Ottawa's planning committee approved a 26-storey tower at the intersection of Bank Street and Riverside Drive near Billings Bridge mall on Thursday, the first of many changes planned for that busy area. "It brings more residents within the vicinity of the Billings Bridge transit hub, a very busy transit hub," said the area's councillor, Alta Vista's Jean Cloutier. Cloutier's main concern is traffic at the intersection, but said not allowing vehicles to access the building from Bank Street would make it safer. Meanwhile, the city is redesigning Bank Street and plans to rebuild its watermains. (Hobin Architects)Architect Barry Hobin, who did the concept drawings for projects on both sides of Bank Street, disagreed they would create a canyon, as one resident described.

Source: CBC News July 08, 2021 22:51 UTC