Each week I will focus on an aspect of the NCR which is easily resolvable by a simple redesign of the urban space. The place chosen could be in the core, the suburbs or the rural area. I expect that twenty years of theory might shape the design.
It is best, perhaps, to break the city down into hotspots for new designs. A wholistic approach - examining the city as a whole infrastructure - is not the best method in this case.
These redesigns will be insertions onto the existing fabric, hopefully modest, yet have a positive impact on a city, which is in need of better design. Consistently, the Ottawa Citizen's staff is commenting on what Ottawa is not. It is not their role to propose interesting ideas. Instead, their role is to critique. Of course, Ottawa, like most Canadian cities, is expensive to maintain and it is poor. Federal surpluses do not fund city infrastructure. My hope is to show that the city can benefit and enjoy new projects at a modest cost to Ottawans.
