Ottawa's Maturing Neighbourhoods
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BOOKS AND RESOURCES
This is a collection of books and articles quoted throughout thus study that have helped to inform these new ideas for maturing neighbourhoods in Ottawa.
Books:
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Perverse Cities; Hidden Subsidies, Wonky Policy, and Urban Sprawl (Pamela Blais)
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Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change (Peter Calthorpe)
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Cities for People (Jan Gehl)
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Walkable City; How Downtown can Save America, One Step at a Time (Jeff Speck)
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Walkable City Rules (Jeff Speck)
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House Divided; How the Missing Middle Will Solve Toronto's Affordability Crisis (John Lorinc, Alex Bozikovic, Cheryll Case, and Annabel Vaughan)
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Happy City (Charles Montgomery)
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Great Streets (Allan Jacobs)
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For the Love of Cities (Peter Kageyama)
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From Walk-up to High Rise (Heritage Ottawa)
Articles & Letters:
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Ottawa Official Plan; the Building Blocks for a Healthy Ottawa (Discussion Paper, City of Ottawa, March 2019))
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Understanding the Forces Driving the Shelter Affordability Issue (the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis)
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The Price We Pay to Park for Free (Donald Shoup)
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Neighbourhood Greenspace and Health in a Large Urban Centre (Omid Kardan, Peter Gozdyra, Bratislav Misic, Faisal Moola, Lyle J. Palmer, Tomáš Paus and Marc G. Berman)
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Greater Ottawa Home Builder's Association Westboro Infill Study dated November 22, 2019
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Stuffed: The Decline and Fall of the American Monster Home (5 Kids 1 by Condo Adrian Crook)
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One Planet Goals and Guidelines for Cities and Regions (One Planet Living and Bioregional, October 2017)
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Windows Uncovered (Erica Hunt, Geez Magazine, Fall 2018)
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Here's How to Change Canada from a Suburban to an Urban Nation (Jennifer Keesmaat, The Globe and Mail, October 31, 2016)
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Downsizing: How to Optimize Your Living Space (Mentor Works Limited)
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A Shift to Smaller Households Over the Past Century (Statistics Canada)
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Evolution of Housing in Canada, 1957-2014 (Statistics Canad)
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New Official Plan Housing (Discussion Paper, City of Ottawa, March 2019)
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Could We Cut Cancer by 30% by Designing Our Cities Differently? (Anna Robak)
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Is Lot Splitting a Good Way to Increase Density? (Cherise Burda and David Godley, The Star, August 6 2019)
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New Official Plan Preliminary Policy Directions (City of Ottawa New Official Plan)
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Zoning Bylaw R4 Review Phase 2, Discussion Paper 3, Draft Recommendations, Nov. 2019 (City of Ottawa