The new year will bring to a close disruptions associated with construction of the first phase of Ottawa’s light rail project and in a few months we will all be able to take advantage of the convenience of a modern public transport system. Also this year, plans crystallize for LRT Stage 2; east-, west- and south-bound extensions of the first phase. Queensway Terrace North (QTN) and Woodpark communities, in particular, straddle the area immediately surrounding the junction proposed for Bayshore and Baseline legs of the new line. This means our respective communities will likely change a good deal in the coming years. On the one hand, it will be easier to skip from one end of town to the other, shop in the Bayshore centre or the Market, even catch a movie in South Keys. All of these things will be easier to do with sufficient time to get back home and make dinner or to relax with our families. On the other hand, the fact that our communities straddle a main transit junction point introduces new opportunities, even challenges. While some opportunities and challenges may be foreseeable others perhaps not so much.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure: Our Community Changes with New In-Fill Housing Projects
It is natural for most of us to welcome new housing projects in Queensway Terrance North (QTN) while, at the same time, wondering how they may eventually influence, even change, the character that makes this such a good place to live. It seems balancing renewal along with efforts to preserve and enhance as our community grows and develops is not easy to strike or maintain.
LRT: Save the Park BBQ
Join the community discussion on the impacts of Light Rail Transit (LRT) through QTN and Connaught Park.
- When? Sunday May 7th, 2017 at 1:00 PM
- Where? Connaught Park & Severn Avenue entrance (Baseball Park)
- Why? The City is planning for the LRT to cut through Connaught Park. There will be significant impacts on the Park and Neighbourhood.
For more information, please visit LRTinOurYard.com