December 2018
need to improve safety, beautification, and engage further with the local businesses at this location.
safety audit conducted by the Women’s Initiatives for Safer Environments .
City of Ottawa money for streetscape, and continued engagement with the businesses.
successfully secured a $75,000 commitment from the City of Ottawa to invest in improving the Four Corners.
work towards partnerships with the property owners to invest in the privately owned streetscape. invest in in-road bulb outs. It was noted that the partnership option would require agreement from multiple stakeholders, such as the property owners and businesses along Queen Mary, and therefore could not be operationalized solely by the City of Ottawa.
security discussion
need for improved visibility. Lighting, effective pruning, and maintenance of the green spaces were identified as important tools for achieving this visibility for the Four Corners. security is informed by beautification and activation of the space, sharing their interested in ideas such as public art, attractive street furniture and street parties.
connection between beautification, safety and activation.
improved lighting as tool for safety alongside creating a sense of place.
Street furniture and public art (on buildings and through surface treatments)
Greening the space through more and improved plantings
Ideas such as street parties, performances/dances, sports/games, and pop up vendors were shared. improving security and beautification
creating public art as well as planting and maintaining improved green spaces.
core priorities
improved lighting,
installing well-designed street furniture, and
engaging the community in public events
vision for the Four Corners
prioritizing streetscaping in partnership with the local property owners and businesses.
beautification through streetscaping
outdoor event
hold fun community programming that not only brings residents together, but also provides opportunities to engage in beautification projects at the Four Corners
clear consensus emerged around improving lighting, beautifying the streetscape through attractive furniture, green spaces, art, and greater community engagement in events and beautification projects.
Stay tuned as stakeholders work together to meet these objectives. I hope this will be the first of many actions to build the community’s vision of an attractive and engaging Four Corners.
Ward 13 issues - Is Ottawa at a crossroads?
ReplyDeleteIn Overbrook - Gangs, guns, shootings
"We're being told it's targeted violence, you have nothing to worry about. But that's not the truth, is it? We live here. Stray bullets do happen,
If people are shooting in the streets, that means someone can get hurt — a child can get hurt."
The corner as a busy place where children are dropped off and commuters catch buses. Lack of opportunity
It is time to put the eye on that street and make sure that the businesses actually have a chance to thrive there so that we can bring people back into that corner, with good purposes, with good intentions."
Two businesses have closed since February's shootout.
Some want security cameras on that corner to ensure that there is proper surveillance. They interested in undertaking more security audits of the area,"
Are there gaps between police and racialized communities?
One thing is certain, the importance of a youth strategy that keeps people from getting involved in violence, we need to minimize the attractiveness of criminal activity as a career option for the economically disadvantaged. This is not a problem to be resolved by any one councillor, or any one election cycle.