If you drive on Bank Street through South Keys, you’ve hopefully noticed some new signs indicating that the speed limit there is now 50 km/h.
Better South Keys Centre, Local Project Updates – May 2025
A Lower Speed Limit for Bank Street, A New Pedestrian Bridge over Hunt Club Road, and More! BSKC’s Spring 2025 Updates Bank Street Bridge Cycling Improvements: The City has a project underway to develop design options for a comfortable cycling connection crossing the bridge, connecting Johnston Road to Kitchener Avenue. At Kitchener Avenue, the project would connect to cycle tracks […]
Join us – Ottawa South City-Builders Meetup
Stop in at KS on the Keys for a bit or a while and join in for an informal meeting/chat to discuss the latest on the redevelopment of South Keys Centre.
Can We Make Bank Street a Safer Place for People?
Across the city, there’s a lot of good things happening along Bank Street right now.
The Greenboro Live-and-Ride
At the north end of South Keys Centre sits the Greenboro Park-and-Ride, an underutilized public asset. Its 3.8 hectares of space is currently dedicated to free parking for transit riders — but what if it could be something different? Over the next few months, BSKC will be working directly with some local architecture students to answer this question.
South Keys Centre Summer 2024 Roundup
Summer is coming to a close and while things may seem quiet on our end, there’s never a dull moment at South Keys Centre.
How much of Ottawa came to be the way it is
Understanding all the complex factors that shape the neighbourhoods of Ottawa would require a graduate degree in urban geography, however, an influential historical plan and famous French town planner can be used as a starting point to better understand the urban form of Ottawa. Before 1950, Ottawa developed what can be characterized as a laissez-faire system that led to competing […]
Ottawa and Zoning By-laws – what does it all mean?
The Zoning By-law is a more detailed set of regulations that helps implement the Official Plan. If the Zoning By-law is not kept up to date with the Official Plan, the two risk becoming out of sync.
Q&A about the proposed 2200 Bank St development
BSKC reached out to the developer with the help of Councillor Bradley’s office with some questions about the development. The answers are provided below.
Could Ottawa South be next for a multi-use winter trail?
Ottawa South resident Patricia Quigley has a wintery vision. While many other parts of the city have winter multi-use trails, the Ottawa South area doesn’t.