The City of Ottawa is teaming up with Toronto-based architectural firm Urban Design Strategies to develop a new community design plan for mid-Centretown.
New plan to produce new vision for downtown
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Month: April 2010
Overhead power lines slowly becoming a thing of the past
Residents of Bank Street near Gladstone Avenue will have front-row seats on an infrastructure facelift this month as Hydro Ottawa plans to bury a short section of overhead power lines to provide proper clearance for a major construction project.
Bus station move would create transportation hub
A proposal to move the Greyhound bus terminal from Catherine Street to the Via Rail Station on Tremblay Road could be good for all of the businesses involved. The Ottawa bus terminal (left) on Catherine Street may move to the Via Rail station on Tremblay Road if Mayor Larry O'Brien's proposal is adopted. 
Jessica Bruno, Centretown NewsThe Ottawa bus terminal (left) on Catherine Street may move to the Via Rail station on Tremblay Road if Mayor Larry O'Brien's proposal is adopted.
Council opts for short-term gain in water-rate hike
Keeping this year’s water-rate increase at nine per rather than the 10 per cent recommended by city staff, is short-sighted and ill-conceived, say critics.