NCC Board of Directors approves concept plan for a
segment of the Sir John A. Macdonald Riverfront Park
Today, the National Capital Commission (NCC) Board of Directors approved the concept plan, and the distribution of civil and landscaping works attributed to the City’s light rail (LRT) project, in the 2.4-kilometre segment of the Sir John A. Macdonald Riverfront Park, between Westboro Beach and Woodroffe Avenue.
In compensation for the use of NCC lands for the LRT project, the City of Ottawa has committed $30 million to the NCC for works that will advance the development of this segment of the park.
Based on extensive public consultations and staff analyses, the proposed concept for the area includes
the Westboro Beach/Atlantis and Rochester Field demonstration plans, realignment and segregation of pathways, and a revegetation strategy.
Highlights of the concept plan
Quick facts
Reimagining the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway corridor as a signature riverfront park is one of the NCC’s corporate priorities.
The innovative solution, achieved in collaboration with the City of Ottawa, to bury the Western LRT under a reconstructed and realigned parkway, advances the riverfront park project in by creating 38 percent more parkland along the shoreline, increasing access to the river, and protecting mature forest cover.
The new Sir John A. Macdonald Riverfront Park focuses on 9 kilometres of parkland along the Ottawa River, from west of LeBreton Flats to Mud Lake.
Public consultation is an important part of the planning process. Comments from the public during consultations held in May 2014, May 2015 and March 2016 are reflected in the overall Riverfront Park plan, including the concept approved today for the 2.4-kilometre segment of the park.
Also consistent with comments received from the public, the concept incorporates the four-lane configuration of the parkway.
While reduction of traffic lanes is not envisaged at this time, any future decision regarding the future configuration of the Parkway will have to follow the full completion and functioning of the western light rail project in 2023, widening of Highway 417, as well as detailed traffic and intersection studies in collaboration with the City.
Links
Public Consultation Report: Sir John A. Macdonald Riverfront Park (2016)
Consultation Report: Planning Workshop: Linear Park Along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway (2014)
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Fact sheet
Distribution of works for a 2.4-kilometre segment
of the Sir John A. Macdonald Riverfront Park
Proposed works to be included in the riverfront park funding envelope
The following works on the 2.4-kilometre segment of the riverfront park are among a number of parkland improvements proposed in the Sir John A. Macdonald Riverfront Park concept plan, and have been given priority according to the May 2016 National Capital Commission (NCC)–City of Ottawa Western Light Rail Transit (WLRT) agreement, within the $30 million riverfront park funding envelope commitment from the City of Ottawa to the NCC.
Works executed by the NCC- estimated at roughly $22 million:
Works executed by the City of Ottawa – estimated at roughly $8 million:
Proposed works by the City of Ottawa`
The following are some of the works that will be included as part of the conditions of the federal land use and design approval, including standard reinstatement conditions for works on NCC lands for the WLRT. Other works may be added as the project evolves.
Media information:
Mario Tremblay
NCC Media Relations
613-239-5678, ext.5665
613-859-9596
Le 12 septembre 2016
La Commission de la capitale nationale (CCN) a approuvé aujourd’hui le plan conceptuel d’un segment de 2,4 kilomètres du parc riverain Sir‑John‑A.‑Macdonald, situé entre la plage Westboro et l’avenue Woodroffe, de même que la répartition des travaux et l’aménagement paysager qui y seront réalisés.
Points saillants du Plan conceptuel
Le nouveau parc riverain Sir-John-A.-Macdonald comprend neuf kilomètres d’espaces verts qui longent la rivière des Outaouais, de l’ouest des plaines LeBreton au lac Mud.
Les commentaires recueillis lors des consultations publiques contribuent de manière importante à la conception du parc. Le plan global et les projets approuvés aujourd’hui pour le segment de 2,4 kilomètres tiennent compte des commentaires formulés par le public aux diverses consultations tenues en mai 2014, en mai 2015 et en mars 2016.
Le concept inclut une configuration de la promenade à quatre voies qui tient également compte des commentaires du public.
Alors que la réduction des voies de circulation n’est pas envisagée à ce moment-ci, toute décision relative à la configuration future de la promenade se fera après la réalisation et la mise en service du corridor ouest du train TLR en 2023, l’élargissement de l’autoroute 417, de même que des études approfondies de la circulation, lesquelles seront effectuées en partenariat avec la Ville d’Ottawa.
Rapport de consultation publique – Parc riverain Sir‑John‑A.‑Macdonald (2016)
Rapport de consultation – Atelier de planification : parc linéaire le long de la promenade Sir‑John‑A.‑Macdonald (2014)
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Travaux proposés compris dans l’enveloppe budgétaire du parc riverain
Travaux réalisés par la CCN (coût estimé à environ 22 millions de dollars)
Travaux réalisés par la Ville d’Ottawa (coût estimé à environ 8 millions de dollars)
Travaux proposés par la Ville d’Ottawa
Voici certains des travaux qui feront partie des conditions de l’approbation fédérale de l’utilisation du sol et du design, qui comprennent des mesures de rétablissement standards à réaliser sur les terrains de la CCN liées aux travaux du corridor ouest du TLR. D’autres travaux pourraient être ajoutés, au fil de l’évolution du projet.
Mario Tremblay