Maria Street
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-5
Succession of re-configurations of the area in which the final "product" lack interest.
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The North-East corner of the intersection of Elgin Street and Laurier Avenue in Ottawa was quite different back in 1928 compared to the busy intersection we are used to nowadays. In the shadow of the Roxborough Apartments and the Woods Buildings, humble houses hosted a "druggist" and a corner store when...
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2014
Laurier Avenue, formerly known as Maria Street
2014
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We gave it a
-5
Regression in the urban fabric. Increase in car traffic.
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-3.0
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This comparison is a good example of regression in Ottawa’s urban planning – where a fairly tight urban fabric has been replaced by a more sterile environment. Maria Street, renamed Laurier Avenue, was widened from 3 to 5 lanes and parking on its sides was made illegal, probably to...
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