The Sussex Courtyards in Ottawa are a fun way to go from George Street to Murray Street throughout a network of lanes parallel to Sussex Drive. They guide you from Byward Market to the National Gallery of Canada. They host
Main Image: Overview of the development at the Church of the Good Thief In 2018 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston (Archdiocese) sold the residual land and former Rectory at the vacant Church of the Good Thief to a numbered company
Main Images: The Crystal Cottage Before Relocation The Relocation of the Crystal Cottage – Brantford Ontario On Sunday November 7th 2021, a 19th century building known as the Crystal Cottage was relocated in Downtown Brantford to make way for a new residential
Montreal has been making great progress in creating pedestrianized streets and enhancing pedestrian priority areas. The number of pedestrian-friendly areas has grown to nearly 56 projects, making Montreal the focal point for pedestrianization in Canada. Montreal stands in marked contrast
(This article was originally published in Ontario Planning Vol. 29 No. 3, May/June, 2014) Summary: This article highlights two examples of cultural venues' contributions to downtown vitality - Brantford and Ottawa. Harmony Square in Brantford was created to spark outdoor programming
(This article was published in Public Sector Digest, January, 2012) Many communities in Ontario and across Canada have started to bring post-secondary institutions into the economic mix of their downtown areas. Often, this is a single department or school, perhaps a
(This article was originally published in Plan Canada, Summer 2011.) Summary: Brantford, Ontario experienced an economic crisis which damaged its downtown. This article explains how downtown Brantford has reinvented itself as a creative economy as promoted in the report 'Ontario in