Discussions on Parking frame every planning decision; from rezoning to infill development, every discussion centres around parking, vehicle movement and how to make it work. Building design site design everything is affected. We need to design #PlacesForPeople 1/

And let’s be clear: it not JUST about the tax rate: it’s about doing better with the $ we have. Ex: Edmonton builds better #PlacesForPeople, on time, on budget; Calgary central library was delivered 3m ahead of schedule and $10m UNDER budget. These are choices.

@jleiper.bsky.social for mayor 5/

And bring in regular festivals events, and even just ordinary things to do like fire pits and places to sit wander and explore our cultural and social history. Montreal does this with Place des Arts and it’s packed year round. Make #PlacesForPeople not parking 

Do so little is par for the course. If they were serious about climate action, $ spent on roads would go to transit and bike lanes; sustainable buildings would be approved and go up faster supported by muni grants/low cost loans for capital investment in better #PlacesForPeople ; 4/

Dreams of QED and/Or Colonel By Drive it #OttCity… the @ncc-ccn.gc.ca bike days are awesome and could be more.

Imagine QED as a woonerf, limited vehicle access, plazas and #PlacesForPeople winding thru a linear national urban park along the UNESCO world heritage site of the canal

Break project into bite sized pieces to be implemented by the same team over next decade. Steady work, linked projects, predictable budget planning, organized projects, consistent team skills and knowledge. Result: better #PlacesForPeople, better budgeting, tangible results. 4/

Why not create #PlacesForPeople? Why not make a vibrant public realm that builds community? The vendor village has been a disaster (via @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social ) 5/ www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

That could be easily solved, in a heartbeat (less than a week) that would have profound impacts on quality and results; now add a few new roles, revise and reset others, and restructure an approach to design. Done. Better #PlacesForPeople that are on time, on budget

And stop riding the coattails of the NCC and take ownership of our own places, making better #PlacesForPeople 4/ bit.ly/3PAALXo