Technical / General Interest Tours

ACT Canada and the National Capital Region local host committee have arranged for a variety of exciting tours scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday November 21 . All tours are free of charge. Delegates are encouraged to sign up in advance on the website for the tours as space is limited.

When All tours take place on Sunday November 21, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Cost All tours are Included With Registration   (No Charge !)   Please sign up for a tour when you register. Tour #1 - Transitway & TOD tour Ottawa has over 25 years of experience in intensification and integration of developments with transit service. This tour will visit some of our past successes and some of our current projects. See how the City of Ottawa’s policies and development guidelines have resulted in effective intensification at several Transitway Stations. Sites will include projects where the City has been the main developer and where private commercial and residential developers have taken the lead. Highlighted will be our most recent project at Centrepointe Town Centre, where the first phase has focused efforts on our Baseline Station and the expansion of Algonquin College’s facilities. Tour #2 - Walking Tour in Downtown Ottawa This walking tour of a portion of downtown Ottawa will focus on pedestrian, cycling and transit improvements including the multiple-award winning Corktown pedestrian-cycling bridge over the World Heritage designated Rideau Canal. See successes such as lane removal on the Mackenzie King Bridge in favour of wider sidewalks and cycling lanes, the introduction of stair connections to Confederation Park and under the Plaza Bridge, a mid-block traffic control walk signal in front of City Hall and wider bus waiting platform areas on busy Albert and Slater Streets. A pilot project of segregated cycling lanes east-west through the downtown will be discussed along with efforts to fully introduce a cycle share program to the National Capital Region.