Hey everyone,
Kind of quiet here, so I thought I’d ask a question that’s been on my mind for a while:
What would make Ottawa better, in your view? Big or small.
For me, it would be to improve the walkability. I walk, jog, cycle, motorbike, and drive, all fairly frequently. It drives me wild how long it takes (mid winter or bad weather) from the time I press a crosswalk button, to the time the lights change. I’d love to see that improved.
The urban and heck suburban design of this city is atrocious. If you were trying to design for people to be a siloed and car centric as possible while maximizing city costs to deliver services… well you nailed it.
The mini parks in Hintonburg are pretty great, along with the almost-main-street that goes through the neighbourhood.
But we were seeing more and more drug paraphernalia in them before we left. ☹️