Rideau Canal Crossing Blog

The Rideau Canal Crossing Progress Update is LIVE!

Thank you for your ongoing participation in the City of Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Crossing Environmental Assessment study. This study was initiated in March 2011 to identify a recommended plan for improving multi-use (pedestrian/cycling) linkages over the Rideau Canal between the Pretoria and Bank Street Bridges. 

We’d like to share the progress we’ve made since the second Public Open House last November. Please review the report by clicking here Progress Update and Design Consultation and let us know what you think by May 30, 2012. 

For further details and to respond to a survey please visit: http://www.ottawa.ca/en/city_hall/planningprojectsreports/public_consult/rideau_canal_bridge/progress/index.htm

Thank you! Your involvement is essential to the planning and design process.

SHCHC endorse bridge - This is a letter received from the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre.

• Support from the Old Ottawa South Community: http://www.oldottawasouth.ca/index.php/osca/doc-archive/74-presidents-reports/1575
• Endorsement by Paul Dewar, MP Ottawa Centre: http://www.centretownbuzz.com/?p=494

This project has received some attention in the local news – here are some links to recent coverage that’ we’ve seen -  let us know if we have missed any:

• Opposition to the footbridge at the OECA: http://www.mainstreeter.ca/?p=226
• Environment Committee Endorses Footbridge: http://www.mainstreeter.ca/?p=541
• Letters to the Editor: http://www.mainstreeter.ca/?cat=10
• Campaign Against the Footbridge: http://www.mainstreeter.ca/?p=241

We received a number of comments following our first Public Open House in June. The attached graphic summarizes some of the key themes that were voiced by project stakeholders. Although the graphic illustrates a selection of the input received, all comments will be anonymously documented in the final Environmental Assessment report and will continue to be taken into consideration as the study progresses.

What We Heard

In preparation for the upcoming Public Open House, you may be interested in reviewing the material presented at our first Public Open House held last June. Content from the presentation and display boards is available for review on the City’s website and accessible at www.ottawa.ca/rideaucanalbridge.

Public Open House # 1 – June 2nd 2011
Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study

Thursday, June 2, 2011
5 to 8 p.m. (presentation at 6:30 p.m.)
Saint Paul University, Atrium and Amphitheatre
223 Main Street, Ottawa

The first public open house will introduce the study and seek input on the vision for a crossing and decision factors that will guide the overall planning process.

For more information: http://ottawa.ca/residents/public_consult/rideau_canal_bridge/index_en.html

Discussion Topics:

• Existing Conditions
• A Vision for the New Crossing
• Planning, Design, and Aesthetic Parameters
• Crossing Location Alternatives