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.Ariover 4 years agoMore smaller centers
Many of us in the downtown core do not own a car. Rather than large centres in single locations, can we have more smaller centers that are accessible (Plant Bath is a good example)
1 comment0groupstooover 4 years agomeeting rooms
A meeting room or rooms which can hold up to 80 with a series of closets along the walls. Each interest group wishing to hold their monthly meetings would be assigned a lockable closet to hold the library of books and other equipment belonging to the group.
0 comment0Clarendonover 4 years agoImprove access for diverse communities
At some City facilities the contrast between the neighbourhood and the centre users is quite stark. Sometimes it looks like you have to be white to use the pool or the gym even when there’s lots of other folks in the area
0 comment0groupstooover 4 years agoshelving storage
Hello again Elizabeth.. shelving inside the room would be best as it is sometimes difficult to carry lots of heavy books. Perhaps there could be one or more walls which are a series of lockable cupboards. I think this is really important to support adult activities other than sports.
0 comment0Tony Housealmost 5 years agoIn need of gymnasium facilities to accommodate the growing demand of basketball. Participation at all youth levels is growing exponentially
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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.
Mirigoover 4 years agoBetter use of inner city green spaces, and interactive structures (not just for the under 10 crowd ... throwback to the 80s ParticiPark.
1 comment0OCRStrongalmost 5 years agoobstacle course type apparatuses
Make obstacle course race type apparatuses....rings to swing on, rope climbs, long monkey bars or rig structures with grip features like rings/pipes/t-bars. 6/7/8 foot walls and Irish tables to climb over. Tree stump mazes to manouevre through...up/down and side to side. No sport is like OCR which encourages speed, power, endurance, agility, grip strength and technical skill. If you want to promote physical fitness and overall health, these types of structures appeal to children, teens and adults and work on so many muscle groups while actually having FUN too. If you want more examples/pictures, just PM me back. Go to any playground now and you don't see a lot of kids using the structures as they are designed to be used...instead they are climbing/hanging/swinging like apes and trying to stay as high off the ground as they can (including me! :) The nice thing about these is that they are accessible by the public any time of the day for many months of the year in Ottawa.... with no booking or fees necessary. THAT is what makes a great option for the city as far as accessibility is concerned! You also wouldn't need tons of land to make them happen. And if you make them high enough off the snow/ground then many WOULD be used year round. Take a look at the structures you can find on beaches in California like Santa Monica where they even have long ring swings and huge rope climbs.
7 comments6Janet Lynnalmost 5 years agoStittsville needs a local Senior Center
We need a center that will bring the growing 55+ community in Stittsville together to engage in activities that are age appropriate, such as Pickle Ball, Yoga, Travel, social etc.
1 comment1SouthEndFamilyalmost 5 years agoWe need an indoor pool in the south end, either Greely or Manotick for those in the south of the city.
1 comment0Samsalmost 5 years agoIntegration with Library in mega facility
Other communities have had success with creating a centra that encourages the use of both physical fitness and education.
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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
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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.