FW: [ccc-ottawa] Former Chair of CCC passed away yesterday

[John Verbaas]

Many of you on this list I think will appreciate to be informed that this
past weekend Cam Robertson, a long time former chair and contributor to the
CCC lost his battle with cancer.

Cam was a wise and reasonable voice in the efforts to promote a more
sustainable and liveable city. I learned a lot from him.

We will miss his presence with us.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Legg [mailto:jon...@magma.ca]
Sent: March-24-13 3:18 PM
To: jver...@rogers.com
Subject: RE: [ccc-ottawa] Former Chair of CCC passed away yesterday

Hi John,

Cam Robertson died yesterday of incurable bladder cancer. Marjorie, his
wife, let me know by phone around 7:30 yesterday evening.

He was courageous and lucid until the end.

For an inkling of what an exceptional person he was, please see attached an
editorial of last December from the Kitchener Record. (I have two articles
from a journalist who writes for the Record, but the editorial gives the
essence.)

Sadly, and with best regards,

Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: city-centr...@googlegroups.com
[mailto:city-centr...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Verbaas
Sent: March-22-13 4:18 PM
To: city-centr...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [ccc-ottawa] CCC Mar 27th Mtg: Agenda


Please find below the draft agenda for our next montly mtg. The main item
to be thinking about continues to be what input we want to make to the City
to influence
the TMP. Thoughts on this topic are welcome on the email list.

Let me know if there are any other items you would like to have added.

7:00 p.m., Wed Mar 27th , 2013.
Dalhousie Community Centre
755 Somerset Street West, Ottawa
room 34 (3rd floor rear, exit left from elevator)

Draft Agenda:

1) Administrative
- Agenda review, Meeting Secretary
- Approval of Minutes: Jan 27, 2013

2) Report on the release of 2011 Origin-Destination survey results
- trip rates per person and per household (counting all types of trips by
all modes) are accelerating their decline, as does the rate of growth of
total trips in the region
- the absolute number of trips in the NCR went up by 3.7% in the 6
years since 2005 (.6%/yr), slower than the rate of growth of the population
which increased by 7.2% and the number of employed persons which went up by
8.2%
- 40% increase in daily cycling trips since 2005 (up to 1.8% of total
daily trips)
- decline in peak hour trips across the Ottawa River

3) Transportation Master Plan Update
- report on CCC's submission by Mar 1 deadline
- City preliminary proposals (including public comments)
tabled at Mar 26th planning committee
- (very little mention of transportation topics)
- April release expected by City of list of future transportation needs
- CCC will focus on mentions of AVTC in this doc
- public input to be completed by Jun when these needs are grouped into
phases

4) Update on Interprovincial Crossings Study
- report on discussion with Jim Watson's office re. potential truck
routings
with a new bridge in place
- new study reports released (Impacts on Boating/Sailing, Community
Impacts)
- announcement of preferred corridor expected this spring
- next steps for CCC? Mtg with Yasr Naqvi?

5) Preston-Carling District Plan
- report/comments from DCA?

6) Status update on Main St re-design
- report/comments from OECA?

7) Walk Ottawa/Ecology Ottawa efforts promoting 'Complete Streets'
- report from Mar 26th event at UofO

8) Intensification and Parking Provision / Cash-in-lieu of parking
- experiences from other CA's
- CCC's recommendations

9) Any other business:

Active Files waiting for next steps:

- E-W LRT Route Selection Tunneys to Baseline
- Interprovincial Crossings Study (announcement of preferred corridor)


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