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Keesmaat said people often talk about wanting a sustainable, walkable, transit-orientated and inclusive city, but governance doesn’t always match the aspirations, and she used land-use planning as a prime example.
“You’re not going to get a walkable city if you’re sprawling at the edges,” Keesmaat said. “You’ve got to connect those dots.”
Keesmaat said Ottawa has arrived at an important moment when it must decide if it’s going to be a sprawling city or a city “that embraces sufficient density that is carefully executed and carefully planned,” creating a transit-orientated, walkable city with varied housing options.