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It's all about the Plan

Archiseek / Canada / News / 2004 / May 17

Close your eyes and open them again. Ten years have passed. LeBreton Flats is no longer a mountain of grey, melting snow. Instead, pedestrians stroll down broad, tree-lined streets featuring shops with awnings and terrace cafes. Lushly landscaped rowhouses and apartment buildings showcase ecologically friendly design. Parks, recreation paths and convenient public transit complete the rosy image. After a 40-year stretch as a snow dump, campground, parking lot and field of dreams, LeBreton Flats -- 65 hectares of riverfront real estate just west of Parliament Hill -- is about to be revived.

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