Centerpointe is a very respectable neighbourhood to live in. There are restaurants, lots of businesses, a few schools nearby and a big park.

We asked students to contribute to the conversation about walkable neighbourhoods in Ottawa. Here's what Ella Gadoury had to say.

We asked students to contribute to the conversation about walkable neighbourhoods in Ottawa. Here's what Maëlle Doyle had to say.

We asked students to contribute to the conversation about walkable neighbourhoods in Ottawa. Here's what O. had to say.

Some urban planning narratives suggest that downtown should be our only walkable neighbourhood. But is that true?

“Walkable” can mean different things for different people. There’s no universally accepted definition of walkability, but rather several...

The downtown core of our average Canadian city is often perceived as the most walkable neighbourhood, or in many cases the only one. Is it?

What does it mean to live near a Walkable Shopping Destination? If they are located within a 15 minute walk/roll, then that is a good start.

Remember drinking fountains? They seemed to be everywhere when I was young. Parks, the beach, even the school playground...

I encourage Ottawa’s considerable cycling community to get behind the Bike-Sharing movement.

The value of modeling is clear. Simulation and modeling allow us to understand what is likely to happen under certain conditions.

The City’s new Official Plan includes some terrific language that suggest a much-needed revised approach to intensification.

Why does intensification have to be so hard? ...Conflict around intensification is rooted in much more than just “resistance to change”.

Imagine an elderly lady named Betty, living in a senior’s residence in Heron Park. She just witnessed the first snowfall of the season...

No business can survive without customers. Most businesses will tell you there’s no such thing as too many customers.

Walkley Road connects two of Ottawa’s great recreation areas. On the east end, sits the Mer Bleue conservation area....

If there’s one thing everyone on the planet can agree on, it’s that we all hate traffic. We hate being in it, we hate being near it.

Nothing is as difficult to incorporate into a walkable streetscape as a Drive-Thru. The whole concept is to be served in the car.

The most difficult part of advocating for walkable communities in this age, is painting the picture of what they might look like.

Up until 1997, it was legal in Canada to advertise cigarettes. The ads that I remember from childhood consistently promised the smoker...