Winter Overnight Parking Ban in Effect

http://ottawa.ca/en/news/special-advisory-winter-overnight-parking-ban-effect

Special Advisory: Winter overnight parking ban in effect
01/12/2016 12:30

Ottawa – Due to weather conditions, a winter overnight parking ban is in effect tonight between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking ban will remain in effect until the City announces it has been lifted.

Important information about changes to winter overnight parking bans
During an overnight parking ban, residents are reminded that there is no parking on city streets so that crews can plow them easily and effectively. Vehicles parked on the street during an overnight parking ban may be ticketed, towed and fined. Avoid the ticket; do not park your vehicle on the street overnight. On-street parking permit holders are exempt from this restriction.

During winter overnight parking bans, residents will have free access to covered City-owned parking garages. For more information about which City garages are free during winter overnight parking bans, visit http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/transportation-and-parking/parking/winter-parking-november-15-april-1.

Be in the know about snow
Follow us on Twitter @ottawacity to receive updates, or subscribe to our electronic email alerts. If you subscribe to e-Alerts, you will receive notification each time an overnight parking ban is in effect, if the ban continues over more than one night and when the ban has been lifted. The service is free and you can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up today at http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/your-city-government/contact-city-ottawa/sign-e-subscriptions

For more winter parking information, please visit ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).

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Yasir Naqvi New Year’s Levée – January 9

From: ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Subject: REMINDER: New Year’s Levee this Saturday
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 19:36:16 +0000

Dear friends,

Please join me and our new MP Catherine McKenna for our annual New Year’s Levee this Saturday.

DATE: Saturday, January 9, 2016
TIME: 2p.m. to 4p.m.
LOCATION: Dovercourt Recreation Centre, 411 Dovercourt Avenue

For more information or to R.S.V.P. please contact my office at 613-722-6414 or ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org.

All are welcome – bring a friend!

See you Saturday,

Yasir

Yasir Naqvi, MPP
Ottawa Centre

Street Snow Plowing Status Available

As described in http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/transportation-and-parking/road-and-sidewalk-maintenance/where-my-plow there is a new web site run by the city which tells you when they expect to have a snow plow go by your house.

Visiting http://www.whereismyplow.ca/ tells me that the Daniel Avenue plowing tonight will be between 19:03 and 19:22. Sounds like there will be a mandatory outdoor exercise workout this evening…

Permanent Sign By-law Update

From: Newell, Sarah <Sarah.Newell@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Thu, Dec 24, 2015 1:06 pm
Subject: City of Ottawa – Review of Permanent Sign By-law Update | Ville d’Ottawa – Le point sur la révision du Règlement sur les enseignes permanentes

Heads Up

As part of the in-progress review of the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law, the City has posted three additional signage-related issues papers on ottawa.ca and would like your input on the eight discussion papers posted by January 13, 2016.

v Distinctive Areas
There are areas of Ottawa that are distinctive in their nature and use. They may warrant different (more restrictive or less restrictive) sign rules to reflect their unique character. An example of an existing current special signage district is the Canadian Tire Centre. This paper highlights and seeks public input on several other areas that may be potential candidates for differentiated treatment in terms of sign regulations.

v Illumination
Illuminated signs communicate information about businesses to the public and assist in after-dark wayfinding to those businesses. At the same time, they can have a substantial impact on the way streets and communities look and, if not properly regulated, can distract traffic and be a nuisance to adjacent properties. This paper invites public input on how the City can achieve balance among these factors in the By-law.

v Compatibility of Signs with Land Use
Signs should be compatible with their surroundings while reflecting the different needs of particular settings. The current By-law incorporates a graduated approach to sign permissions from the most restrictive in residential and other sensitive areas to the most permissive in the more business-intensive commercial and industrial zones. New technologies, new types of developments and new priorities articulated in the City’s updated Official Plan raise questions as to how sign rules can best be linked to land uses. This paper outlines some of the issues and seeks public input on them.

How can you be involved?

You can find these papers and other information on the By-law review project web page at http://ottawa.ca/permanentsigns. We encourage you to review the information posted and submit your comments by email: sarah.newell@ottawa.ca, or telephone: (613) 580-2424 ext. 12448.

When do we need your input?

We invite you to provide your input on the discussion papers by January 13, 2016.

Looking forward?

Recommendations for proposed changes to the by-law will be posted to the website for input during February and March 2016. A report and new by-law will be considered by Committee and Council in June 2016. Those stakeholders who have provided input during the review will receive notice of the Committee meeting with a copy of the staff report.

Not interested?

If you would like us to remove your contact information from the sign by-law review distribution list, please contact Sarah Newell at sarah.newell@ottawa.ca.

Thank you

Distinctive Areas.pdf
Illumination.pdf
Compatibility of Signs with Lande Use.pdf

Alerte

Dans le cadre de la refonte actuelle du Règlement sur les enseignes permanentes sur les propriétés privées, la Ville a mis en ligne, sur ottawa.ca, trois documents de travail complémentaires sur les enjeux entourant les enseignes et souhaite connaître votre opinion sur les huit documents de travail d’ici le 13 janvier 2016.

v Secteurs à caractère distinctif
À Ottawa, certains secteurs ont une utilisation et une nature particulières. Des règles différentes (et plus ou moins restrictives) sur les enseignes pourraient donc s’imposer, pour refléter leur aspect unique. Le secteur du Centre Canadian Tire en est un bon exemple d’un district d’enseigne spéciale. Ce document complémentaire traite d’autres secteurs susceptibles de nécessiter des règles différentes et sollicite les commentaires du public sur le sujet.

v Éclairage
Les enseignes éclairage renseignent les résidents sur les entreprises et les aident à les trouver après la tombée de la nuit. Cela dit, elles peuvent aussi avoir une grande incidence sur l’aspect d’un secteur, et si elles ne sont pas réglementées adéquatement, elles risquent de distraire les usagers de la route et de nuire aux occupants des propriétés environnantes. Ce document invite le public à donner son avis sur la façon d’atteindre un équilibre entre ces facteurs dans le règlement municipal.

v Compatibilité des enseignes avec les utilisations du sol
Les enseignes doivent être compatibles avec leur environnement, tout en tenant compte des besoins d’un secteur donné. Le règlement municipal en vigueur prévoit une approche graduelle pour l’attribution de permis d’enseignes qui sont plus restrictives dans les secteurs résidentiels et les autres zones tranquilles, et plus permissives dans les zones axées sur le commerce et l’industrie. Les nouvelles technologies, les nouveaux types d’aménagement et les nouvelles priorités qui figurent dans le Plan officiel révisé de la Ville entraînent des questions sur le lien optimal entre les règlements sur les enseignes avec les utilisations du sol. Ce document résume certaines de ces questions et sollicite les commentaires du public sur le sujet.

Comment participer?

Vous trouverez ces trois documents ainsi que de plus amples renseignements sur la page Web du projet de refonte du règlement municipal, à l’adresse http://ottawa.ca/enseignespermanentes. Nous vous invitons à en prendre connaissance et à soumettre vos commentaires par courriel à l’adresse sarah.newell@ottawa.ca ou par téléphone au 613‑580‑2424, poste 12448.

Date limite pour vos commentaires?

Veuillez nous transmettre vos commentaires sur les documents de travail d’ici le 13 janvier 2016.

Prochaines étapes

Les changements recommandés au règlement municipal seront publiés sur le site Web aux fins de consultation en février et mars 2016. Un rapport du personnel et une nouvelle version du règlement municipal seront examinés par le Comité et le Conseil en juin 2016. Les intervenants ayant transmis des commentaires pendant la refonte seront avisés de la réunion du Comité et recevront une copie du rapport du personnel.

Cela ne vous intéresse pas?

Si vous souhaitez que vos coordonnées soient rayées de notre liste d’envoi associée à la révision du Règlement sur les enseignes, veuillez en faire la demande à Sarah Newell, à l’adresse sarah.newell@ottawa.ca.

Merci,

Secteurs a caractere distinctif.pdf
Eclairage.pdf
Compatibilite des enseignes avec les utilisations du sol.pdf

Sarah Newell
Project Coordinator | Coordinatrice de project
Legislative Policy and Projects | Politiques et projets législatif
Building Code Services | Direction services du code du bâtiment
(: (613) 580-2424 x12448
6: (613) 580-2688
sarah.newell@ottawa.ca
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa

NCC Looking for Big Ideas

National Capital Commission – Commission de la Capitale Nationale

17 big ideas to build an inspiring capital | 17 bonnes idées pour bâtir une capitale inspirante

17 big ideas to build an inspiring capital

The National Capital Commission is asking Canadians to submit their big ideas to help identify 17 major milestone projects that will transform the Capital region over the next 50 years.

These signature projects will be included in the Plan for Canada’s Capital, which will be launched in 2017.

Share your ideas on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with #Capital2067 or visit ncc-ccn.gc.ca.

17 bonnes idées pour bâtir une capitale inspirante

La Commission de la capitale nationale demande aux Canadiens de lui soumettre des bonnes idées pour l’aider à trouver 17 grands projets qui transformeront la capitale au cours des 50 prochaines années.

Ces projets de prestige feront partie du Plan de la capitale du Canada qui sera publié en 2017.

Soumettez vos idées sur Twitter, Facebook et Instagram en utilisant le mot-clic #Capitale2067 ou en visitant le ncc-ccn.gc.ca.

Kitchissippi Ward Forum – January 12

From: Fiona.Mitchell@ottawa.ca
Subject: Kitchissippi Ward Forum – January 12, 2016 – Save the Date
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 19:51:56 +0000

Hello our wonderful community and neighbourhood associations,

We just wanted to give you all a quick heads up that our next Kitchissippi Ward Forum is confirmed for Tuesday, January 12 from 5:30-8:00pm at the GCTC. A formal invitation and details will follow before Christmas, but we wanted to pass along the info so you can put it into your calendars and get thinking about what kind of updates you would like to give.

Thanks!

Kindly,

Fiona

Fiona Mitchell
Councillor’s Assistant
Office of Councillor Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi Ward 15
110 Laurier Avenue West. Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
t: 613.580.2400 ex. 15823
e: fiona.mitchell@ottawa.ca

For more information follow us:
http://www.kitchissippiward.ca
@KitchissippiOtt
For inquiries related to city services such as sidewalk maintenance, recycling, garbage pickup, by-law enforcement, etc. call 3-1-1 or visit http://www.serviceottawa.ca.

More on Minimum Parking Review

Following on the previous post, here’s more:

From: Moerman, Tim <Tim.Moerman@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Tue, Dec 1, 2015 1:37 pm
Subject: REMINDER! Minimum Parking Review — N’OUBLIEZ PAS! Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement

***REMINDER!***

(le français suit)

Zoning Study: Minimum Parking Review

Draft Recommendations Now Available
Deadline for Comments: December 18, 2015

Good afternoon!

We are writing today to remind you that the Minimum Parking Review has produced some draft recommendations on changes to the minimum parking requirements under the Zoning By-law, as well as some additions to the Frequently Asked Questions page. The proposed changes can be accessed from our project page at

http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking

We’ve also produced a short video that discusses some of the reasons for our approach:

Link to Minimum Parking Review Movie.

The Minimum Parking Review was launched on May 4th, 2015 with our online Discussion Paper. Stakeholders were encouraged to read the discussion paper, which laid out the background, pros and cons of minimum parking requirements, as well as a range of approaches to modifying these requirements. Stakeholders were invited to send comments on the Discussion Paper, and over the summer we met with a number of community associations to discuss the issue and to gather feedback. Draft recommendations were posted on October 21st.

We welcome your thoughts and comments on the proposals described above. Please send comments no later than December 18, 2015 and direct all correspondence to:

Email: tim.moerman@ottawa.ca or minimumparking@ottawa.ca
Regular mail: Review of Minimum Parking Requirements
City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Mail Code 01-14
K1P 1J1
Fax: (613) 580-2459
Website: http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking

***N’OUBLIEZ PAS!***

Étude de zonage : Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement

Recommandations provisoires disponibles
Date limite pour les commentaires, le 18 décembre 2015

Madame, Monsieur,

Nous vous écrivons aujourd’hui pour vous faire souvenir que l’examen des exigences minimales de stationnement a donné lieu à quelques recommandations provisoires visant des changements aux exigences minimales fixées par le Règlement de zonage, ainsi que plusieurs réponses a vos questions ajoutées à la Foire au questions. Les changements proposés peuvent être examinés sur notre page Web consacrée au projet :

http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum

Nous avons également réalisé une courte vidéo qui traite de certaines raisons qui ont motivé notre approche :

Lien de la vidéo sur la révision des exigences minimales de stationnement

L’examen des exigences minimales de stationnement a été entamé le 4 mai 2015 avec notre document de travail en ligne. Les parties intéressées ont été encouragées à lire ce document, qui décrivait le contexte, les avantages et les inconvénients des exigences minimales de stationnement, et qui exposait une série d’approches visant à modifier ces exigences. Les parties intéressées ont été invitées à faire part de leurs commentaires sur le document de travail. Au cours de l’été, nous avons rencontré un certain nombre d’associations communautaires afin de discuter de cette question et de prendre connaissance des commentaires émis. Nos recommendations provisoires ont été publiées le 21 octobre.

N’hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos commentaires sur les propositions décrites plus haut. Veuillez envoyer toute commentaire d’ici le 18 décembre 2015 aux coordonnées suivantes :

Courriel : tim.moerman@ottawa.ca ou stationnementminimum@ottawa.ca
Poste : Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement
Hôtel de ville
110, avenue Laurier Ouest, 4e étage, courrier interne 01-14
K1P 1J1
Télécopieur : (613) 580-2459
Web : http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum

Tim J. Moerman, MCIP, RPP
Planner
Policy Development and Urban Design Branch
Urbaniste
Direction élaboration des politiques et conception urbaine
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
http://ottawa.ca/planning / http://ottawa.ca/urbanisme

Cycling in the City Newsletter

For local bicyclists, the City of Ottawa “Cycling in the City – November 2015” newsletter has some useful information, such as which paths are plowed in winter. The November issue’s topics are:

East-West Bikeway Update
Winter Cycling Network
Macdonald‑Cartier Bridge Rehabilitation and Multi-purpose Sidewalk
Mackenzie Avenue Cycle Tracks
Bronson Avenue Improvements at Colonel By Drive
2014 Bruce Timmerman Award Winner – Monna-Leigh McElveny
Trillium Line Pathway Extension, Young Street to Carling Avenue
Cycling Data – Strava
2015 Roundup

You can see it at http://cityofottawa.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=a284df1155ec3e67286080500df36a9a.1400&nosocial=1 or sign up to receive your own copy there too.
CyclingInTheCityNewsletter201511

Kitchssippi Parking Strategy Update

From: Scott.Caldwell@ottawa.ca
Subject: Kitchssippi Parking Strategy – Westboro Update
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:02:02 +0000

Good afternoon,

This is a follow-up to the on-going work we are doing tied to the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy. I am reaching out to provide an update specific to Westboro. Since early 2015, we have been working towards clarifying parking issues in both Westboro and Wellington West, ultimately towards identifying solutions as part of a broader strategy that will cover both areas.

Westboro has been a focus with respect to parking for some time now, subject to a previous study that ran from 2011 to 2013 and comprehensive levels of data collection in the interim that have helped to guide the current initiative. To this point in 2015, there has been an effort to connect with stakeholders in order to both convey information and receive feedback. This has been done through a Public Town Hall meeting and direct contact with the Westboro Village BIA, the different community associations and other groups. The information gained from the various comments and pieces of feedback is very important to our process. This consultation process will continue into 2016, so we continue to welcome any feedback and would be more than happy to sit down with anybody to discuss parking in Westboro.

I have included two attachments with this e-mail:

· Summary of Feedback To-Date – A roll-up of the different things we have heard either through meetings or via e-mail.

· Parking Management Toolbox – This is in response to requests we received for better information to help build an improved understanding of the different tools that are considered as part of any parking study process.

Going forward in Westboro, we will continue our process to clarify issues and discuss potential solutions. It is expected that the resulting Kitchissippi Parking Management Strategy will be finalized by mid-2016.

Concurrent with the work being done in Westboro, we have been in the midst of data collection Wellington West for the last few months and are currently in the process of reviewing all of this information in order to develop a clearer picture of what is happening in terms of parking supply and demand in that area. There will be a Public Open House for Wellington West in early 2016 (likely February).

Information related to the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy remains available at http://www.ottawa.ca/kitchissippiparking. Shortly, there will be updates posted which will include summary study data.

I look forward to continuing to connect with different members of the community. Again, please don’t hesitate to pass any comments forward or let me know if there are any questions related to the process.

We will be sure to provide information on the status of the studies as things progress.

Regards,

Scott Caldwell – Program Manager, Parking Studies
Parking Services
Public Works
City of Ottawa
Office: 613-580-2424 ext. 27581
Cell Phone: 613-614-3155
e-mail: Scott.Caldwell@ottawa.ca

Road Closures on Cowley, Sunnymede

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:12:43 -0500
From: Christine Jackson
Subject: URGENT! – Immediate road closures – Cowley & Sunnymede, Nov 17-27

I live on Cowley Ave between Sunnymede & Clearview.

Today, Monday 16th Nov, I received a notice from the company Earthmovers, saying that Cowley, between Premier & Clearview, as well as Sunnymede, between Carleton & Keyworth, will be closed from 7am to 6pm, from Tuesday 17th November to Friday 27th November.

No info was provided regarding access to and from our homes during the daytime, or the reason for the work. (It was not that many years ago that the whole of Cowley was dug up & renewed for storm & sanitary sewers & water.)

I contacted 311 and the city agent had no record of the upcoming work. He put my request in the system for a traffic inspector to call me back with more info, as they are the people who have to issue permits for road closures. I also have a call in to the company Earth Movers regarding access during this period.

If anyone already has the answers to my questions, would you please post it here a.s.a.p.

Re my last message on this subject, I have heard back from Earth Movers. The work will be centred on the intersection of Sunnymede & Cowley & Sunnymede itself. It relates to the installation of a storm sewer along Sunnymede between Carleton & Keyworth.

It therefore seems that the most impact will be for those living on Sunnymede between Carleton & Keyworth. Cowley Ave between Premier & Clearview will not be dug up again (thank goodness!). It just means that Cowley residents will have to avoid the Sunnymede / Clearview intersection.

Apparently the work by Earth Movers will probably not start until Wednesday 18th.

For info
Christine Jackson