Brendan McCoy of OSCA's community watch committee, OSWatch, presented to the Lansdowne Park Design Symposium on Thurs. Feb. 25. The presentation, called "One Site, One Plan!" expressed OSCA's position that the "front lawn" design should not be dealt with separately from the site as a whole, and reiterated the community's traffic concerns.
In an Ottawa Citizen article on Feb. 26, he was quoted as saying that the neighbourhood is "extremely worried about the devastating impact such a large development will have on traffic in certain areas". The article also indicated that virtually all community associations echoed OSCA's concern.
Brendan McCoy had another opportunity to make OSCA's position known to the public when he was interviewed by Alan Neal on CBC Radio's All In a Day.
The presentation was based on recommendations from a community consultation meeting on Feb. 20, where about 20 residents sat down with the OSWatch committee to discuss the OOS response to the Symposium.
For more information on the Lansdowne Park redevelopment, including the presentation to the Lansdowne Park Design Symposium:
- OSWatch Lansdowne Park Design Symposium Presentation (pending), February 25, 2010
- One Site, One Plan! Feb. 20 Meeting Summary
- City of Ottawa Lansdowne Partnership Plan
- OSCA presentation to City Council on Lansdowne Live, September 15, 2009
- OSCA president Michael Jenkin's comments to the City in response to Lansdowne Transportation Study, February 3, 2010
- OSWatch Presentation to the Joint Transportation Committee Meeting, February 8, 2010
- OSWatch Report on the Lansdowne Strategic Design and Review Panel Meeting, February 4, 2010
- Friends of Lansdowne Park group offers their perspective about the competition here.
- Vitally Ottawa presents its position here.