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'''Downtown Ottawa''' is the central area of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada. It is sometimes referred to as the Central Business District and contains Ottawa's financial district. It is bordered by the [[Ottawa River]] to the north, the [[Rideau Canal]] to the east, Gloucester Street to the south and [[Bronson Avenue]] to the west. This area and the residential neighbourhood to the south are also known locally as 'Centretown'. The total population of the area is 5,501 (2021 Census).<ref>((Cite web |date=2023-03-09 |title=2021 Census of Population geographic summary: 5050048.00 [Census tract], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/search-recherche/productresults-resultatsproduits-eng.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=2021S05075050048.00 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116201142/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/search-recherche/productresults-resultatsproduits-eng.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=2021S05075050048.00 |archive-date=Jan 16, 2024 |website=Statistics Canada))</ref><ref>((cite web |at=5050048.00 |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1601&SR=51&S=94&O=A&RPP=25&PR=0&CMA=505&CSD=0 |title=Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census |date=2018-02-07 |website=Statistics Canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214002823/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1601&SR=51&S=94&O=A&RPP=25&PR=0&CMA=505&CSD=0 |archive-date=2017-02-14 |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Characteristics==
[[File:East Block and Langevin Block.jpg|thumb|left|Downtown Ottawa is dominated by government buildings such as [[Parliament Hill]] (left) and [[Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council|The Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council]] (right).]]
Downtown Ottawa is dominated by government buildings, including [[Parliament Hill]] and the [[Supreme Court of Canada|Supreme Court]]. Most prominent buildings are situated along [[Wellington Street (Ottawa)|Wellington]], [[Sparks Street|Sparks]] and [[Elgin Street (Ottawa)|Elgin]] streets. Most of the buildings are office towers containing the various government departments. While most of Ottawa's [[high tech]] industry is based elsewhere it also has a significant presence in the downtown core. The downtown also contains a number of [[apartment]]s, [[hotel]]s, and [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]]s as well as the older single family homes and townhouses along its edges.

From Wellington to [[Laurier Avenue|Laurier]], Elgin Street is the site of several landmarks, the [[Château Laurier]], the [[National Arts Centre]], [[Lord Elgin Hotel]], [[Place Bell (Ottawa)|Place Bell Canada]], the [[Ottawa Courthouse]], and [[Ottawa City Hall]]. Other prominent buildings include [[World Exchange Plaza]] office and retail complex, encompassing a whole city block on the south-west corner of Queen and Metcalfe, featuring the 'clock ball' on top, and [[Place de Ville]], a complex incorporating four office buildings and two large hotels on two city blocks, with all buildings interconnected through an underground retail concourse. There are also many prominent heritage buildings along Sparks Street.

The towers of downtown Ottawa are not as tall as those in other cities, as legislation prevented buildings being built taller than 150 feet until the 1960s, so as not to overshadow the Parliament Buildings and the [[Peace Tower]] (similar to [[Washington, D.C.]]'s [[Height of Buildings Act of 1910|Heights of Buildings Act]]). Today, several buildings are taller than the Peace Tower, with the tallest being the 29-storey [[Place de Ville]] (Tower C) at ((convert|112|m|abbr=on)), which was built above the height limit, and several hotels being slightly shorter but with 30-35 stories.

The downtown employs about 100,000 people and currently holds around ((convert|20|e6sqft|e6m2|abbr=off)) of office space.

===Surrounding areas===
East of the canal, but west of King Edward Avenue, including the [[Rideau Centre]] and the [[ByWard Market]], is also normally considered downtown, and is referred to locally as 'Lowertown' or [[Lower Town]]. The residential neighbourhoods around the central business district are also generally referred to as being downtown. These include [[Centretown]] to the south and [[Sandy Hill, Ottawa|Sandy Hill]] and [[Lower Town]] to the east. North of the Ottawa River the centre of [[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]] can be considered an extension of Ottawa's downtown.

===Landmarks===
====Religious====
[[File:Full side (though far) view of the St. Andrew's Church, Ottawa (20752053455).jpg|thumb|[[St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)|St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church]] is one of several churches located in Downtown Ottawa.]]
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*[[City View International Church (Ottawa)|City View International Church]]
*[[First Baptist Church (Ottawa)|First Baptist Church]]
*[[Christ Church Cathedral (Ottawa)|Christ Church Cathedral]]
*[[Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist (Ottawa)|Church of St. John the Evangelist]]
*[[Dominion-Chalmers United Church]]
*[[Knox Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)|Knox Presbyterian Church]]
*[[St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)|St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church]]
*[[St Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa|St Patrick's Basilica]]
*[[St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Ottawa)|St. Peter's Lutheran Church]]
*[[St. Theresa's Catholic Church (Ottawa)|St. Theresa's Catholic Church]]
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==Demographics==
''According to the [[2016 Canadian Census]]. Area defined as the part of Ottawa north of Gloucester Street, east of Bronson, south of the Ottawa River and west of the Rideau Canal.''

*Population: 4,876
*Change (2011–2016): +18.3%
*Total private dwellings: 3,965 (up from 3,256 in 2011)
*Land area: ((convert|1.26|km2|abbr=on))
*Population density: ((convert|3865.2|PD/sqkm|abbr=on))

Politically, it is within the federal and provincial ridings of [[Ottawa Centre (federal electoral district)|Ottawa Centre]].

==Transportation==
===Roads===
====Prominent streets====
[[Image:Downtown Ottawa.png|thumb|Map of downtown Ottawa]]

Downtown Ottawa has a [[Grid (spatial index)|grid]] pattern of streets, aligned either east-west or north-south with a number of the streets being one way.

From east to west, the prominent streets are [[Elgin Street (Ottawa)|Elgin Street]], [[Metcalfe Street (Ottawa)|Metcalfe Street]], [[O'Connor Street]], [[Bank Street (Ottawa)|Bank Street]], [[Kent Street (Ottawa)|Kent Street]] and [[Bronson Avenue]].

Starting from the east:
* [[Elgin Street (Ottawa)|Elgin Street]], a ceremonial route for the daily [[Ceremonial Guard (Canada)|Changing of the Guard]] and site of many prominent buildings and landmarks, and a restaurant district south of Laurier Avenue,
* Metcalfe and O'Connor (which includes a bidirectional separate bike lane), both of which are busy multi-lane one-way streets,
* [[Bank Street (Ottawa)|Bank Street]] runs through the heart of downtown and is a prominent retail centre,
* [[Kent Street (Ottawa)|Kent Street]], another busy multi-lane one way with high traffic volumes,
* Lyon, the edge of the central business district, with a wall of towering office buildings and hotels to the east and shorter buildings and parking lots to the west,
* Bay and Percy, are one way local residential streets, and,
* [[Bronson Avenue]] is a major avenue that forms the western edge of downtown.
[[File:Sparks Street, Ottawa (14579934199).jpg|thumb|[[Sparks Street]] is a [[pedestrian mall]] in Downtown Ottawa, closed off to vehicle traffic.]]
The northernmost east-west street that crosses downtown is [[Wellington Street (Ottawa)|Wellington Street]], site of the parliamentary precinct, [[Library and Archives Canada|National Library and Archives]], and [[Supreme Court of Canada|Supreme Court]]. It is a major four-lane thoroughfare. To the east, it connects to [[Rideau Street]], and to the west, the [[Kichi Zibi Mikan]].

South of Wellington is [[Sparks Street]], most of which is a pedestrian mall closed to vehicles. The heritage district runs from Bank to Elgin, with CBC broadcast studios at Metcalfe and Sparks.

The streets to the south are dominated by office and hotel towers: Queen Street, Albert Street, Slater Street, Laurier Avenue and Gloucester Street.

The City of Ottawa zoning restricts and regulates development to allow high-rises north of Gloucester St. and affords heritage designation to some areas and buildings.

====Other streets====
[[File:Kent and Queen.jpg|alt=|thumb|Intersection of Kent and Queen Streets. Ottawa]]
Other streets in Downtown Ottawa which go east-west (from north to south) include:
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*[[Wellington Street (Ottawa)|Wellington Street]]
*[[Sparks Street]]
*[[Queen Street (Ottawa)|Queen Street]]
*[[Albert Street (Ottawa)|Albert Street]]
*[[Slater Street]]
*[[Laurier Avenue]]
*[[Gloucester Street (Ottawa)|Gloucester Street]]
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Other streets in Downtown Ottawa which go north-south (from west to east) include:
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*[[Bronson Avenue]]
*[[Percy Street (Ottawa)|Percy Street]] (runs north until Laurier)
*[[Bay Street (Ottawa)|Bay Street]]
*[[Lyon Street (Ottawa)|Lyon Street]]
*[[Kent Street (Ottawa)|Kent Street]]
*[[Bank Street (Ottawa)|Bank Street]]
*[[O'Connor Street]]
*[[Metcalfe Street (Ottawa)|Metcalfe Street]]
*[[Elgin Street (Ottawa)|Elgin Street]]
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===Transit service===
Albert and Slater carry the [[Transitway (Ottawa)|Transitway]] through downtown. A new ((convert|12.5|km|abbr=on)) light rail line, called the [[Confederation Line]] opened in September 2019. Part of it is a tunnel under downtown's Queen Street and travel east to [[Rideau Street]] and turn south under [[Nicholas Street]] to eventually resurface south of [[Laurier Avenue|Laurier Avenue East]]. Construction of the 2.1 billion dollar line, including the ((convert|2.5|km|abbr=on)) subway tunnel did not end in time for the 2017 celebration of [[150th anniversary of Canada|Confederation's 150th anniversary]]. It includes three subway stations; one between Lyon and [[Kent Street (Ottawa)|Kent Street]]s, integrated with [[Place de Ville]], the next station was built between [[O'Connor Street]] and [[Metcalfe Street (Ottawa)|Metcalfe Street]] and one under Rideau Street with multiple entrances in the [[Rideau Centre]].

====Transitway stations====
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*[[Metcalfe station|Metcalfe Transitway Station]]
*[[Bank station (Ottawa)|Bank Transitway Station]]
*[[Kent station (Ottawa)|Kent Transitway Station]]
*[[Bay station (Ottawa)|Bay Transitway Station]]
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==See also==
((Portal|Ontario))
*[[List of neighbourhoods in Ottawa]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060923065635/http://www.ncf.ca/~dw413/k1p_map.htm Downtown Ottawa East (K1P) Sort by StreetName, Num ]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060923065658/http://www.ncf.ca/~dw413/k2p_map.htm Downtown Ottawa South (K2P) Sort by StreetName, Num ]
*[https://ottawa.ca/en/centretown-community-design-plan Centretown Community Design Plan]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110826161444/http://capitalneighbourhoods.ca/english/downtown/story-240.aspx Downtown Ottawa history: Virtual Museum of Canada Exhibit]
*[https://www.pastottawa.com/ Ottawa past & present]

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