Escarpment Area District PlanA Community Design Plan to Implement the

Downtown Ottawa Urban Design Strategy 20/20

November 2008

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This Study was prepared by:

Urban Strategies Inc.197 Spadina Avenue, Suite 600Toronto, ONM5T 2C8Tel 416 340 9004Fax 416 340 8400

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank John Abel, Aled AbIorwerth, Andrew Aitkens, William Aitken, Doug Allen, Richie Allen, Sadel Almazi, John Archibald, David Arsenault, Richard Asselin, John Ayres, Linda Bartlett, Luc Bédard, B.B. Berkovic, Ken Beselt, Paul Biela, B. Bradley, Reg Brazier, Mary Braun, Doug Bridgewater, Barry Brock, John Brownfield, Elorius Cain, Brian Caines, Archie Campbell, James Carnegie, Dennis Carr, Mike Carson, Doug Casey, Mike Casey, David Caulfeild, David Charles, Hiu Yin Choi, Anne Coffey, Catherine Coleman, Marilyn Corneau, Bertin Côté, Gilles & Jacqueline Courtemanche, Joyce Crago, Judith Daoust, Eric Darwin, Melanie Doerig, Dave Donaldson, H. Dowd, Carl Dubé, Pierre Dubé, Robert Dunn, Rodney Durnin, Leo Elnitsky, Robert W. T. Ennor, Daniel Finch, David Fleming, Sheila Flynn, Dale Ford, Daniel Fournie, Andrew Francis, Larry Frazer, Torchy Freeman, Peter Frenck, D. Fry, Andy N. Gelling, Marcel Georget, Lynn Graham, Dennis Gratton, Marc Gratton, Xiaebing Guo, T. Habicht, H. Hagne, Jennifer Hambridge, Michael Hatfield, Josee Helie, Lola Henderson, Michael & Michelle Herberg, John Hillier, Linda Hoad, Rita Hogan, Diane Holmes, Lise Hood, David Hopper, Jon Hunt, John Hurkmans, Dennis Jacobs, Rafael Janica, David Jeanes, Marnie Johnstone, Marie Keasey, M.G. Kelly, Marguarite Kieley, Richard Kilstrom, John M. Kingma, Karen Knowles, Claudette & Philip Kong, Emi Koyariagi, Hélène & André Labadie, Lisette Lacroix, Colin Lake, Margaret Lange, Sylvain Lapointe, Guy Larocque, Phyllis Larsen, Ned Lathrop, Janine Laurencin, Dan & Odette Laurin, F. Juliette Lawson, Andrew Lay, Stuart Lazear, Eliane Leclerc, Rick & Lynn Legault, Aileen Leo, Caroll Lesage, Christine Lodge, Therese Murphy, David Liang, Marie Litalier, Jonathan Loan, Susan Lurk, Jerry MacGillivray, Miriam MacNeil, Kalubi Marthe Masengu, Heather McArthur, Lois K. Maody, Marion Martinson Lynn McCarney, Peter McCourt, Sylvia McCoy, Marta McDermott, Leticia Messier, Bratislav Mineic, Fiona E. Moon, Brenda Morehouse, Heather Morehouse, Matt Morgan-Brown, Larry Morrison, Tom Morris, Marie Carole Mouden, Jeanne Mouter, Marsha Musgrove, Alia Nakanishi, Aliza Nakanski, Hoda Nassim, Ross Nicholls, Dan Nixey, Allan Nodelman, Sharon Nodelman, Alma Norman, Abdol Nouraeyan, Terry O’Shaughnessy, Karen Ostafichuk, Frank Paterson, Lesley Paterson, Grant Peart, Stephen Perkins, C. Pestieou, John Petrolian, Ray Pollock, Jerome Poulin, Elizabeth Powles, Colleen Price, Lola Price, Kirsten Rainer, Jeff Richstone, Sabra Ripley, Cam Robertson, Ramon Ross, Paul Royce, Andrew Sacret, N. Savoia, Elizabeth Scott, Laleh Shabnavard, John Shields, John Shipman, Alan Smuck, Robert Smythe, Joan Spice, Robert Spicer, Peter Steacy, Mihaly Szabo, Walter Sullivan, Brian D. Tam, Robert Tambay, Mary Taylor, Rosemary Taylor, Adam Thompson, Lori Thornton, Barry Townsend, Louise Treparnia, Teressa Trollope, Tom Trottin, Judy Tulloch, Michel Vincent, E. Volder Scott, S.A. Warner, Brenda & John Watts, Terry Weber, Jessica Webster, Michael Welch, John Whitman, Andy Wielgoiz, Rod Wilmore, Stanley Wilder, Amy Wong, Tony Wong, Jacqueline Wood, Joan Yanofsky... If any participant had been missed, you have our apology and our appreciation.

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Contents

1.0 THE STUDY

Section 01 provides the background and overview of the study including a summary of the consultation process and feedback received.

1.1 What is the Escarpment Area District Plan?

1.2 What are the Study Objectives?

1.3 How will the Plan be used?

1.4 The Process

1.5 Building on DOUDS

1.6 What We Were Told

2.0 THE FUTURE

Section 02 defines some of the wider trends that have impacted the area. It introduces the Vision for the Escarpment Area of tomorrow and the principles that will guide its transformation.

2.1 Urban Trends

2.2 Local Impacts

3.0TODAY

Section 03 provides a snapshot of the study area, highlighting the physical conditions that help to define it.

3.1 Analysis of the Escarpment District

3.2 The Policy Framework

3.3 What can be Built Today?

4.0 THE VISION &FRAMEWORKSection 04 presents the plan for the district. It defines the framework for development and presents a series of more detailed open space and built form strategies.

4.1 The Vision

4.2 The Principles

4.3 The Framework

4.4 Where Change may occur

5.0 OPEN SPACE OPPORTUNITIESSection 05 presents additional detail to the specific priority Open Space Opportunities which will be introduced within the area’s urban systems.

5.1 Upper Town Commons

5.2 Escarpment Park

5.3 Bronson Park

5.4 Mid-Block Mews

5.5 South LeBreton & Capital Parks

5.6 Streetscape Improvements

6.0 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIESSection 06 offers a series of redevelopment options for four key sites in the Escarpment District. It provides details on a recommended development strategy for each site and detailed guidelines.

6.1 Development Parcels

6.2 Ottawa Technical High School Sites:

South Site

North Site [Options 1-4]

6.3 Albert, Bronson, Slater Site

6.4 South LeBreton Site

6.5 Summary of Development Options

7.0 MOVING FORWARDThis section presents recomm-endations on how the Vision and the related priority interventions can be brought forward by the City of Ottawa in partnership with its stakeholders.

7.1 Key interventions

7.2 Implementation &

Incentive Tools-

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The Vision for the Escarpment Area DistrictOver the next 15 years the Escarpment District will be transformed into one of the most desirable neighbourhoods in Ottawa. It will be recognized as an active, diverse and attractive Downtown community and celebrated for its natural features, the quality and character of its open spaces, public realm and new buildings. At its heart, a new Central Park will act as a neighbourhood focus and will support a range of formal and informal activities. New high quality developments and an enhanced green network will bridge the gap between the emerging community of LeBreton, the Escarpment District and the Downtown core.

Residents of the Escarpment District will continue to benefit from the amenities afforded by living in such an urban setting – including easy access to Ottawa’s best cultural facilities, close proximity to the business core and Ottawa’s best shopping and leisure assets. In addition to these uniquely urban amenities, residents will also enjoy improved direct connections to the regional and national system of parkland, major new open spaces and strong links to the Ottawa River.

The Escarpment Area District Plan articulates a contemporary and inspiring entry statement for the Downtown core of Ottawa. It positions this area for future opportunities by creating a strong framework for the introduction of new development and park spaces, allowing this area to be more integrated with the Downtown, LeBreton, national open space & waterway systems.

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