New complex ‘not pedestrian-friendly’
Brad Clouthier, Centretown News
The site being considered for a new office complex at 801 Albert St. is currently a vacant lot. Archive 1997-2016
The City of Ottawa has put pedestrians in a tight squeeze by approving plans for a two-tower office complex at a vacant lot on Albert Street, says the head of the Dalhousie Community Association.Brad Clouthier, Centretown NewsThe site being considered for a new office complex at 801 Albert St. is currently a vacant lot.
Thanks to a development boom in Ottawa, millions of dollars are waiting to be spent on St. Luke’s Park in Centretown as well as other green spaces in the city.
Bank Street’s castoffs could become Gladstone Avenue’s treasure if a proposal to recycle old benches that are no longer being used is embraced by the city.Brielle Morgan, Centretown NewsRetired Bank Street furniture may find a hew home on Gladstone Avenue.
The Ottawa Public Library board will spend $6 million to renovate its downtown branch on Metcalfe Street.