Greber Plan for Ottawa

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The Greber Plan for Ottawa is a mid-20th-century urban planning blueprint that reshaped Canada’s capital with parkways, green spaces, and a more ceremonial federal core.

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instanceOf federal capital plan
urban planning master plan
appliesToCity Ottawa
appliesToRegion National Capital Region
chiefPlanner Jacques Gréber
commissionedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
country Canada
focus federal government precinct
relationship between Ottawa and Hull (now Gatineau)
hasAlternativeName Gréber
surface form: Gréber Plan

Plan for the National Capital Region of Canada
surface form: Plan for the National Capital Region by Jacques Gréber
impact established a network of federal parkways
increased amount of protected green space in the capital region
influenced postwar suburban development patterns
reinforced Ottawa’s image as a planned national capital
removed heavy rail infrastructure from Ottawa’s downtown
reshaped the physical form of Ottawa
implementedBy Federal District Commission
National Capital Commission
includesFeature ceremonial federal core
creation of a greenbelt
development of federal parkways along the Ottawa River
development of federal parkways along the Rideau Canal
expansion of urban park system
green spaces
parkways
relocation of rail lines
removal of rail tracks from downtown Ottawa
scenic approaches to Parliament Hill
scenic drives along waterways
zoning of land uses
influencedBy City Beautiful movement
Garden city movement
surface form: garden city movement
languageOfReport English
French
locationOfImplementation Gatineau
surface form: Gatineau, Quebec

Ottawa
surface form: Ottawa, Ontario
majorReportPublicationYear 1950
plannerNationality French
purpose to beautify the national capital
to create a more ceremonial federal core
to reshape Canada’s capital city
to separate federal and local functions in Ottawa’s core
startDate 1937
subjectOf studies in Canadian urban planning history
timePeriod mid-20th century

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Jacques Gréber notableWork Greber Plan for Ottawa