15-Minute Neighbourhood Workshop

Join Walkable Ottawa and Ecology Ottawa and help us create greener, safer, healthier, happier and smarter communities! This is a hybrid event welcome to all.

Event details:

July 22, 2024

6-8 pm

Online / Impact Hub Ottawa, 123 Slater St. 6th floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 5H2

*Food and drink will be provided to those attending in person.

• Introducing the concept of 15-minute neighbourhoods, the critical role of walkability in urban planning, and how we can help shape Ottawa’s new Zoning By-Law aims to make these concepts a reality.

• Explore key advocacy terms: proximity, density, greenspace, parking, and public consultation.
• Learn from exciting case studies from Barcelona, Bogotá, Paris, and more.

• Dive deep into the intricacies of Ottawa's Zoning By-Law.
• Get the details on current advocacy efforts: enhancing commercial uses, expanding greenspaces, managing transitional parking, and promoting public consultation.

• Learn how to use the interactive zoning by-law map to see potential changes in your area and brainstorm how future development can promote walkability.
• Learn about our petition and video project to advocate for walkable neighbourhoods!

Join us to be part of an exciting conversation about transforming Ottawa into a city of vibrant, walkable communities!

Host or Publisher Ecology Ottawa