Ideas/Visions for Ottawa, Canada's Capital

[Aylmer]

For the narrow streets vs. snowclearing issue, there's a simple solution: a green strip between the street and the sidewalk where snow can be dumped in the winter without turning the street into an Indy-5000 megastrip when it melts.

Also, there are creative solutions to melting the snow as it accumulates, such as capturing the heat from sewage pipes and buildings and routing it under road surfaces to heat it to just over 0 C.