed and pulled. For example:

What would be the appropriate time limits, and where? 90 minutes? 2 hours?
What time of day and on which days should paid parking be in effect?
How much should it cost?
With paid parking, Parking Services could provide more revenue to community projects relating to alternate forms of transportation. If this becomes available, what kind of improvements could we do with these new resources?

These are a just a few of the questions I’m sure we’ll all have.

We’ll look to integrate the same consultation with Wellington West after the numbers come out, probably in September or October of 2015. And if the numbers from the study support the introduction of paid parking, it could begin in November 2015, with the ward-wide introduction of paid parking from Golden Avenue in the west to the O-Train line in the east. From the outset, I’ll be thinking about the whole main street rather than in terms of separate sections.

Of course, I’m committed to continually reviewing paid parking if it’s implemented, and I’m keen to get the feedback on this topic from all of you who live, work and play in Kitchissippi.

Rosemount Library Branch Renewal

Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 10:44:32 -0400
Subject: Rosemount Library Branch
From: rvl2701@gmail.com

The Rosemount library branch is the local library for thousands of near west Ottawans. It is one of the busiest branches in the city. It is also one of the least up to date. It was built in 1918 and last renewed in 1982.

It is small, busy, well loved, crowded…and nearly obsolete. The Ottawa Library Board recognized this in 2012, placing Rosemount second only to the main branch as a priority for renewal. But there are still no plans for that renewal. If it is to continue to serve our communities we need to work together, and with the Library Board, to ensure action.

The Rosemount Expansion and Development (READ) group has been formed by concerned local citizens to make this happen. READ has representatives of several of our local community associations as well as library users at large as members. It is chaired by Richard Van Loon – that’s me – and has been meeting monthly since November. It has set out objectives which are attached, as is a fact sheet prepared by the group.

There are 13 community associations in the area served by the branch. READ needs their support if it is to succeed. Some of you are already active in this work. This note is to request the support of those who are not yet involved and to express the need for all of us to continue to work on this project.

We would like to have representatives of every Community Association in our area as members of READ. To date we have representatives from Civic Hospital, Carlington, Dalhousie, Hintonburg, Wellington Village and Westboro Beach. Our next meeting is Monday April 13 in the basement of the Hintonburg Community Centre at 1064 Wellington St. Future meetings will be on the second Monday of each month at locations to be announced.

READ also requests that you post our objectives and our fact sheet on your web site, together with this note if you think it appropriate.

I, or another member of READ, will also be pleased to meet with your association at one of your upcoming meetings to explain further what we are doing and to, hopefully, elicit your strong endorsement and support. If this is of interest to your association please just get in touch with me by return email.

Richard Van Loon

READ one pager Feb 7, 2015.pdf

Objectives for READ.pdf

Subject: RE: Rosemount Library Branch
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 12:52:46 -0400
From: Dennis Van Staalduinen

My wife Jeanette is on the committee, so the neighbourhood is represented. But please do join them if you have time and talents to offer.

Dennis

Neighbourhood Watch Items

Our neighbourhood watch volunteer Sarah has forwarded a few crime and missing person items that may be of interest:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 1, 2015

(Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police Service is asking for assistance in locating Jon Moberly, 50 years old, of Ottawa. His family is concerned for his well-being.

Moberly has been missing since the 30th of March 2015, and was last seen in Westboro. He is white, 6’2” (188 cm) and weighs 240 lbs(109 kg). He has short black hair, brown eyes and a dark moustache. He wears glasses and is clean shaven (See picture attached). He was last seen wearing a black Gore-tex fleece lined zip-up jacket, black “Keen” winter hiking boots, and had winter gloves in his pockets. He is believed to be driving his tan 2007 Dodge 4 door car, with Ontario licence plates BDSM614.

If you know where Moberly currently is, please immediately contact Ottawa Police Dispatch at 613-230-6211. If you have information that could assist investigators, but do not know where he is currently, please contact the Missing Persons Unit 613-236-1222 x 2355 between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, daily.

Jon Moberly1.jpeg

Click here to view this article on our website.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Ottawa – The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on school zone safety and cycling safety during the month of April.

School Bus / School Zone Safety:

Between 2009 and 2013, there were 29 collisions resulting in 5 injuries involving school buses or occurring in school zones.

Cycling Safety

Between 2009 and 2013, there were 1568 collisions involving cyclists with 1245 injuries and 15 fatalities.

The Safer Roads Ottawa Program is a leading community partnership between Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Public Health and the Public Works Department committed to preventing or eliminating road deaths and serious injuries for all people in the City of Ottawa, through culture change, community engagement, and development of a sustainable safe transportation environment.

Also participating in the Safer Roads Ottawa Program are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sureté du Québec, Department of National Defence’s Military Police and Gatineau Police Service to improve road safety for all residents of the national capital region.

Ottawa residents have identified traffic safety as a top priority. The Safer Roads Ottawa Program is committed to using available resources to make Ottawa roads safer for residents.

Click here to view this article on our website.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 10:45 am

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating a retail robbery and is seeking the public’s assistance to identify the suspects responsible.

On March 26, 2015, a lone male suspect entered a retail store situated along the 100 block of Rideau Street. Two persons had arrived by cab and one entered the premise. Inside, that suspect produced a handgun and made a demand for valuables. When the storeowner did not immediately respond, he was struck by the suspect with the handgun. The suspect fled the premise with personal property belonging to the victim. The suspect fled to the waiting cab. The victim required medical treatment afterward for minor injuries.

The Robbery Unit is seeking to identify the two occupants of the cab. The primary suspect in the robbery is described as being a black male, approximately 5’9″(175 cm). He was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, grey jogging pants, black running shoes, white gloves and a white balaclava or similar.

The second person of interest, who remained in the cab, is also being sought by investigators. He is described as being a black male (images attached.)

Anyone with information with respect to this robbery, or any other robbery, is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5116. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS) or by downloading the Ottawa Police iOS app.

Click here to view this article on our website.

Second Kitchissippi Ward Forum Posters

Please see the original post for information about the meeting.

Subject: RE: The 2nd Kitchissippi Forum – Posters
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 18:11:40 +0000
From: Leiper, Jeff <Jeff.Leiper@ottawa.ca>

Good afternoon everyone,

Please find attached the poster for the forum. Your assistance is greatly appreciated for circulating on your websites and blogs, but more importantly, throughout your community. The people who benefit the most from meetings and discussions like the forum are often those who do not have the means to engage online, so any assistance you can provide with publicising this to your community is much appreciated.

Two pdf documents are attached – one is the poster, one is a double handbill (good for printing for small handouts) and there is also one jpeg file of the main poster which can be used for any online publicity.

As you will notice on the poster, 6 not-for-profit organisations in our ward have been invited to do trade show style presentations at this forum, and many of them will be taking donations as well of goods or cash. Profiles of each of the organisations will be going up on the website in the weeks leading up to the forum.

To better gauge numbers we also encourage people to register on the Eventbrite page at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kitchissippi-forum-tickets-16160922755

Thank you very much and hope to see you on 18 April

Jeff

KForum April 2015 Poster.pdf
KForum April Double Handbills.pdf
KForum April 2015 Poster.jpeg

Spring Cleanup 2015 – April 25

LIFE’S MESSY.

APRIL 25 WE CLEAN IT UP.

Champlain Park is looking for volunteers for our annual Spring Cleanup. The snow is finally melting, and trash accumulated over a long winter has started to appear.

The cleanup, part of the City’s Cleaning the Capital campaign, is a chance for neighbours of all ages – kids, teens, and adults – to get together, say hello, and help spruce up the neighbourhood.

We’ll meet at the fieldhouse on Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. Juice, coffee, and cookies will be served. There is a map so that people can choose an area to work on. We’ll wrap up by noon. In case of rain, we’ll meet instead on Sunday, April 26.

The designated cleanup areas are the south side of Premier above the transitway; the boulevard on Northwestern and the path at its north end; and the areas along the fence on Patricia and Pontiac. It can also include the area along the river at the foot of Carleton, or any other public spaces you think could use some help.

We recommend wearing pants and long-sleeved shirts, appropriate footwear and gloves. The City will provide garbage bags.

If you have any questions or suggestions, call Andrea Murphy or Ian Reid at 613-715-9504.

Re-Introducing the Crime Prevention Ottawa Ambassador program

Sarah Livermore our Neighbourhood Watch coordinator points out http://onwec.com/2015/03/31/spring-has-sprung-re-introducing-the-crime-prevention-ottawa-ambassador-programle-printemps-est-de-retour-ainsi-que-le-programme-des-ambassadeurs-de-prevention-du-crime-ottawa/

COMMUNIQUE
Spring has sprung: Re-Introducing the Crime Prevention Ottawa Ambassador program

About the program
In 2013, Crime Prevention Ottawa (CPO) launched the Ambassador program. The Ambassador program has two groups of volunteers: the CPO Forum Ambassadors and CODA (Connecting on Disability and Abuse) Ambassadors. The program provides trained volunteers to represent CPO at community events, information fairs and meetings. It is our way of reaching out to neighbourhoods across the city and sharing information about crime prevention and community safety.

Meet our CPO Forum and CODA Ambassadors
Our volunteers come from all walks of life and from communities across the city. Each is a leader in his or her own right. Find out more about our Ambassadors by visiting our website.

Book an Ambassador for your next community event
Are you planning a meeting or event in your community? Why not invite one of our CPO Ambassadors? They come armed with information and materials to share with your friends and neighbours. So spread the community safety message. Email us at cpo@ottawa.ca to book one of our Ambassadors today.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this email with a friend or colleague.

COMMUNIQUÉ
Le printemps est de retour, ainsi que le Programme des ambassadeurs de Prévention du crime Ottawa

Au sujet du programme
En 2013, Prévention du crime Ottawa (PCO) a lancé le Programme des ambassadeurs, comportant deux groupes de bénévoles : les ambassadeurs du forum de PCO et les ambassadeurs du CODA (Réseau contre la violence envers les personnes ayant un handicap). En vertu de ce programme, des ambassadeurs expérimentés et bien informés se voient confier la tâche de représenter PCO lors d’activités, de foires d’information et de réunions de quartier. C’est notre façon à nous d’étendre nos services aux différents quartiers de la ville et de partager de l’information sur la prévention du crime et la sécurité communautaire.

Faites la connaissance de nos ambassadeurs du forum de PCO et du CODA
Nos bénévoles appartiennent à toutes les couches de la société et proviennent des différentes collectivités de la ville. Ce sont tous des leaders. Pour en savoir plus sur nos ambassadeurs, visitez notre site web.

Retenez les services d’un ambassadeur pour votre événement
Vous planifiez un événement ou une réunion dans votre quartier? Pourquoi ne pas y inviter un des ambassadeurs de PCO? Ils pourront partager de l’information et de la documentation avec vos amis et voisins. Contribuez à la sécurité communautaire. Envoyez un courriel à l’adresse PCO@ottawa.ca dès aujourd’hui pour retenir les services d’un de nos ambassadeurs.

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2015-03-30

This week’s topics:

Break and enter suspects sought.
Sponsor a Special Olympics athlete with a $500 donation.
Ottawa Police Service survey – 2015 starting, 2012 results available.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 30
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:36:53 -0400
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 30, 2015. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in reading it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2015-03-30.pdf

LRT West Extension Feedback – March 30

From: City of Ottawa <westernLRT@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:59 AM
Subject: City invites feedback on Confederation Line West Extension

The City of Ottawa invites residents to take part in a public consultation on Monday, March 30 about plans for the Confederation Line West Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension.

The City and the National Capital Commission (NCC) Working Group recently announced an agreement in principle that would allow a portion of the LRT extension between Dominion and Cleary stations to be fully buried under the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway. The public consultation about the recommended corridor will take place in Jean Pigott Place at City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West) and will offer residents the opportunity to learn more about the proposal and to provide feedback. The event will run from 5 to 8 p.m., including a presentation at 6:30 p.m.

The preferred integrated transit solution meets the NCC’s criteria while protecting the Byron Linear Park and Rochester Field and meeting the City of Ottawa’s affordability requirements. The solution also:

Maximizes greenspace by re-instating existing Parkway lanes of traffic closer together
Develops a park of national significance along the shoreline
Protects the trees and landscaped buffer between the Parkway and adjacent urban areas
Enhances existing pathways and creates new pathways and two new crossings under the Parkway
Reduces annual bus trips on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway by more than 450,000
Increases useable shoreline park space by 38 per cent

The Western LRT extension is one of three environmental assessment studies currently underway as part of Stage 2: the City’s plan to add 19 new stations and 30 kilometres to our LRT network, extending it farther east, west and south by 2023.

This is a map that shows the future Confederation Line West LRT extension alignment between Dominion and Cleary Stations. It provides a synopsis of the key features of the 100 Day Solution identified for this portion of the alignment and jointly announced by the City of Ottawa and National Capital Commission.

A further public consultation to review the overall recommended plan for the Stage 2 Confederation Line West Extension is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29. Additional information about upcoming and future public consultation opportunities, project updates and contact information can be found on ottawa.ca/stage2. Materials presented at all public consultations will also be posted on the website for those unable to attend.

This document is also available at http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-consultations/transit/information-session-march-30-2015

Central Library Discussion – March 31

From: jim.watson@ottawa.ca
Sent: 23/03/2015 8:00:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Central Library Discussion – March 31

The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is holding initial discussions on a Central Library. The public will be invited to provide input into the spaces and services of the future building.

Public input will be used to shape the functional building requirements (spaces and services) of a Central Library. The results of the public input will be made available through a report to the Ottawa Public Library Board in June 2015.

There are three ways the public can get involved:

1. Attend a public session

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
City Hall, Jean Pigott Place
110 Laurier Avenue West

Registration for the public session starts on Friday, March 6, 2015. Interested citizens can register at http://www.OttawaCentralLibrary.ca/. Spaces are limited.

2. Participate in an online forum

The public session will be available through a live webcast of the presentations at http://www.OttawaCentralLibrary.ca/. The broadcast will be available on March 31at 7:00 p.m. After the presentation, participants will be given options for submitting their input online through April 6, 2015. The webcast will be available for viewing during the entire online submission period.

3. Visit the Main branch

Visit the Main branch of OPL at 120 Metcalfe St. from March 21-27, 2015 to write comments on an idea board located on the Ground floor. Children can also participate by providing input on a board available in the Children’s area on the second floor.

Premières discussions sur une Bibliothèque centrale

La Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa mène actuellement des discussions sur une Bibliothèque centrale. Le public sera invité à faire part de son opinion au sujet des espaces et des services de ce futur bâtiment.

L’opinion du public sera utilisée afin de déterminer les besoins fonctionnels (espaces et services) de la Bibliothèque centrale. Les résultats des commentaires du public seront dévoilés dans un rapport destiné au C.A. de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa en juin 2015.

Il y a trois façons dont le public peut participer.

1. Assister à une séance publique

Le mardi 31 mars 2015
De 19 h à 21 h
Hôtel de ville, Place-Jean-Pigott
110, avenue Laurier Ouest

L’inscription pour la séance publique débute le 6 mars, 2015. Les citoyens intéressés peuvent s’inscrire au http://www.BiblioCentraleOttawa.ca/. Le nombre de places est limité.

2. Participer à un forum en ligne

Les présentations livrés durant la séance publique seront disponibles en direct à http://www.BiblioCentraleOttawa.ca/. La diffusion sera disponible le 31 mars à 19 h. Après les présentations, les participants auront des options pour soumettre leurs opinions en ligne jusqu’au 6 avril. La vidéo de la diffusion sera disponible pour la durée des soumissions en ligne.

3. Visiter la succursale Centrale

Rendez-vous à la succursale Centrale au 120, rue Metcalfe, entre le 21 et le 27 mars 2015, et inscrivez vos commentaires sur le babillard à suggestions situé au rez-de-chaussée. Les enfants peuvent aussi participer en soumettant leurs idées sur un babillard situé dans la section pour enfants au deuxième étage.

Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for 2015-03-23

This week’s topic:

Traffic blitzes in school zones.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 23, 2015
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:18:15 -0400
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for March 23, 2015. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in reading it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613-236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2015-03-23.pdf