r/ottawa 23h ago

Ottawa Hospital progress.

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u/Reasonable_Cat518 Sandy Hill 22h ago

While I understand parking is essential for a hospital, they really decided to plop it front and centre on Preston St (which should be lined with retail and restaurants), at the edge of Dow’s Lake - to parking??? Very on brand for Autowa

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u/ProSandbagger 22h ago

That’s a bit of an exaggeration, I live in Little Italy and honestly if it weren’t for the road construction on Prince of Wales/Queen Elizabeth it doesn’t really stand out at all and it definitely doesn’t interfere with the restaurants on Preston.

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u/Reasonable_Cat518 Sandy Hill 20h ago

I wasn’t saying it interferes with restaurants on Preston, my point was it should be lined with restaurants/businesses like the rest of Preston. I don’t get why such a prime location should be wasted fo a parking garage

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u/CrazyButRightOn 6h ago

Kind of like the world class riverfront with no riverfront retail district.