Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy
Consultation has concluded
We need your help to:
- Create Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards
- Develop a Recreation Facility Strategy
- Meet several objectives of the Municipal Sport Strategy
The project will:
1. Establish municipal recreation facility infrastructure standards and its critical elements. These standards will be included in designs for major renovation or newly built municipal recreation facilities.
2. Create the Vision and Guiding Principles for the City of Ottawa's Recreation Facility Strategy
3. Learn about who is using City of Ottawa recreation facilities and barriers for users and non-users
4. Develop a Recreation Facility Strategy, consistent with growth in the City of Ottawa, that recommends renovation, repurposing, decommissioning or the development of new facilities.
We need your help to:
- Create Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards
- Develop a Recreation Facility Strategy
- Meet several objectives of the Municipal Sport Strategy
The project will:
1. Establish municipal recreation facility infrastructure standards and its critical elements. These standards will be included in designs for major renovation or newly built municipal recreation facilities.
2. Create the Vision and Guiding Principles for the City of Ottawa's Recreation Facility Strategy
3. Learn about who is using City of Ottawa recreation facilities and barriers for users and non-users
4. Develop a Recreation Facility Strategy, consistent with growth in the City of Ottawa, that recommends renovation, repurposing, decommissioning or the development of new facilities.
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What is not working in Recreation Facilities?
over 4 years agoCLOSED: This brainstormer has concluded.What would you suggest the City avoid in any future builds or major renovation designs? What elements of our Recreation Facilities do not work well? Please post your ideas and vote for the other suggestions you like the most.Some examples of facilities are multi-sport complexes, community centres, field houses and arenas. Within these facility types there are elements that vary between sites. For example, an element may be a parking area, pool, fitness facility, storage, canteen, arena, gymnasium or multi-purpose room.At this time, we are looking for your ideas on the physical structures and how they are laid out within the facility. This project is not focused on programming or reviewing fees / allocations.Isabella Palmost 5 years agoFacility design and requirements are too focused on team sports
Soccer, tennis, basketball, and hockey are great, but many people prefer cultivating individual sports such as track and field, dance, yoga, parkour, gymnastics, or martial arts. It is difficult to find safe, open spaces (even just an outdoor track or an empty room somewhere) to practice these sports by yourself and not in a class. When you can't find space for the sports you want to do, it's frustrating to see so many group sports facilities (rinks, pitches, etc.) that sit empty when not used by teams. Please take this into consideration when designing new facilities, and leave some open spaces for people who like to move but don't play on a team.
4 comments0Michael Jalmost 5 years agoMany centres are too large and impersonal and not well suited to the needs of local communities whose needs are often more basic.
1 comment0SOFAalmost 5 years agoToo many baseball diamonds and not enough soccer fields.
1 comment0Sandyalmost 5 years agoIndoor soccer fields
1 comment1groupstooover 4 years agothank you Elizabeth. Lockable storage is missing
I have reviewed the proposed recreation standards and what is missing is Lockable storage for 10-20 banker boxes of books and additional material for each group. I belong to a number of interest groups which get together monthly and it is extremely difficult to find space where there is lockable storage available. As you can appreciate carrying everything to each meeting is very onerous.
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What do you like about City of Ottawa Recreation Facilities?
over 4 years agoCLOSED: This brainstormer has concluded.What would you suggest the City include in any future builds or major renovation designs? What building elements in our Recreation Facilities work well? Please post your ideas and vote for the other suggestions you like the most.
Some examples of facilities are multi-sport complexes, community centres, field houses and arenas. Within these facility types there are elements that vary between sites. For example, an element may be a parking area, pool, fitness facility, storage, canteen, arena, gymnasium or multi-purpose room.
At this time, we are looking for your ideas on the physical structures and how they are laid out within the facility. This project is not focussed on programming or reviewing fees / allocations.
SouthEndFamilyalmost 5 years agoThere should be another 50 m (long course) pool available so that the kids can practice long course and not just race it at meets.
2 comments2Deanna Schofield_City of Ottawaalmost 5 years agoOn behalf of Bob C."all of us Pickle Ball players agree this court is the ultimate facility-would city consider courts spread across city?"
continued: "I realize the City could not afford to build such courts at every corner." Example of outdoor Pickleball court - Stittsville
0 comment0Judy Makinalmost 5 years agoWe need more facillities with a hardwood dance floor for dance lessons and community dances. Not formal dance studios, but community spaces
3 comments4LeoDoyleover 4 years agoRe-develop & Re-purpose existing facilities and fields for new uses
The city owns many recreation facilities and lands located in key parts of the municipality. The ownership of these lands and existing facilities means they can re-developed and re-purposed. For example, many ice pads would get better use as gymnasiums for basketball or volleyball, or as in door soccer facilities. The picture to the. right is of a "centennial" arena in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Similar re-purposing of Ice rinks takes place in many places and Ottawa should be no different. In many cases, the re-purposing could be eligible for federal "carbon reduction" funding to renovate. One published estimate suggests older ice rinks use about $11,000.00 per month in electricity. Shutting down the ice plant - because we have more rinks than needed, could free up funds so that renovation pays for itself.
0 comment0groupstooover 4 years agomeeting space and storage
A number of interest groups for adults are finding it more and more difficult to find a place for 20-80 people to meet . And the space should also have a lockable closet to store an associated library which the group has.
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Open Houses x 4 (June)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stageNepean Sportsplex, June 10; 9:30 am
Ray Friel Recreation Complex, June 10; 6:30 pm
McNabb Recreation Center, June 11; 7:15 pm
CARDELREC Recreation Complex, June 13; 6:30 pm -
Engagement Launch (July-Sept)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stagePublic and user group ideas on the vision for the recreation strategy, the draft "Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards" and brainstorm ideas for indoor arenas.
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Engagement Close (Sept)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stageOnline engagement closes for this phase of the project.
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City Council Report (Sept-Oct)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stageRecreation Facility Infrastructure Standards Final Draft presented to Community and Protective Services Committee and City Council in September or October (subject to agenda priorities).
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Continued public engagement (Nov 2019-March 2020)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stageContinued public discussion building on the vision and guiding principles developed in the summer of 2019 for the Recreation Facility Strategy for the next 10-20 years.
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City Council Report (Fall 2020)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy is currently at this stageRecreation Facility Strategy Final Draft presented to Community and Protective Services Committee on and City Council In September (subject to agenda priorities).
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What we heard
this is an upcoming stage for Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and StrategyFollow-up report summarizing the public and user group ideas collected over the past 5 months regarding the strategy. Posted on Engage.Ottawa.ca and to those following the project by email or online.