During the 2021-2024 period the City is updating its 25 year vision for transportation in the City, referred to as the Transportation Master Plan (TMP). One element of the TMP is the Active Transportation Plan. The following slide set summarizes the draft Active Transportation Plan for Sandy Hill.
Learn About the Issue Since the Macdonald-Cartier bridge was constructed in 1967, King Edward Avenue, Rideau, Waller, and Nicholas streets (KERWN) have become a major interprovincial truck route. This has had significant negative impacts along this corridor and on the adjacent communities. The continued existence of a high volume of transport trucks on our roadways continues to pose … Read More
Action Sandy Hill re-affirms our position that any planning for interprovincial transportation changes must prioritize solutions that remove the non-local through truck traffic from the existing KERWN corridor. This problem exists due to the lack of proper connection between the 417 and 5/50 interprovincial highway systems within the National Capital Region (NCR) It has continued to grow and … Read More
The buildings of Sandy Hill exhibit a rich variety of distinct architectural styles. This week Claude Jobin offers you Part 2 of a style survey – organised as a quiz. Download the PDF, take a walk through the neighbourhood and be surprised by the variety of architectural expression to be found in Sandy Hill. PDF download: Architecture – Sandy Hill … Read More
The buildings of Sandy Hill exhibit a rich variety of distinct architectural styles. This week Claude Jobin offers you Part 1 of a style survey – organised as a quiz. Download the PDF, take a walk through the neighbourhood and be surprised by the variety of architectural expression to be found in Sandy Hill. Look out for Part 2 … Read More
Design Proposal presented at community info meeting, 11 June [PDF], click here to open. Please see the invitation below to participate in a community information session for a proposed development at 2 Robinson Avenue (Note: you need to register for the session (which will use Zoom) at the link in the invitation). We are hoping some plans may be available beforehand, … Read More
Seen today on the bridges over the Rideau between Sandy Hill & Overbrook – thanks to Susan for the picture of the poster and Yvonne for the bears!
For information on planting trees, see: Ecology Ottawa’s Tree Ottawa page. Examples of notable Sandy Hill Trees; open a down-loadable PDF in a new tab by clicking: Sandy Hill – Notable Trees. Sandy Hill residents have formed a Tree Group. Join us! Email sandyhilltreegroup@gmail.com and we will add you to the Group’s distribution list. The group has brain-stormed the … Read More
Slides presented by OPS at the ASH board meeting, 25th November 2019.
ASH has provided a written submission to the City’s Rental Accommodation Study.