Not much on the site, the only info I could find is in the FAQ
http://www.clcrockcliffe.ca/en/content/faq-0
and in
Development Strategy:
The urban design and landscape architecture concept for Rockcliffe is expected to create a vision for the future community character, including:
- open space, parks, sports fields, playgrounds, and urban squares
- pathways and cycling paths to connect neighbourhoods within Rockcliffe to the surrounding communities and Ottawa’s overall Greenspace Network
- street plans and streetscapes
- development blocks and land use patterns
- mix of housing types and appropriate densities
- local commercial, retail, and employment uses
- built form and building types
- improved links to existing and planned urban transportation networks and the communities surrounding the site
It's quite far from the Transitway (future LRT at Blair) - it would need a good connector bus (or a tram) to connect into the rapid transit system (which the NRC campus used to have in the 190 bus, but no longer does). Either that or everyone will have to take the 12, which is a slow route.
Other than this item in the FAQ it's not clear how much of the ambitious sustainable community vision they will retain
Q: “Sustainable development was a high priority the last time you consulted the public. Will you be abandoning that emphasis on sustainability this time around?”
A: CLC will maintain the over-arching philosophies and broad principles of sustainable development that the public has supported in previous consultations. Throughout the Rockcliffe Community Design Plan process, CLC will strive to attain sustainability goals by re-examining, updating, and testing previous and current planning concepts and designs in relation to environmental, social, economic, urban planning, and infrastructure approaches.
Ken Greenberg described the
previous plan as "a showcase diverse sustainable community"
Little bit of the old design still here:
http://www.pfs.bc.ca/html_proj/proj_community.shtml?01
For another retro blast, here's the 2006 CDP Terms of Reference info from Council
http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/ec/2006/10-24/ACS2006-PGM-POL-0076.htm
And the
2006 Citizen feature about Rockcliffe is available as PDF online. Lots of detail. Very ambitious.
http://www.raic.org/honours_and_awards/awards_journalism/journalism-files/swedishlessons.pdf
(it won the 2006 President's Award for Architectural Journalism from Architecture Canada)
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