[CplKlinger]

Remove 100% of the parking and add 1000% more stalls/cans/vendors whatever. That will bring vibrancy and foot traffic.
See Portland's Midtown Beer Garden. I remember going there when it was just stalls street facing.

There's literally a billion dollar LRT and station in front of this property. A parking lot is imo, offensive.
I hate to believe people would park at this site to use the train (or whatever) and would rather believe that people would take the train to go here, a potential vendor dense space to hangout.
The rice howard way entertainment district is also right there. Parking, really?! Maaaaan.

Oh my gosh, that reminds me of the little food shacks in Ottawa's Byward Market. They were so popular! If Westrich put some of these in with seating and landscaping as a temporary use, I think it'd be a great boost for the area.

 

[Edmontonmanía]

The Bikes parking, minigolf, good shacks are great ideas, but, you are forgetting something, this is one of the worst spots for drugs consumption in the city, and there is very little the city can do to fix that and even less Westrich. This is a no-go zone for a big percentage of people.

Sadly, no hopes for improvements on that.

 

[Kosy123]

I wouldn’t say that it’s a no go zone for most people? It’s right by one of the busiest bus stops in downtown too on 101 St.

 

[JaayJR]

The Bikes parking, minigolf, good shacks are great ideas, but, you are forgetting something, this is one of the worst spots for drugs consumption in the city, and there is very little the city can do to fix that and even less Westrich. This is a no-go zone for a big percentage of people.

Sadly, no hopes for improvements on that.

Not with this mindset.
What was this spot supposed to attract? It's a literal torn down building left as a desolate lot. It's not going to draw a rave.

That being said, between city center needing a teardown, and the concentration of what we actually have downtown, this is a pretty good spot to have that bike parking, mini golf and food shacks, whatever this could be due to the potentials of foot traffic.

Changing the landscape will change the attitude of this area , especially being adjacent to both lrt and 'entertainment district' with a lot of festivals at both Churchill and Ice district.
Not that it was insinuated, but drug consumption is an issue in not just the city but rural towns too, it will move to a different spot.

To add, generally speaking. This proposal works actively against the idea of pedestrianizing 102nd ave and reinforces car brained thinking. Blick

 

[Yeggy]

Im glad to see the land being used in a sustainable way until plans and financing can be arranged for whatever may come.

 

[Gronk!]

I wouldn’t say that it’s a no go zone for most people? It’s right by one of the busiest bus stops in downtown too on 101 St.

It's also across 101 St from the National Bank tower and the Valley Line LRT station, is across 102 Ave from ECC, and is next to Rice Howard Way.

 

[archited]

Im glad to see the land being used in a sustainable way until plans and financing can be arranged for whatever may come.

This is designed to be a long-term parking lot.

 

[scyeg]

This whole thing reminds me a little of the Baccarat casino land before it became the fan park. Remember, the plan was originally for a "temporary" parking lot. I hope this gets turned down, too, and Westrich goes back to the drawing board.

 

[Gus Haynes]

This is designed to be a long-term parking lot.

30 years minimum, would be my bet.

 

[Airboy]

During my life I have seen 2 buildings on this site torn down, Come on Westrich build another so I can see it torn down before my time is up. But I agree 30 years min before some of substance is built.

 

[degrandprix]

After watching the video there are some more points that I need to add.
Instead of getting revenue from parking cars, move towards ebike/scooter parking. I believe there is no dedicated parking spot in downtown for such vehicles and it would encourage more people to get to downtown using that form of transportation. Video screens partnered with a news network for advertising revenue. The screens could also show movies etc. Mini-golf can also attract people, and generate revenue. It would bring back memories of the mini-golf ECC used to have nearby.

@IanO please at least place some of these on the site:

They are already operating here, there are some at Telus world of science.

I think this would do well in this spot, there is definitely a need for secure bike parking downtown.

 

[degrandprix]

Remove 100% of the parking and add 1000% more stalls/cans/vendors whatever. That will bring vibrancy and foot traffic.
See Portland's Midtown Beer Garden. I remember going there when it was just stalls street facing.

There's literally a billion dollar LRT and station in front of this property. A parking lot is imo, offensive.
I hate to believe people would park at this site to use the train (or whatever) and would rather believe that people would take the train to go here, a potential vendor dense space to hangout.
The rice howard way entertainment district is also right there. Parking, really?! Maaaaan.

Also, rice howard parkade is 75M from this site and has 440 parking stalls. Library parkade is 165M away and has 860 stalls. We don't need another 70 stalls here.

 

[degrandprix]

The Bikes parking, minigolf, good shacks are great ideas, but, you are forgetting something, this is one of the worst spots for drugs consumption in the city, and there is very little the city can do to fix that and even less Westrich. This is a no-go zone for a big percentage of people.

Sadly, no hopes for improvements on that.

That's because the site looks like trash and there's zero reason for normal people to go there currently, so it's a free space for people to do drugs and not be bothered.

If the site is cleaned up and given a new use that actually draws foot traffic, the drug users will find somewhere else to hang out.

 

[TAS]

In listening to the presentation to EDC, the proponents say this area and space along 102 Ave can be made to be "active" and "festive" and "bring the community together". Wow, some views of 102Ave have really changed suddenly.

When the idea to pedestrianize 102Ave was talked about, people opposed to it like @IanO said: "this is simply not needed until we have far, far more businesses fronting it and considerably more people living, working and playing Downtown."

and

"If Ottawa cannot get Sparks Street going with its more favourable width, beautiful storefronts/buildings, small-scale retail and significant daytime density... how are we expected to create a space that people want to linger, that's 'sticky' and full of activity with 102 Ave?"

But this "really nice parking lot" along 102 Ave, as one of the EDC members appropriately called the proposal, is suddenly going to "bring the community together" now because of a couple of tactical, temporary elements like a piece of public art on one corner and a coffee shack in another?

This is a new surface parking lot as it proposed now - pure and simple. How can someone point out that we don't have the businesses, the nearby infrastructure, the foot traffic and enough people living and working downtown in one breath, and then think a parking lot with coffee or ice cream can bring the community together? I appreciate the desire to do so, but you don't really believe what you're proposing will do that, do you?

As an aside, here's the most recent Westrich surface parking lot during a weekday winter afternoon. I'm not saying there was a claim this lot would bring the community together, just sharing it.

 

[inclusion]

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