Adam: Once again, City of Ottawa shows a lack of imagination on Lansdowne
The idea of seeking the best ideas and designs possible to create the very best Lansdowne we can seems alien to city leaders.
It did not come as a surprise that the City of Ottawa’s finance committee voted last week to reject a competitive design process for the $419 million Lansdowne redevelopment, and instead sole-sourced the contract to the architect hired by OSEG to do the job. Council is expected to rubber-stamp the committee decision, and barring an improbable Ontario Land Tribunal decision against the project, Lansdowne 2.0 is now a go. Read More