OSCA Document Archive

OSWatch Report to OSCA Board May 2012

OSWatch is currently involved in the following issues and activities:

Infill

• 337 Sunnyside: re-zoning passed but there will be a site plan we could comment on
• 315/317 Riverdale: severance passed but neighbours still trying to negotiate changes
• Rezoning: Colonel By area
• A new attempt to revive development on Bank Street based on the 2003 Bank St Zoning Study
• We may have to lobby to ensure that the changes to residential infill rezoning bylaws are implemented quickly

OOS Traffic and pedestrian safety issues

• Monitor and lobby quick implementation of the OOS Traffic Study, especially the work on Sunnyside
• Ongoing study of poor sidewalk conditions in association with Walk Ottawa, a newly-formed pedestrian advocacy group

Lansdowne Park

• Ongoing work on mitigating the impact of the redevelopment of Lansdowne on traffic and parking

Public Consultation

• Participation in Public Advisory Committee (PAC) for redevelopment of Main Street in Old Ottawa East
• Participation in Canal footbridge PAC

Planning Meeting

At a planning meeting we agreed to break down the issues facing the community into following areas. Everyone at the meeting agreed to help work on at least one of the issues we identified

• Residential Infill: Don Westwood, Anna Cuylits, John Callan, Lori Pope
• Commercial Infill: Gary Shechtman, John Callan
• Colonel By Rezoning Lydia Oak, Kathy Krywicki
• OOS Traffic   Brian Tansey, Muthanna Subbaiah, Winnie Pietrykowski
• Sidewalks  Brian Tansey, Kathy Krywicki
• Lansdowne Park Graham Deline, Brendan McCoy, Mary Martel-Cantelon, Winnie Pietrykowski, Brian Tansey
• Canal Footbridge  Kathy Krywicki, Brian Tansey
• Farmers Market/Brewer Park   Renee Saint-Arnaud-Watt
• Main Street Redevelopment  Gary Shechtman

Other News

• The proposed development at the Bank St Dairy Queen and surrounding building is not going ahead because the developer was not able to buy all of the land