Scott Street CDP Questionnaire

On June 26th, representatives from local community associations participated in a community meeting to discuss the Scott St. Community Design Plan (CDP). We suggested that residents of our communities might appreciate an opportunity to provide comments as well.

Please see the message and questionnaire below. Champlain Park residents are invited to review the draft principles for the CDP and respond to the questions under the section titled Tunney’s Pasture / West Wellington / Champlain Park.

Heather Pearl
613-725-1422
pearhea@aol.com

From: Melanie.Knight@ottawa.ca
Sent: 22/07/2013 10:29:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Scott Street CDP questionnaire

For those of you who attended the Scott Street Community Design Plan (CDP) Community Meeting on June 26, 2013 thank you for participating and providing your feedback. Your ideas and suggestions will make a difference in the policy changes for the area.

Below the questionnaire that was distributed at the meeting. Some people requested that the questionnaire be sent out so that you can pass it onto others who may be interested in also sending in their comments. Please fill out the questionnaire and return it to melanie.knight@ottawa.ca

Also, please visit the website to review the draft principles for the Scott Street CDP. The French version is below.

Melanie Knight MCIP, RPP
Planner, City of Ottawa
613.580.2424 ext 28439
Melanie.knight@ottawa.ca

Mechanicsville

What do you think of the Draft Principles for the CDP? Do they reflect your vision for the area? Have we missed anything?
Significant intensification is not being proposed in the low-rise core of Mechanicsville. Do you support this approach and the removal of the Mixed Use Centre designation from this portion of the neighbourhood? Would additional 7-storey buildings on the south side of Burnside be appropriate?
What do you think of permitting small-scale, neighbourhood-oriented commercial uses and home-based businesses throughout Mechanicsville?
Which suggested improvements to Laroche Park, pedestrian connections and other open spaces would benefit the neighbourhood the most?
There are options for making Scott Street a greener, more complete street, with improvements for pedestrians and cyclists. Which option do you prefer?
Are there any other elements of the emerging Design Framework for the CDP that concern you or need further consideration?

Hintonburg

What do you think of the Draft Principles for the CDP? Do they reflect your vision for the area? Have we missed anything?
Significant intensification is not being proposed in the low-rise core of Hintonburg. Are any changes needed? Should the neighbourhood be included in the CDP?
What do you think of the proposed approach to accommodating taller buildings in the Holland-Parkdale Node and providing a transition to the neighbourhood to the east?
The use of angular planes is one way to achieve a transition between taller buildings and low-rise neighbourhoods. Should this approach be considered for sites on Scott Street? Would other techniques be more appropriate?
There are options for making Scott Street a greener, more complete street, with improvements for pedestrians and cyclists. Which option do you prefer?
Are there any other elements of the emerging Design Framework for the CDP that concern you or need further consideration?

Tunney’s Pasture / West Wellington / Champlain Park

What do you think of the Draft Principles for the CDP? Do they reflect your vision for the area? Have we missed anything?
Significant changes are not being proposed for the West Wellington and Champlain Park neighbourhoods. Are any changes needed? Should these neighbourhoods be included in the Community Design Plan?
Potential public realm improvements in Tunney’s Pasture include a greenway along Parkdale, a new neighbourhood park, a transit plaza, and improved connections for pedestrians and cyclists. Are there are other public objectives we should identify to inform the master plan for the site?
There are options for making Scott Street a greener, more complete street, with improvements for pedestrians and cyclists. Which option do you prefer?
Are there any other elements of the emerging Design Framework for the CDP that concern you or need further consideration?

Un grand merci à toutes celles et à tous ceux qui ont participé à la réunion communautaire du 26 juin dernier sur le Plan de conception communautaire de la rue Scott et qui ont fourni des commentaires. Vos idées et suggestions vont influencer les modifications de la politique dans votre secteur.

Vous trouverez ci-dessous le questionnaire qui a été distribué lors de cette réunion. Certains d’entre vous avaient demandé de le recevoir par courriel afin qu’ils puissent le passer à d’autres personnes qui souhaiteraient, elles aussi, émettre des commentaires. Veuillez remplir le questionnaire et le faire parvenir à questionnaire melanie.knight@ottawa.ca.

Veuillez visiter ce site Web pour prendre connaissance des principes provisoires du Plan de conception communautaire de la rue Scott.

Melanie Knight
Urbaniste, Ville d’Ottawa
613-580-2424, poste 28439
melanie.knight@ottawa.ca

Mechanicsville

Que pensez-vous des principes provisoires pour le PCC? Traduisent-ils votre vision du secteur? Y manque-t-il quelque chose?
On ne prévoit pas d’importante densification dans le centre de faible hauteur à Mechanicsville. Appuyez-vous cette approche et l’abandon de la désignation centre polyvalent pour ce secteur du quartier? L’aménagement d’autres bâtiments de 7 étages du côté sud de Burnside est-il approprié?
Que pensez-vous de l’idée d’autoriser les petites utilisations commerciales axées sur le quartier et les entreprises à domicile sur tout le territoire de Mechanicsville?
Quelles améliorations suggérées au parc Laroche, connexions piétonnières et autres espaces ouverts profiteraient le plus au quartier?
Il existe des options pour rendre la rue Scott plus verte, plus complète, et apporter des améliorations pour les piétons et les cyclistes. Laquelle préférez-vous?
D’autres éléments du nouveau cadre de conception pour le PCC vous préoccupent-ils ou gagneraient-ils à être étudiés plus en profondeur?

Hintonburg

Que pensez-vous des principes provisoires pour le PCC? Traduisent-ils votre vision du secteur? Y manque-t-il quelque chose?
On ne prévoit pas d’importante densification dans le centre de faible hauteur à Hintonburg. Doit-on apporter des changements? Devrait-on inclure ce quartier dans le PCC?
Que pensez-vous du projet d’aménagement de bâtiments plus élevés au cœur des avenues Holland et Parkdale et de la transition vers l’est prévue pour le quartier?
L’utilisation de plans angulaires permet d’instaurer une transition entre les bâtiments plus élevés et les quartiers de faible hauteur. Devrait-on envisager cette approche pour les sites situés sur la rue Scott? D’autres techniques seraient-elles plus appropriées?
Il existe des options pour rendre la rue Scott plus verte, plus complète, et apporter des améliorations pour les piétons et les cyclistes. Laquelle préférez-vous?
D’autres éléments du nouveau cadre de conception pour le PCC vous préoccupent-ils ou gagneraient-ils à être étudiés plus en profondeur?

Pré Tunney / Wellington ouest / parc Champlain

Que pensez-vous des principes provisoires pour le Plan de conception communautaire? Traduisent-ils votre vision du secteur? Y manque-t-il quelque chose?
Aucune modification n’est prévue pour les quartiers de la rue Wellington ouest et du parc Champlain. Doit-on apporter des changements? Devrait-on inclure ces quartiers dans le PCC?
Les projets d’amélioration du domaine public du pré Tunney comprennent l’aménagement d’un espace vert le long de Parkdale, d’un nouveau parc communautaire, d’une esplanade pour les transports en commun et de meilleures connexions pour les piétons et les cyclistes. Devrait-on établir d’autres objectifs publics pour éclairer le plan directeur de ce site?
Certaines options permettraient de rendre la rue Scott plus verte et plus complète, et d’apporter des améliorations pour les piétons et les cyclistes. Laquelle préférez-vous?
D’autres éléments du nouveau cadre de conception pour le PCC vous préoccupent-ils ou gagneraient-ils à être étudiés plus en profondeur?

July 30th City Hall Meeting on Infill Development

Please see attached presentation (included in previous “Infill – Staff Response” message) from the City’s Planning Department regarding the City’s response to the OMB appeal of the Infill Zoning By-Law (appealed by members of the Development Community). The City is responding to an order of the OMB to review the By-Law.

The community associations and development community have been invited to the meeting described below on this topic. CoChair1 will attend on behalf of CPCA and Heather will attend as part of a Federation of Citizens’ Association working group on this topic.

As you remember, Planning Staff have responded to the OMB’s Order on the Infill By-law with a Zoning Strategy, which was presented in a Public Information Session on June 17^th and was adopted by Council on July 17^th. Staff now has a draft by-law to implement this strategy and we would like to consult on it with communities, and answer questions on how it would work.

We are arranging a meeting with the Appellants to the By-law and other interested parties on Tuesday, July 30^th from 10 am to 12 noon at the Billings Room (City Hall). This constitutes the second meeting that represents the City’s effort to consult and establish dialogue, to provide information on how staff proposes to respond to the OMB’s Order of March 8, 2013 and consult on the technical instruments that will implement that response and how to make them work well.

At this meeting, I would propose that we address the following:

The OMB’s letter of July 15^th 2013 (attached) giving direction to providing submissions on how the City proposes to accommodate the request for further dialogue in the context of the time extension requested to prepare a draft By-law
The direction advanced by staff in the Zoning Strategy adopted by Council on July 17^th and based on which staff is preparing a draft By-law
Consultation on how to make the By-law work to accomplish what Council wants it to accomplish

The format will be an open discussion with no presentation by staff. I will send the draft by-law and related material in advance to everyone, so that there is a chance to absorb and so the meeting can focus on the discussion that people want to have or questions that would need to be asked.

If there are other proposed items that people would like to add to the agenda, please let me know.

I realize that the timing is challenging – we are under an OMB deadline and I am hoping that everyone can be forgiving in that respect. Please let me know if you, or another member of your Community Association, can attend, and I will forward all details of the meeting.

Thanks,

Alain Miguelez, mcip, rpp
Program Manager, Zoning, Intensification and Neighbourhoods | Gestionnaire de programme, Zonage, Densification et Quartiers
Planning and Growth Management Dept. | Service de l’Urbanisme et de la Gestion de la croissance
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
) 613.580.2424 +27617
: alain.miguelez@ottawa.ca þ www.ottawa.ca

Zoning Review: Locations for Medical Marihuana Production Facilities

Sorry for the delay, been busy at the cottage.

– Alex

Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 23:37:24 +0000
From: CoChair1

This doesn’t affect us as we are a residential zone, but may be of interest to some people.

From: Kersten.Nitsche@ottawa.ca
Subject: Zoning Review: Locations for Medical Marihuana Production Facilities | Examen du zonage: Emplacement des installations de production de marijuana à des fins médicales
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:21:49 +0000

Good morning,

This is a ‘heads-up’ email to inform you that the Zoning Consistency Team within the Planning and Growth Management Department is currently conducting a review of zoning-related matters as they pertain to medical marihuana production facilities as regulated by the federal government’s new Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations, and will be initiating a city-wide Zoning By-law Amendment on Friday, July 19, 2013.

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment will serve to implement Health Canada’s new regulations regarding medical marihuana production facilities. The amendment will clarify existing, or implement new, zoning provisions within Zoning By-law 2008-250 and may include, but will not be limited to, the following:

1) Clarifying existing definitions or providing new definitions, as applicable, within the Zoning By-law pertaining to medical marihuana production facilities;

2) Clarifying the type of use under which a medical marihuana production facility will be permitted;

3) Identifying appropriate zone(s) for the location of medical marihuana production facilities; and

4) Other amendments to the Zoning By-law as required.

It is important to note that amendments are not being considered for residential zones as the new regulations do not permit production sites to be located within private dwellings. It is also important to note that Health Canada’s new regulations do not contemplate the over-the-counter retail sale of medical marihuana and have specific limitations with respect to the distribution of such marihuana from licensed production facilities.

As a community group registered with the City of Ottawa’s public notification system, you will receive a package in the mail that will include a summary of the Zoning By-law Amendment process, a comment sheet, and information on when the Zoning By-law Amendment will be presented to Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Planning Committee, and City Council.

If you have questions, please contact the undersigned or go to the City’s Planning and Infrastructure Public Consultations website at: http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-consultations/planning-and-infrastructure/zoning-review-locations-medical-marihuana.

Regards,

Kersten Nitsche, MCIP RPP, LEED GA
Zoning, Intensification and Neighbourhoods Unit
Planning and Growth Management, City of Ottawa
4th Floor, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
Ph: 613.580.2424 ext. 16616
Kersten.Nitsche@ottawa.ca

Bonjour,

J’aimerais vous informer que l’Équipe chargée de l’uniformité du zonage pour le Service de l’urbanisme et de la gestion de la croissance mène un examen des questions liées au zonage concernant les installations de production de marijuana à des fins médicales visées par le nouveau Règlement sur la marijuana à des fins médicales du gouvernement fédéral et que, le vendredi 19 juillet 2013, elle entreprendra l’élaboration d’une modification au Règlement de zonage qui s’appliquera à l’ensemble de la ville.

La modification proposée servira à mettre en œuvre le nouveau règlement de Santé Canada concernant les installations de production de marijuana à des fins médicales en clarifiant les dispositions existantes du Règlement de zonage 2008-250 ou en assurant l’application de nouvelles dispositions à ce règlement. Elle pourra, entre autres :

1) Clarifier les définitions existantes du Règlement de zonage ou y ajouter de nouvelles définitions ayant trait aux installations de production de marijuana à des fins médicales;

2) Clarifier le type d’utilisation pour lequel les installations de production de marijuana à des fins médicales seront autorisées;

3) Déterminer les zones propices à l’établissement d’installations de production de marijuana à des fins médicales;

4) Entraîner d’autres modifications au Règlement de zonage.

Il est à noter que la modification ne concerne pas les zones résidentielles, étant donné que le nouveau règlement ne permet pas la production de marijuana dans des logements privés. Il importe également de souligner que le nouveau règlement de Santé Canada ne vise pas la vente libre au détail de marijuana produite à des fins médicales et qu’il fixe des limites précises en ce qui concerne la distribution de la marijuana provenant d’installations de production agréées.

Comme votre groupe communautaire est inscrit sur la liste de distribution des avis publics de la Ville d’Ottawa, vous recevrez par la poste un dossier incluant un résumé du processus de modification du Règlement de zonage, une fiche de commentaires, et de l’information sur le moment où la modification au Règlement de zonage sera présentée au Comité de l’agriculture et des affaires rurales, au Comité de l’urbanisme et au Conseil municipal.

Si vous avez des questions, veuillez communiquer avec moi ou consulter le site Web de la Ville sur les consultations publiques au sujet de l’aménagement, à l’adresse http://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/consultations-publiques/amenagement/examen-du-zonage-emplacement-des-installations-de.

Veuillez agréer, Madame, Monsieur, l’expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs.

Kersten Nitsche, MCIP RPP, LEED GA
Zonage, Densification et Quartiers
Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance
110, avenue Laurier Ouest, 4^e étage, Ottawa (Ontario) K1P 1J1
tél. : 613-580-2424, poste 16616
Kersten.Nitsche@ottawa.ca

Update: Summary of CPCA submission on 132 Cowley and plans

Re: 132 (130, 134, 136) Cowley Avenue Development Proposal

Applications for Consent and Minor Variances,

City of Ottawa, Committee of Adjustment, July 17, 2013

The owner of 132 Cowley Avenue, Marc Cléroux, has applied to the City’s Committee of Adjustment for minor variances for lot width and consents to subdivide the property into three separate parcels of land to allow the building of 3 detached dwellings. Approval of the consents and minor variance applications would allow a reduced lot width of 10.16m (30ft 4ins) and building balcony projections for each of the three new parcels.

The Committee of Adjustment, Committee Panel 1, will hear the application at its meeting of Wednesday July 17th starting at 1:00pm and will likely render its decision at that time.

The Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) has sent a letter to the Committee of Adjustment in support of the applications.

The CPCA met with the owner and his project designer, Jacques Hamel, on May 2^nd and at a community meeting of May 13^th, before the submission of these applications, to discuss the CPCA’s goals and objectives for this community and had the opportunity to review the proposal and plans. Based on these meetings and a review of the plans, the CPCA believes that this proposal represents development compatible with the goals and objectives of the Association and is in accordance with the City’s Official Plan and Infill Zoning By-law. We believe building 3 detached dwellings on this deeper lot (45.72m/150ft) is a good and better use of the land and more compatible with the existing street scape and neighbourhood character than introducing semi-detached development on this site.

Three detached units also offer design opportunities to reduce the bulk massing impact that has occurred with some of the semi-detached development that has recently taken place in the neighbourhood. The staggered setbacks of the detached dwellings (13.0m, 9.81m and 6.61m) meets the setback averaging provisions related to the adjoining properties to the north and south and provides for more room for soft landscaping.

A large mature oak occupies the northeast corner of the property and the CPCA has successfully negotiated and signed an agreement with the owner to protect the tree during construction and to ensure its long term health. The agreement is similar to one signed with the owner of 179 Carleton.

Assessed owners of adjoining properties are entitled to attend and speak to the Committee of Adjustment. If you would like to see a full set of plans showing the site, the unit floor plans and the building elevations or would like any further information:

Please contact Duncan Bury (613) 729-0499; la.db@sympatico.ca) or CoChair1 champlainpark@gmail.com

Copy of the plans which were filed with the City.

Copy of signed letter.

Scott St CDP Community Meeting June 26th

While only one small corner of Champlain Park (i.e.: the lands around the mosque) is within the CDP boundary, all of us will be affected by the redevelopment of Scott St. I recommend that Champlain Park residents attend the community consultation, to hear what is being proposed and provide feedback.

Heather

From: Melanie.Knight@ottawa.ca
Sent: 19/06/2013 10:47:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Community Meeting June 26th

Good morning PAC members,

As most of you know, the community meeting is scheduled for next week. We’ve done advertisement in the newspaper and we will also be sending out an e-bulletin in the next day or so.

Could you kindly add the Community Meeting information to your group’s website? Feel free to use the information below to do your own email distribution of the Community Meeting. Thanks.

Wednesday June 26, 2013
Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington Street West
6 to 9 p.m. with a presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Interactive sessions will begin after the presentation

Come out to hear about the ongoing development of the Scott Street CDP. The meeting will be lead by Urban Strategies Inc., the urban design consultant hired by the City of Ottawa to undertake the Scott Street CDP.

Interactive Sessions

There are keys areas of the CDP that we need more community feedback on such as:

Scott Street – the design of Scott Street after the Light Rail Transit (LRT) construction is completed
Tall Buildings – the location of future tall buildings within the CDP study area
Neighbourhood focus – key issues for each neighbourhood in the study area

Your ideas and suggestions will make a difference

The purpose of the meeting is to provide Urban Strategies with information to further develop the vision for the Scott Street CDP. Your participation and feedback are integral components in the development of the CDP.

Melanie

Melanie Knight MCIP, RPP
Planning and Growth Management
City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor, Mail Code 1-14
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
Melanie.Knight@ottawa.ca
613.580.2424 ext 28439
613.580.2459 (fax)

Infill – Staff response to OMB Interim Order

Duncan and CoChair1 of the CPCA Development Committee attended this presentation. There were a number of other community associations as well as development industry members there (including some that we have worked with). Many questions were asked. However, because this is before the OMB and the Divisional court, the presentation was for public information only and not for further input. Rather, a recommendation is being made by Council in response to an OMB order, and the OMB will make the final decisions.

Some highlights: The revised infill zoning by-law recommendation (in response to an OMB Decision based on an industry Appeal of the new by-law provisions) will be:

to extend the provisions to renovation of old dwellings, as well as to new infill,
to expand the comparison properties to five lots in all directions of the subject property,
and to refine the definition of “character” based on some defined parameters that have been identified

Further details are included in the presentation and report, so please read these.

Infill Phase II will focus on height, building envelope, rear and side yard set-backs and will not duplicate the parameters of Infill Phase I. Our Development Committee is participating in this new consultation and CoChair1 will be making a short presentation (in tandem with Carlington CA) at a workshop on June 24. Note that building height has been identified as an issue by a number of communities, and was also addressed at a talk by an urban planner at the Federation of Citizens’ Associations AGM. Height is one of the parameters that contribute to the “building envelope” which equates to building volume.

From: Alain.Miguelez@ottawa.ca
Subject: Infill – Staff response to OMB Interim Order
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:34:48 +0000

Good afternoon,

Yesterday evening staff held a public information session to present the outline of the recommended response to the OMB’s Interim Order of March 8^th 2013. Attached for your information is a PDF of the presentation, and below is a link to e-Agendas where you will find the staff report scheduled for next week’s Planning Committee.

http://app05.ottawa.ca/sirepub/agendaminutes/index_en.aspx

Please feel free to distribute to members of your associations that might have an interest.

Best regards,

Alain Miguelez, mcip, rpp
Program Manager, Zoning, Intensification and Neighbourhoods | Gestionnaire de programme, Zonage, Densification et Quartiers
Planning and Growth Management Dept. | Service de l’Urbanisme et de la Gestion de la croissance
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
613.580.2424 +27617
alain.miguelez@ottawa.ca þ www.ottawa.ca

Infill I 2013-06-17.pdf

Invitation to The Western LRT Corridor – Public Consultation Group Meeting

Informational

This is to advise you that the next Public Consultation Group meeting for the Western LRT Corridor Planning and Environmental Assessment Study will be held on Thursday, June 13th, 2013.

At this meeting we will present further information on the preliminary preferred corridor for the Western LRT Corridor (R-12: Richmond Underground), including potential mitigation measures.

The meeting will be held at Ottawa City Hall, in the Keefer Room, starting at 6:30 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding the upcoming meeting, please contact me at Kornel.Mucsi@ottawa.ca or by phone at 613-580-2424 ext. 12503

Confederation Line

City’s Planning Primer: Education materials

Informational

The entire content of the City’s Planning Primer Courses 1 and 2 have just been posted on the Federation of Citizens’ Associations (FCA) web-site, under the Resources tab.

WLRT Consultation Group Meeting notes

From: Joanna.Renia@ottawa.ca
Subject: WLRT Consultation Group Meeting notes
Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:56 +0000

Hello Everyone,

On Behalf of Kornel Mucsi, please find attached the meeting notes for the Western LRT Consultation Group Meeting held in May.

Thank you,

Jo-Anna Renia | Administrative Assistant
Transportation Planning / Business Services | City of Ottawa
613.580.2424 x21722
Joanna.Renia@Ottawa.ca

Slides from the meeting: 2013-05-01 WLRTC advisory cmttees – small.pdf
Meeting questions and answers: WLRTC_PCG5_Meeting Notes_Final.pdf

Summer 2013 City Construction

La version française suit

2013 Summer Construction

Major construction and renewal projects are taking place across the City in one of the largest and most significant makeovers in the history of Ottawa. Ultimately, with these projects completed and the opening of the Confederation Line in 2018, the City’s landscape will be transformed and congestion on roads reduced as the population of our city continues to grow.

417/174 Construction

Construction begins Wednesday, May 22 with the widening of Highway 417 from Nicholas to the 417/174 split. Highway 174 westbound will be reduced by one lane, resulting in significant traffic disruptions during peak periods. In June, the Lees Avenue on-ramp will be closed to allow work on the transitway structure on Highway 417.

If you are travelling from the east, please plan ahead for delays and longer commuting times. You can help reduce demand on current road capacity by using public transit. To ease disruption, OC Transpo has increased bus service from the Trim Park & Ride Transitway station to downtown. There will be 11 additional transit trips added from Trim to downtown during the morning peak periods and an additional 12 transit trips added to the afternoon peak periods from downtown to Trim. For further information and transit travel planning tools, please visit octranspo.com.

Tools available

The Travel and Mobility information page on ottawa.ca provides tools to manage travel including:

Traffic Map
Cycling Map
Traffic Cameras
Road work and Street Closures
Capital Bixi
Hyw 416 & 417 Traffic Report
Carpooling
OC Transpo Travel Planner
Rack & Roll
Twitter

Updates will also be available from your local news outlets, and residents may call 3-1-1 for information. Variable message signs (VMS) will be installed to inform motorists of road closures, lane restrictions and other traffic changes.

Tips

Be aware of construction activity by using the various tools available to you, which can be found on the Travel and Mobility Information link on Ozone
Plan your route
Consider alternate transportation options to driving alone, such as carpooling, transit, cycling, walking

You will be able to access future information and tools to help manage your commute through Ozone and In The Loop.

Getting around the city will pose challenges while work on these multi-year projects takes place. We recognize the potential impact it may have on you and on City operations and we encourage you to discuss this with your supervisor / manager.

The City needs your help

To help make this transition of building a better Ottawa as smooth as possible, you can become an ambassador for this progress. Please spread the word to neighbours, friends and visitors about where to find the information they need to get around during this monumental period of change.

Travaux de construction d’été 2013

Des travaux de construction et de rénovation importants ont lieu partout dans la ville, dans le cadre de l’un des projets de transformation les plus importants dans l’histoire d’Ottawa. Une fois les travaux terminés et une fois la ligne de la Confédération ouverte en 2018, le paysage de la ville sera transformé et les routes seront moins congestionnées; la ville sera ainsi en mesure d’accommoder sa population croissante.

Travaux de construction à la jonction de l’autoroute 417 et de la route 174

Le mercredi 22 mai a marqué le début des travaux d’élargissement de l’autoroute 417 à partir de la rue Nicholas jusqu’à l’échangeur de la route 174. Une voie devra être fermée sur l’autoroute 174 en direction ouest, ce qui causera des perturbations majeures de la circulation pendant les heures de pointe. En juin, la bretelle d’accès de l’avenue Lees sera fermée pour permettre les travaux sur la structure du Transitway au-dessus de l’autoroute 417.

Si vous arrivez de l’est, veuillez planifier votre trajet en fonction des délais et d’un temps de déplacement plus long. En utilisant le transport en commun, vous contribuerez à réduire la congestion routière. Pour atténuer les perturbations, OC Transpo a augmenté le service d’autobus entre le parc-o-bus de la station Trim du Transitway et le centre-ville. Onze autobus seront ajoutés pendant la période de pointe matinale sur le trajet de la station Trim en direction du centre-ville et 12 autobus seront ajoutés au trajet inverse pendant la période de pointe de l’après-midi. Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements et des outils pour planifier vos déplacements en transport en commun, veuillez visiter octranspo.com.

Outils disponibles

La page d’information Circulation et mobilité sur ottawa.ca fournit des outils afin de gérer les déplacements, y compris :

La carte de la circulation
La carte du réseau de voies cyclables
La caméras de circulation
Les travaux routiers et les fermetures de rue
Bixi de la capitale
Le rapport de circulation des autoroutes 416 et 417
Le covoiturage
Le Planificateur de trajet d’OC Transpo
Le vélo-bus
Twitter

Les organes de presse de la région fourniront également des mises à jour, et les résidents peuvent composer le 3-1-1 pour obtenir plus de renseignements. Des panneaux à messages variables (PMV) seront aussi installés pour informer les automobilistes des fermetures de routes et de voies et d’autres changements sur le réseau routier.

Conseils

Soyez informé des travaux de construction grâce à divers outils mis à votre disposition sur la page Renseignements concernant les déplacements et la mobilité dans Ozone.
Planifiez votre trajet.
Plutôt que de voyager en voiture sans passager, optez pour un autre moyen de transport comme le covoiturage, le transport en commun, le vélo ou la marche.

Vous pourrez accéder à des renseignements et à des ressources pour planifier vos déplacements futurs par l’entremise d’Ozone et du bulletin Au courant.

Ces projets s’étendent sur plusieurs années et il ne sera pas facile de circuler dans la ville pendant ce temps. Nous reconnaissons les effets que cela pourrait avoir sur vous et sur les opérations de la Ville et nous vous encourageons à en discuter avec votre superviseur ou directeur.

La Ville a besoin de vous

Vous pouvez devenir un ambassadeur du projet d’embellissement d’Ottawa et nous aider ainsi à adoucir la transition. Parlez-en à vos voisins, amis et visiteurs et indiquez-leur où ils peuvent trouver de l’information pour les aider à planifier leurs déplacements pendant cette impressionnante période de transformation.