The impending demise of Little Italy, Ottawa.

---There will be a massive increase in traffic along Carling Avenue and Preston Street.
---The tallest building in Ottawa is located at the corner of Preston and Carling, 45-storys.
---A dozen condo projects are either projected, approved or under construction.
---The Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association is worried about the increase in traffic and the loss of Queen Juliana Park located at 870 Carling. The park is a popular venue for the Italian Week festivities, Walk for Juvenile Diabetes, etc. The land was rezoned after the National Capital Commission gave 50 acres of the Experimental Farm to a health care facility. High rises will be built on the property.
---The Humane Society land on 101 Champagne was earmarked for Ev Tremblay Park. Never happened.
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     This is Ottawa, the capital city of Canada.This is not Vancouver, Hong Kong or Manhattan.A local politician should not have the power to ruin the character and skyline of my city. Until 1965 there was a ban on the construction of any building taller than the Parliament Hill Peace Tower, in downtown Ottawa. The National Capital Commission has abdicated their responsibility to preserve  tourism meccas and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Has it occurred to you, National Capital Commission, that out-of-control redevelopment will have an impact on:
historic neighbourhoods.
the UNESCO protected Rideau Canal.
Dow's Lake
the Farm.
The safety of pedestrians and vehicle occupants.
490-500 Preston Street
Proposed construction of a residential development consisting of approximately 280 residential units and ground floor retail. Increase in vehicle traffic of approximately 105-120 veh./h during morning and afternoon peak hours.
505 Preston Street 
A mixed-use development of approximately 262 residential units. Ground floor retail and office space. Increase in vehicle traffic 60 to 70 veh./hr.
845 Carling Avenue
A three-tower residential consisting of approximately 486 residential units and ground floor retail space. Projected increase in vehicle traffic of approximately 150 to 175 veh./h during the morning and afternoon peak hours.
514 Rochester Street
A residential development consisting of approximately 117 residential units and ground floor retail. Projected increase in traffic approximately 58 and 58 veh./hr during the weekday and afternoon peak hours.
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    A 2002 traffic study.
                                        Table 2: Summary of Existing Conditions
Road Name and Section                                                     Peak Directional Volume (veh./hr)
Carling Avenue Highway 417 to Booth                             2,000                       
Preston Avenue Prince of Wales to Carling                       1,100
Preston Avenue Carling to Hwy 417                                    800
Parkdale Avenue Carling to Hwy 417                                  600
(From: Central Experimental Farm National Historic Site Management Plan - Page 7/20.)
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Diane Holmes interview with Ottawa Citizen reporter David Reevely.

Save Little Italy photo from Facebook. Former Somerset Ward councillor Diane Holmes is pictured on the left.

Petition - Save Ev Tremblay Park Little Italy.
Land behind the Adult High  School.

City of Ottawa Planning Committee, June 24, 2014 - "Somerset Ward Councillor Holmes noted that work on the Preston-Carling Secondary Plan had been underway for the past decade, at which time tension in the neighbourhood had risen."