Lansdowne Needs You
Target:
All who are interested in keeping Lansdowne a public people place
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We the undersigned believe that the future of Lansdowne Park should not be determined by an exclusive deal between one sole-sourced proponent and the City.
We believe that Lansdowne Park must be redeveloped for the 21st century in an open and competitive process for the benefit of all Ottawa residents.
We believe that Lansdowne Park must be redeveloped for the 21st century in an open and competitive process for the benefit of all Ottawa residents.
We the undersigned believe that the future of Lansdowne Park should not be determined by an exclusive deal between one sole-sourced proponent and the City.
We believe that Lansdowne Park must be redeveloped for the 21st century in an open and competitive process for the benefit of all Ottawa residents.
We believe that Lansdowne Park must be redeveloped for the 21st century in an open and competitive process for the benefit of all Ottawa residents.
We signed the "Lansdowne Needs You" petition!
# 1,085:
7:07 am PST, Nov 6,
Kevin Bourne, Canada
I'm all for the development of the park and aren't even opposed to OSEG having a part to play from a construction and sports management perspective. My only problem is that they didn't allow other arcitects to bid on the project and submit their design ideas. As a result this can't be the absolute best use of space and that's what citizens deserve. I'm a former supporter who now has questions.
I'm all for the development of the park and aren't even opposed to OSEG having a part to play from a construction and sports management perspective. My only problem is that they didn't allow other arcitects to bid on the project and submit their design ideas. As a result this can't be the absolute best use of space and that's what citizens deserve. I'm a former supporter who now has questions.
# 1,084:
4:15 pm PST, Nov 2,
Greg Robertson, Canada
# 1,083:
11:13 am PST, Nov 2,
Mikael Greenwood, Canada
# 1,082:
5:38 am PST, Nov 2,
Anna Curtner, Canada
Lansdowne needs a new life, but its future should be decided fairly with input from the communities that care about a sustainable Ottawa. Let's have a democratic process instead of more corrupt politics!
Lansdowne needs a new life, but its future should be decided fairly with input from the communities that care about a sustainable Ottawa. Let's have a democratic process instead of more corrupt politics!
# 1,081:
2:38 pm PST, Nov 1,
Bertrand Braschi, Canada
Send us your memories, stories, and photos Share your ideas for how you want Lansdowne to look in the future, for many decades to come Join the Facebook Group, Design Lansdowne Together.
Send us your memories, stories, and photos Share your ideas for how you want Lansdowne to look in the future, for many decades to come Join the Facebook Group, Design Lansdowne Together.
# 1,080:
4:28 pm PDT, Oct 28,
Barry Jessup, Canada
# 1,079:
12:33 pm PDT, Oct 28,
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# 1,078:
5:58 pm PDT, Oct 25,
Penny Becklumb, Canada
# 1,077:
11:27 am PDT, Oct 25,
Lesley Hay, Canada
# 1,076:
12:48 pm PDT, Oct 23,
Jacqueline Jolliffe, Canada
# 1,075:
7:11 pm PDT, Oct 22,
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# 1,074:
10:14 am PDT, Oct 21,
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# 1,073:
9:29 am PDT, Oct 21,
Name not displayed, Canada
Given the recent examples of the city failing to come even close to properly assessing costs on numerous issues (transit strike, internal savings procedures, upgrades of transit system) and its reception of numerous threats of lawsuits over its procurement process (ongoing and contentious issue), I cannot see how the current plan will result in a net benefit to Ottawa residents.
Given the recent examples of the city failing to come even close to properly assessing costs on numerous issues (transit strike, internal savings procedures, upgrades of transit system) and its reception of numerous threats of lawsuits over its procurement process (ongoing and contentious issue), I cannot see how the current plan will result in a net benefit to Ottawa residents.
# 1,072:
7:01 pm PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 1,071:
10:47 am PDT, Oct 20,
Loren Christensen, Canada
With all the problems the region has, why are we even contemplating subsidizing to pro-sports operators and real estate developers? Time to stop blowing the municipal credit facility on dowtown vanity dreams and corporate welfare.
With all the problems the region has, why are we even contemplating subsidizing to pro-sports operators and real estate developers? Time to stop blowing the municipal credit facility on dowtown vanity dreams and corporate welfare.
# 1,070:
5:14 pm PDT, Oct 19,
Susan Mendelsohn, Canada
# 1,069:
4:07 pm PDT, Oct 19,
Natassia Ciuriak, Canada
I think open competition for design of community spaces is a fundamental democratic concept. This should not be decided in the backrooms of City Hall, but out in the open, with input from the public on what the park should look like. It is not enough to get public consultations on a pre-approved plan!!
I think open competition for design of community spaces is a fundamental democratic concept. This should not be decided in the backrooms of City Hall, but out in the open, with input from the public on what the park should look like. It is not enough to get public consultations on a pre-approved plan!!
# 1,068:
1:58 pm PDT, Oct 18,
Matt Hinther, Canada
# 1,067:
1:58 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Russell Lyon, Canada
this proposal is a disaster for the city of Ottawa a piece of land, of major significance, held in trust for generations is to be sacrificed to commercial interests, to help finance a professional football team once the land is built upon, it will be lost to the people of Ottawa FOREVER !! please use some common sense and reject this proposal
this proposal is a disaster for the city of Ottawa a piece of land, of major significance, held in trust for generations is to be sacrificed to commercial interests, to help finance a professional football team once the land is built upon, it will be lost to the people of Ottawa FOREVER !! please use some common sense and reject this proposal
# 1,066:
5:28 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Michel Le Sann, Canada
# 1,065:
2:37 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Klaus Beltzner, Canada
Lansdowne belongs to all of Ottawa's residents - it must not be used to provide land for private residences or office space or a hotel or urban retail. It is a civic place used for a hundred years for civic events and fairs and for Canadian league professional sports. Redevelopment should be for what Ottawa's residents want - and not be looked at as merely a cost centre in the City's financial statements. This should be a City building opportunity - not simply a commercial neighbourhood renewal project.
Lansdowne belongs to all of Ottawa's residents - it must not be used to provide land for private residences or office space or a hotel or urban retail. It is a civic place used for a hundred years for civic events and fairs and for Canadian league professional sports. Redevelopment should be for what Ottawa's residents want - and not be looked at as merely a cost centre in the City's financial statements. This should be a City building opportunity - not simply a commercial neighbourhood renewal project.
# 1,064:
11:09 am PDT, Oct 14,
Corky McTaggart, Canada
# 1,063:
11:58 am PDT, Oct 13,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 1,062:
10:21 am PDT, Oct 13,
Name not displayed, Canada
We need a better plan, and a better process to get that plan.
We need a better plan, and a better process to get that plan.
# 1,061:
11:12 pm PDT, Oct 12,
Andrew Lapointe, Canada
I live in Kanata but I bus all the way to Ottawa South because I work at the historic Mayfair Theatre which I love. Landsdowne Live will put the Mayfair out of business because there's no way a modest independent cinema can compete with a major 10 screen multiplex. Many other small businesses in the area will be hurt as well and a special part of Ottawa will become just another centre for a generic mini mall with traffic and parking problems.
I live in Kanata but I bus all the way to Ottawa South because I work at the historic Mayfair Theatre which I love. Landsdowne Live will put the Mayfair out of business because there's no way a modest independent cinema can compete with a major 10 screen multiplex. Many other small businesses in the area will be hurt as well and a special part of Ottawa will become just another centre for a generic mini mall with traffic and parking problems.
# 1,060:
6:23 pm PDT, Oct 12,
Una Jane Tallentire, Canada
It is inconceivable to me that precious land along the canal, now a UN Heritage Site, would be developed without a fair and exciting competitive process that could reveal the most innovative, people-friendly, environmentally-sound and exciting design for this space. Any development that includes significant parking and results in execessive traffic on Bank Street, has, in my view, completely missed the mark.
It is inconceivable to me that precious land along the canal, now a UN Heritage Site, would be developed without a fair and exciting competitive process that could reveal the most innovative, people-friendly, environmentally-sound and exciting design for this space. Any development that includes significant parking and results in execessive traffic on Bank Street, has, in my view, completely missed the mark.
# 1,059:
2:28 pm PDT, Oct 12,
D Maclaren, Canada
Lansdowne Park belongs to the people and should be developed for the people, not for commercial and retail interests. Surely, this city has enough places to shop! Surely, the residents of Ottawa have a lot of better things to do with their leisure time than to shop. Surely, we can display more imagination in the creation of something very unique and special than converting Lansdowne Park into a suburban mall. It would appear that the citizens of Ottawa have spoken with enough resistance to the sole source proposal that, in a democratic society, it should be rejected.
Lansdowne Park belongs to the people and should be developed for the people, not for commercial and retail interests. Surely, this city has enough places to shop! Surely, the residents of Ottawa have a lot of better things to do with their leisure time than to shop. Surely, we can display more imagination in the creation of something very unique and special than converting Lansdowne Park into a suburban mall. It would appear that the citizens of Ottawa have spoken with enough resistance to the sole source proposal that, in a democratic society, it should be rejected.
# 1,058:
9:39 pm PDT, Oct 11,
Geoffrey Delage, Canada
I believe that Lansdowne Park is no longer viable for large scale events as it is not on a mass transit route, does not have sufficient parking spaces, does not have easy highway access and as a result, is not the right place to build a stadium. What worked in the past is not a good reason to believe it will continue to work in the present or in the future!
I believe that Lansdowne Park is no longer viable for large scale events as it is not on a mass transit route, does not have sufficient parking spaces, does not have easy highway access and as a result, is not the right place to build a stadium. What worked in the past is not a good reason to believe it will continue to work in the present or in the future!
# 1,057:
7:43 pm PDT, Oct 11,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 1,056:
2:15 pm PDT, Oct 9,
Isaaf Ghaday, Canada
We need football back in this city and Lansdowne needs a facelift and encourage better employment opportunities for Canadians born and raised in this country.
We need football back in this city and Lansdowne needs a facelift and encourage better employment opportunities for Canadians born and raised in this country.
# 1,055:
11:57 am PDT, Oct 9,
D Amundsen, Canada
How can the present proposal possibly be what is best for the citizens and taxypayers of Ottawa? If it is then it should be able to withstand the scrutiny of an open and competitive process. Given that the proponents are clearly opposed to such a process we may conclude who stands to gain (and who stands to lose) in all this.
How can the present proposal possibly be what is best for the citizens and taxypayers of Ottawa? If it is then it should be able to withstand the scrutiny of an open and competitive process. Given that the proponents are clearly opposed to such a process we may conclude who stands to gain (and who stands to lose) in all this.
# 1,054:
7:43 am PDT, Oct 9,
Lewis McCall, Canada
# 1,053:
8:19 am PDT, Oct 8,
Lynda Ferguson, Canada
# 1,052:
2:01 am PDT, Oct 8,
Christine Maki, Canada
# 1,051:
1:42 pm PDT, Oct 7,
C James, Canada
keep it up. public lands for public good! it fails on three fronts; planning, transportation and process.
keep it up. public lands for public good! it fails on three fronts; planning, transportation and process.
