Join Walkable Ottawa and Ecology Ottawa and help us create greener, safer, healthier, happier and smarter communities! This is a hybrid event welcome to all.
Event details:
July 22, 2024
6-8 pm
Online / Impact Hub Ottawa, 123 Slater St. 6th floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 5H2
*Food and drink will be provided to those attending in person.
Workshop Agenda Highlights:
- Introducing the concept of 15-minute neighbourhoods, the critical role of walkability in urban planning, and how we can help shape Ottawa’s new Zoning By-Law aims to make these concepts a reality.
- Explore key advocacy terms: proximity, density, greenspace, parking, and public consultation.
- Learn from exciting case studies from Barcelona, Bogotá, Paris, and more.
- Dive deep into the intricacies of Ottawa's Zoning By-Law.
- Get the details on current advocacy efforts: enhancing commercial uses, expanding greenspaces, managing transitional parking, and promoting public consultation.
- Learn how to use the interactive zoning by-law map to see potential changes in your area and brainstorm how future development can promote walkability.
- Learn about our petition and video project to advocate for walkable neighbourhoods!
Join us to be part of an exciting conversation about transforming Ottawa into a city of vibrant, walkable communities!
