Impact Stories
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Developing More Consistent & Efficient Public Transit
In the early days of the developing neighbourhood, 2 new bus routes were created. Route 17 – a rush hour route running between Wateridge and downtown Ottawa and Gatineau – and route 27 – also a rush hour route running between Wateridge and St Laurent Transit station. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, transit ridership across…
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Advocating for Increased Eugène Martineau Park Parking
Eugène Martineau park is our communities main activity park. It is an amazing space containing playgrounds, a skateboard park, tennis, basketball, a rink, and a regulation sized soccer field. The initial plans for the park contained four vehicle parking spaces (including 1 accessible) – with space provided for more in the longer term. The community…
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Creating More Commercial Space in our Community
Former CFB Rockcliffe Community Design Plan as well as the Wateridge Village Secondary plan were developed through an extensive community consultation process. This process resulted in a plan for walk-able 15 minute community. The community core envisioning mixed-use medium rise buildings containing commercial uses on the ground floor. Some of the initial development applications for…