A new vision for Lansdowne Park will be unveiled at Ottawa City Hall Wednesday afternoon, reigniting the debate about what to do with the city-owned property.
Councillors will be presented with new plans for the park after the proponents of Lansdowne Live spent the summer working with city officials to reshape the project.
The Lansdowne Live bid, which was presented almost one year ago, included plans to build a multi-use, open-air stadium at Lansdowne Park, which would bring a CFL franchise to Ottawa.
It also promised to redevelop the area into a "people place" with plans for a refurbished arena, exhibition space, formal gardens, ponds and commercial buildings.
The Canadian Football League has already awarded a tentative expansion team to the developers behind the project. The group has also applied for a professional soccer franchise in the United Soccer League.
However, the plan has been the subject of much opposition, particularly from residents and businesses in the Glebe, who continue to express their concerns.
"We've heard through our survey that one of the things that people find problematic in the Glebe is parking shortage and congestion, so we want to make sure that nothing would make that perception or reality worse," said Catherine Lindquist, of the Glebe Business Improvement Association.
Coun. Clive Doucet, who represents the area, has criticized the city for not holding a design competition to consider several options for the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park. He has already said he plans to vote against the Lansdowne Live proposal.
The final vote on Lansdowne Live likely won't happen for weeks, possibly months.
