Queen 

St. 

Streetscaping 

Renewal, 

City 

of 

Ottawa

Project Description

• Construct extra-wide boulevard sidewalks, creative designs for parking and access, priority crosswalks and landscaping.
• New sanitary and storm sewer and service replacement from Bay Street to Lyon Street.
• Grading and drainage.
• New catch basins and catch basin leads.
• Concrete and unit paver sidewalks, flexible parking and crosswalks.
• Shared bike lanes.
• Street furniture and plantings.
• Resurfacing and sidewalk/curb reinstatement on the western and eastern limits.

Requirements

• Coordination with Light Rail Transit downtown tunnel
• Maintaining one all-purpose travel lane in each direction
• Auxiliary turn lanes at critical turning locations
• Flex-space along the street edge for on-street parking and loading.
• Wider sidewalks to accommodate increased pedestrian volumes
• Improved landscaping and street furnishings (trees, benches, bike rings, waste receptacles, surface pavers, etc.)
• New OC Transpo bus stops and shelters
• Transform Queen Street into a transit showcase street, given that two of the three downtown Confederation Line stations (Lyon Station and Parliament Station) will have station entrances on Queen Street;
• Support the success of Confederation Line’s Lyon and Parliament Stations;
• Be the focus of pedestrian activity in the area;
• Support bus-to-LRT interface zones to serve the Confederation Line in the downtown core;
• Provide opportunities for on-street parking, loading and service space for commercial vehicles.