Jane's Walk is a festival of free neighbourhood walking tours given in the spirit of Jane Jacobs that help put people in touch with their city, the things that happen around them, the built environment, the natural environment, and especially with each other. The walks are given by local people who care passionately about where they live, work, and play.

If you haven't seen it yet, Bike Ottawa has compiled an online map to show which pathways are plowed in winter. Handy for cyclists and pedestrians alike for route planning.

Survey Deadline: July 16, 2018

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is currently renewing the Capital Pathway Strategic Plan. And you can provide feedback on the plan.

Public Art Online Consultation

Four artists have been shortlisted to participate in a mentorship opportunity to design, fabricate and install an artist-designed public bench. Two artists will be selected to design benches that will be installed on the western side of the Rideau Canal, between the Rideau Canal and the re-landscaped wetland area.  One bench will be commissioned specifically to an Algonquin artist. 

Capital Ward Councillor David Chernushenko tabled a motion a council on June 27, 2018 to propose a name for the pedestrian-cycling footbridge linking Fifth Avenue in the Glebe and Clegg Street in Old Ottawa East. The recommended name is Passerelle Flora Footbridge in honour of Canadian politician and humanitarian Flora MacDonald.

At the OSCA board meeting held June 19th 2018, Councillor David Chernushenko announced that an agreement had been reached between the City of Ottawa and the National Capital Commission for implementation of a pedestrian crossover (PXO) across Colonel By Drive at Seneca Street.

Advance work on the construction of the multi-use path underpass at Bank Street and Riverside Drive has been postponed due to Barn Swallows nesting under Billings Bridge. Barn Swallows are protected under the Species at Risk Act. 

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The National Capital Commission (NCC) and the City of Ottawa will be implementing an improved crossing at the intersection of Bank Street and Riverside Drive. We are proposing the creation of an underpass on the multi-use pathway, which will increase user safety by allowing cyclists and pedestrians to cross Bank Street under the bridge.

Jane's Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that put people in touch with their city, the built environment, the natural environment, and especially with each other.  The walking tours are free, citizen-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs.

Construction progress is on schedule although there was a minor delay in creating the Herridge pedestrian crossing of Colonel By Drive. Traffic on Colonel By Drive has largely returned to normal after the slight shifting of the parkway just north of Clegg (this was required to widen the Echo-CBD “island” to accommodate the switchback).