[Ottawan]

I love those days when I check out the forum and learn about a great completely new (unhinted at in other threads or on other websites) project like this.

I've been wondering for a long time when this particular parcel would be redevelopped, and overall am happy with these plans. It looks like a good proposal that enhances the pedestrian space and is defensively drawn up in anticipation of the surely coming backlash. There doesn't seem to be any mixed-use, but considering the location I can't take much issue with that.

I'm very happy to see intensification like this that is away from the main streets. Small-scale intensification (single-family infills on vacant lots; single homes being replaced with doubles; additions of rental apartment spaces to older homes) is certainly happening in a big way in core neighbourhoods, but for intensification to truly work as a policy larger-scale projects need to appear away from simply the mainstreet corridors.