Improving Ottawa
Derrick SimpsonIdeas and thoughts on how to improve Ottawa. Urbanism, climate change, and transportation focused.
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The Bank Street bus lanes delay proves the City of Ottawa can’t even do easy things
The City of Ottawa has proven once again this week that they are unable to do things in a timely or efficient manner. The Bank Street Transit Study was once again delayed, with the next open house pushed back to Fall 2025 according to their...
Getting Creative to Support Bus Lanes on Bank Street
Strong Towns Ottawa is running ads before movies at the Mayfair Theatre until June 15 to encourage support for Bus Lanes on Bank Street. With the study delayed and additional consultations not yet announced, we’re encouraging people to subm...
The NCC Summer Zone in Centretown had Overwhelming Support Last Year… and isn't Returning
Results shared with me over email of the NCC’s unreleased 2024 Summer Zone survey.
Last year, 83% of NCC survey respondents said they would participate in Summer Zone events and activities in the future. Despite that, the Summer Zone is n...
Ottawa’s transit budget is neither fiscally conservative or socially helpful
Ottawa released their draft budget this week, and it’s neither fiscally conservative or helpful to those in our city who need it most. It’s truly the worst of both worlds.
The budget features a 2.9% tax increase, up to 3.9% when you consi...
What Ottawa can learn from Better Buses Better Cities
If there’s one book from the Book Club you read, I’d recommend Better Buses Better Cities. So much of this book was relevant to Ottawa, this list only covers a fraction of the great ideas shared in the book. I found myself highlighting near...
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l’m a volunteer with the Centretown Community Association, Strong Towns Ottawa, and run the Ottawa Urbanism Book Club.
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