Making smarter development decisions to ‘become the city we aspire to be’
We need to understand the root causes and bring leadership to solving problems so that we become the city we aspire to be, writes Toon
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How building height limitations are contributing to Ottawa’s housing crisis
By limiting development on certain streets to four storeys, the city has virtually guaranteed that these lots will remain undeveloped, writes Toon Dreessen.
Why #ShopLocal should be applied to small businesses on – and off – mainstreets
Governments often design RFPs to demand unreasonably high thresholds for insurance coverage, years of experience or firm size that have little or no bearing on
The city should encourage investment in our communities, writes Architects DCA president Toon Dreessen.
Putting Ottawa’s public properties to better use
What if we thought differently about our publicly-owned assets?
How public washrooms can aid Ottawa’s economic recovery
How can cities help create the kind of community that supports small businesses? One way is with good public amenities.
Dreessen: ByWard Market plan needs a bolder vision of excellence
Area could be an incubator for testing how to support small businesses in a post-COVID economy, creating the walkable, sustainable community we all aspire to
Cognitive dissonance creeps into Ottawa’s planning and design decisions
Ottawa, like many cities, experiences cognitive dissonance. We need to rethink what we are doing, and how, if we are serious about being the most
Designing 15-minute neighbourhoods in a post-COVID Ottawa
One of the keys to business growth is ensuring a steady supply of customers. What better way to do that than to build more housing
How COVID-19 will change the design of our cities
Our current crisis is teaching us that social spaces within our increasingly dense urban places matter, writes Architects DCA president Toon Dreessen
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