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Lansdowne Partnership Plan

On June 28, 2010, Ottawa Council voted to proceed with the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park through a partnership of the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.

The Lansdowne Partnership Plan presents a vision for a new, vibrant and transformed Lansdowne as a venue that would:

• Embrace the Rideau Canal, with a new expanded green space.
• Revitalize the existing stadium and arena for sports and entertainment events.
• Stand as the model of modern-day innovation in an urban form where people can go to walk, cycle, shop, enjoy a good meal, be entertained, work, live, and play in an environment respectful of our architectural heritage.
• Reflect the objectives and guidelines articulated in the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan.

Council direction

Following public consultations, Council voted on November 16, 2009, to conditionally proceed with the Lansdowne Partnership Plan. Approval of the plan was conditional upon detailed work on transportation, finances, the retail mix of the development and the history of the site. The approval was also conditional on bringing in outside design experts to provide advice, the holding of an international design competition for a large new urban park and creating new exhibition and trade-show space elsewhere in the city.

In June 2010, staff reported back to Council with the results of the various studies and the negotiated financial and legal terms of the project.

On June 28, 2010, Council voted to proceed with the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park including refurbishment of the stadium and Civic Centre, creation of a large urban park and construction of a mixed-use area that includes shops, offices and residences.

The approval means the project will now proceed to stage two, where integration of the mixed-used design and the proposed urban-park design can be completed. A master site plan will be developed and zoning approvals will need to be obtained.

Information

For more information about the Lansdowne Partnership Plan, please use the links to various documents, images and reports that explain the project to date. To provide feedback, please contact 311@ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).