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Ottawa’s transportation committee has approved a one-year pilot project to convert up to 25 street parking spots into patios or mini parks.
Also called “parklets,” the public spaces are inspired by similar projects in San Francisco and elsewhere and use on-street parking spaces for public or commercial use between April and October. Proponents say the spaces are a way to create vibrant outdoor gathering spaces for the public to enjoy.
Three types of streetside conversions will be permitted: parklets for public use, which could contain seating, shading elements, bike parking and games tables; patios for private use by patrons of an applicant’s café, bar or restaurant; and vending stalls for private use for retail sales.
The projects will be restricted to streets with a speed limit of 50 km/h or less where parking is allowed at all times. Streetside patios will be restricted to locations where other outdoor patios are prohibited under Ottawa’s encroachment bylaw.
According to a report to the committee, projects can be sponsored by businesses, commercial and community associations and the city itself. Applicants are responsible for obtaining permits and for design, installation and maintenance of the projects, which can extend along the full length of an applicant’s street frontage.
Projects will be selected based on the ingenuity of proposals, creativity and innovation in design and materials and an assessment of the impact to parking on the street as a whole.
If the trial is approved by Ottawa council on Sept. 9, applications will be sought between early October and early December.
pmccooey@ottawacitizen.com
A parklet on Robson Street in Vancouver is heavy on greenery.
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Also called “parklets,” the public spaces are inspired by similar projects in San Francisco and elsewhere and use on-street parking spaces for public or commercial use between April and October. Proponents say the spaces are a way to create vibrant outdoor gathering spaces for the public to enjoy.
Three types of streetside conversions will be permitted: parklets for public use, which could contain seating, shading elements, bike parking and games tables; patios for private use by patrons of an applicant’s café, bar or restaurant; and vending stalls for private use for retail sales.
The projects will be restricted to streets with a speed limit of 50 km/h or less where parking is allowed at all times. Streetside patios will be restricted to locations where other outdoor patios are prohibited under Ottawa’s encroachment bylaw.
According to a report to the committee, projects can be sponsored by businesses, commercial and community associations and the city itself. Applicants are responsible for obtaining permits and for design, installation and maintenance of the projects, which can extend along the full length of an applicant’s street frontage.
Projects will be selected based on the ingenuity of proposals, creativity and innovation in design and materials and an assessment of the impact to parking on the street as a whole.
If the trial is approved by Ottawa council on Sept. 9, applications will be sought between early October and early December.
pmccooey@ottawacitizen.com
A parklet on Robson Street in Vancouver is heavy on greenery.
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