This walk will introduce the ideas of Jane Jacobs, using Ottawa landmarks and neighbourhoods to illustrate the ideas detailed in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities. We'll explore the roles of sidewalks, parks, zoning regulations, and more as we walk from the ByWard Market to Parliament Hill.
We will meet in the ByWard Market at the southwest corner of Dalhousie and George Sts. From there, we will walk generally west through the Market to Major's Hill Park, turning south to the Senate of Canada Building, formerly the Government Conference Centre (and before that, Ottawa's central railway station), and then west along Wellington St to Parliament Hill, where the walk ends.
Accessibility: The planned route will take us up and down the York Steps (the stairs connecting Sussex St and Mackenzie Ave.).
Matt Bufton is the Executive Director of the Institute for Liberal Studies, a non-partisan educational non-profit based in Ottawa. He became interested in Jane Jacobs through conversations with his wife Janet, as well as with economist Sandy Ikeda and geographer Pierre Desrochers.
Matt Bufton
| Date: | Sat May 6, 2023 |
| Time: | 9:30 AM |
| Duration: | 1 hour 15 min |
| Language: | English |
| Start: | SW corner, Dalhousie & George Sts |
| End: | Parliament Hill |
| Area: | ByWard Market/Parliament Hill |
| Distance: | 2.0 kms |
The route will take the group up the York Steps.
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