The people of Ottawa are mere bystanders.

 

The Civic does not want "irregular borders" and Maple Drive is a designated ambulance route. Before long the Observatory Campus will meet the same fate as the nearby Natural Resources campus. In addition, the rectangular William Saunders Building is now vacant and is located to the left of Zone 4, future University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

The Natural Resources Canada buildings on Booth and the Observatory Campus are part of the NRC portfolio. The photo was taken during the summer of 2020:

Queen Juliana Park - Do not even try to compare Queen Juliana Park to the so-called "park" that will be built on top of a Civic Hospital building. The current green space is owned by Canadians, is totally accessible (there are no fences or "No Trespassing" and "Private Property" signs) and I fail to see how 1,000 participants at the Run for Juvenile Diabetes and Italian Week celebrations can utilize the rooftop garden.

Queen Juliana Park, 870 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Canada.

Federal Directory of Real Property-Property 24426-G.C. Land-Vacant (Former Building #8 site.)

Organization: Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Use: Parks and Recreation.

Interest: Crown Owned.

Address: 870 Carling Avenue.

Municipality: Ottawa.

Land Area (ha.) 5.5883.

Buildings: 0.

Floor Area (sq. m.): 0.

House of Commons Ottawa November 4, 1974. The Hon.Walter David Baker (Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition; Progressive Conservative Party Deputy House Leader)Progressive Conservative. Mr. Baker (Grenville-Carleton): "Mr. Speaker, on October 7 I directed a question to the Minister of State for Urban Affairs (Mr. Danson) regarding...a theory he advanced in the course of "Question Period" that the government would have to consider the adoption of a trade-off in respect of green spaces in Canadian cities."

"At that time this indicated that the minister was at least considering the intrusion of development into green spaces. Subsequently the minister, in the course of his answer, indicated that at least in so far as the two places I had mentioned in National Capital Area, namely the Experimental Farm and the Ottawa greenbelt, he regarded these as areas of special sensitivity, and shared my views and the views of many others of the House in respect of the necessity to preserve them."

"I want to say that where we are dealing with the National Capital Area, which is certainly an area of special sensitivity, or with any other urban area in this country, we must regard, and government policy must look at green space in urban areas as a very precious commodity. It is becoming more preciuos each day as there is a tendency in our society...to pack more and more people onto fewer and fewer acres of land."

"Municipal development is becoming vertical rather than horizontal. Indeed we must consider the impact that this type of development will have on open space, a particularily agricultural land. The greenbelt and the Experimental Farm in the National Capital Area are precious for the reasons I have mentioned."

The Hon. Pierre De Bane (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Urban Affairs)Liberal: Mr. De Bane: "Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the hon. member that the National Capital Commission is fully aware of the matter which he has raised, namely that we must preserve the green spaces of this area.I can assure the hon. member that there is no question of replacing the green spaces aleady in the national capital region with buildings."

Carling Village -"Ground floor retail and residential components are new proposed uses". (From: Page 34, New Civic Development for the Ottawa Hospital, Transportation Impact Assessment and Mobility Study, 2021.) "Dow's Lake is located at the base of Preston Street and nearby Little Italy. The area is home to some of the tallest building proposals in the city, some reaching over 40 storeys." (Preston Carling Area Secondary Plan.)

A City of Ottawa zoning change will facilitate the construction of Carling Village: "12 acres of Civic Hospital land on the Farm has been rezoned General Urban Area to permit the construction of residential housing.-Application #D01 ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT: 520 Preston Street, 930 Carling Avenue-Official Plan Amendment-No Appeal-Adopted July 16,2018. "Description-The purpose of the amendment is to facilitate the use of the selected site for a new Hospital. The amendment would remove approximately 5 ha. (12 acres) of land designated as Agricultural Research Area within the current Central Experimental Farm boundary and designate these lands as General Urban Area." General Urban Area-Section 3.6.1- What that means in the City of Ottawa:

"The GUA designation permits the development of a full range and choice of housing types to meet the needs of all ages, incomes and life circumstances, in combination with conveniently located employment, retail, leisure, entertainment and institutional uses...New taller buildings may be considered for sites that front an Arterial Road and are in an area already characterized by taller buildings or sites that are zoned to permit taller buildings. (Note: Carling Avenue is an Arterial Road.) The General Urban Area permits uses that may generate traffic, noise, or other impacts that have the potential to create conflicts with the surrounding residential community."

Proposed Study Area Intersections. 1.) Carling/Parkdale. 2.) Carling/Civic Hospital. 3.) Carling and Melrose. 4.) Carling/Irvine-Maple. 5.) Carling/Sherwood. 6.) Carling/Champagene. 7.) Carling and the Trillium Pathway. 8.) Carling/Preston. 9.) Carling/Rochester. 10.) Carling/Booth. 11.) Carling and Bronson. .

12.) Parkdale/Westmount/HWY 417. 13.) Parkdale/HWY 417 EB. 14.) Parkdale/Sherwood. 15.) Parkdale and Ruskin. 16.) Sherwood/Bayswater. 17.) Prince of Wales/ Driveway. 18.) Prince of Wales and Navy. 19.) Prince of Wales/ Preston. 20.) Rochester/ Raymond HWY 417.  21.) Rochester and Orangeville HWY 417. 22.) Bronson/ Catherine HWY 417. 23.) Bronson/HWY 417. 24.) Bronson/ Imperial-Plymouth. 25.) Bronson/Madawaska-Fifth. (From: Page 33, 2021-05-10-New Civic Development for the Ottawa Hospital, Transportation Impact Assessment and Mobility Study.)

Other Area Developments.

1.)  90 Champagne- The proposed development is a 14-storey residential building. A total of 336 units are proposed. The Transportation Brief projects an increase in two-way traffic volumes of approximately 25 veh/h during peak hours.

2.)  93-105 Norman- The proposed development is a residential building with an approximately 117 units proposed. The Transportation Brief projects an increase in two-way traffic volumes of approximately 70-80 veh/h during peak hours.

3.)  101-105 Champagne-The proposed development is a 25-storey residential building with at grade commercial. 

4.)  17 Aberdeen/300 Preston-The proposed development is a 30-storey residential building. A total of 254 units are proposed. The Transportation Brief projects an increase in two-way traffic volumes of approximately 40 to 50 veh/h during peak hours.

5.)  552 Booth-The proposed development consists of approximately 1,000 dwelling units in the buildings and 142,200 square feet of retail and office. The Transportation Brief projects an increase in two-way traffic volumes of approximately 175 veh/h during peak hours.

6.)  450 Rochester-The proposed development consists of a 9 and 5-storey residential buildings.

7.)  70 Beech-The proposed development is a 6-storey residential building with at grade commercial. A total of 40 units are proposed.

8.)  530 Rochester- The proposed development is a 20 storey residential building. A total of 117 units are proposed.

9.)  500 Preston-The proposed development is a 30-storey residential building with at grade commercial. A total of 224 units are proposed.

10.)  855 Carling-The proposed development consists of approximately 400 apartment dwelling units in four buildings (19, 15 and two four-storey) The Transportation Brief projects an increase in two way traffic volumes of approximately 90 to 105 veh/h during peak hours.

11.) 845 Carling-The proposed development consists of approximately 1,123 dwelling units in 3 buildings (55, 48 and 18 storeys) and a large public plaza. The Transportation Brief projects an increase in two-way traffic volumes of approximately 150 to 175 veh/h during peak hours.

12.) 505 Preston-The proposed development is a 45 storey mixed-use building. A total of 262 units are proposed. The Transportation Brief projects an increase in tw-way traffic of 60/70 veh/h during peak hours.

(From: Pages 31 and 32; 2021-05-10, New Civic Development for the Ottawa Hospital, Traffic Impact Assessment and Mobility Study.)

House of Commons Ottawa November 4, 1974. The Hon. Walter David Baker (Grenville-Carleton): "...There really is no open or green space available to those who live in high-rise housing, row housing,in condominiums or in densely populated areas.That green and open space which normally is provided by one's backyard or by the neighbourhood park, must be provided in those urban areas by greenbelt areas such as the Experimental Farm or by other areas in other cities."

Proposed pathways, sidewalks and cycle tracks. The Queen Juliana Park Pathway-The current asphalt pathway begins at Carling/Sherwood and proceeds south, parallel to the embankment to Prince of Wales. This connection will be maintained through a secondary on-site path that begins at Carling/Sherwood, then south to Road A1 where there will be a crossing at a stop-controlled intersection. Upon crossing, the user will be on the Road B on-site pathway leading to Prince of Wales. (From: Page 66/1044, New Civic Development for the Ottawa Hospital, Traffic Impact and Mobility Study.)

The Trillium Pathway south of Carling to Prince of Wales will be discontinued by future parkade structure.

 Residents of the National Capital Region, especially children, should have access to vast expanses of public land - "Ottawa Public Gardens include Commissioner Park, Dow's Lake-4 acres of land." Greber Report of 1950, Page 160/395. (Note: Commissioners Park now encompasses 22 acres and is part of the NCC Greenbelt.)

"The Experimental Farm forms a central park within a residential area of the city of Ottawa, and its avenues constitute a part of the driveways of the Federal District Commission." (Greber Report of 1950, Page 167/395.)