Report of the Federal Plan Commission: a General Plan for the Cities of Ottawa and the Hull (1915)

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Drawings

Drawing No. 1: General birds-eye view of the cities

Drawing No. 2A: Analysis of the street system for a traffic movement northward through Hull

Drawing No. 2B: Analysis of the street system for a traffic movement toward the Business Centre of Ottawa

Drawing No. 2C: Analysis of the street system for a traffic movement southward

Drawing No. 2D: Analysis of the street system for a traffic movement westward toward Britannia

Drawing No. 2E: Analysis of the street system for a traffic movement eastward across the Rideau River

Drawing No. 3: Isometric plan of the proposed Laurier Avenue Tunnel

Drawing No. 4: Profile of the Laurier Avenue Tunnel and low level bridge over Rideau Canal

Drawing No. 5: City of Ottawa-View of proposed municipal and railway centre

Drawing No. 6A: Plan of the proposed municipal and railway centre- First period of execution

Drawing No. 6B: Plan of the Municipal and Railway Centre – Final period of execution

Drawing No. 7: City of Hull-View of the proposed municipal centre, etc.

Drawing No. 8: Map of the highway system showing parks and forest reserves in the vicinity of Ottawa and Hull

Drawing No. 9: Plan of the Central Area showing existing and recommended streets, parks and public buildings

Drawing No. 10A: Diagrams showing present and proposed interference with the street system by the railways- at present

Drawing No. 10B: Diagrams showing present and proposed interference with the street system by the railways- as proposed

Drawing No. 11: General Railroad Plan showing retained and abandoned lines within the cities

Drawing No. 12A: General diagram of railway entrances into Ottawa and Hull and their grouping in proposed plan- present arrangement

Drawing No. 12B: General diagram of railway entrances into Ottawa and Hull and their grouping in proposed plan- proposed arrangement

Drawing No. 13: Profiles of present and proposed railway grades within the city

Drawing No. 14: Plan of the proposed Government Centre, and Ottawa and Hull waterfronts, showing recommended developments and extensions

Drawing No. 15: City of Ottawa- General view, looking southward from Hull

Drawing No. 16: Departmental and Court buildings, proposed and future

Drawing No. 17: General silhouettes of existing and future public buildings

Drawing No. 18: Sections of Wellington and intersecting streets showing pro­posed Government buildings and height limits of buildings in adjacent blocks

Drawing No. 19A: Diagrams of business, manufacturing and residence areas- Existing conditions

Drawing No. 19B: Diagrams of business, manufacturing and residence areas- Conditions controlled by districts

Drawing No. 20A: Diagram of present built-up area and population density, showing also probable future expansion- present conditions

Drawing No. 20B: Diagram of present built-up area and population density, showing also probable future expansion- future conditions

Drawing No. 21: General plan of street system, parks, playgrounds and waterways, also subdivision of surrounding areas

Drawing No. 22: Diagrams of freight and passenger traffic on the Rideau Canal

Drawing No. 23: Curves showing population densities in Ottawa, 1913

Drawing No. 24A: Diagrams showing daily volume and distribution of passenger traffic

Drawing No. 24B: Diagrams showing daily volume and distribution of street cars

Drawing No. 25: Curves showing growth of street car business, etc

Drawing No. 26: Detail plan of railway, street and subway arrangement between Central Station and Bayview Road and between Central Station and the Inter-provincial Bridge

Drawing No. 27: Diagram showing distribution of population in the cities for the years 1980, 1990, 1900, 1910 and 1913

Drawing No. 28: Diagrams showing relation between population and industrial workers in various cities of Canada

Drawing No. 29: Plan of Ottawa, Hull and vicinity, 1914

Diagrams

Diagram, page 33: Diagram showing the way in which Ottawa is cut into nine pieces and Hull into four parts by railway lines and waterways

Diagram, page 35: Diagram showing general composition of the plan

Diagram, page 73: Diagram showing obstacles placed in way of growth by railway areas in Ottawa and Hull

Diagram, page 77: Diagram showing daily flow of passenger train in Ottawa and Hull

Diagram, page 79: Statement of railway freight handled in Ottawa and Hull

Diagram, page 83: Diagram showing origin and distribution of daily package freight in Ottawa and Hull

Diagram, page 85: Diagram showing origin and distribution of daily team track freight in Ottawa and Hull

Diagram, page 87: Diagram showing origin and distribution of daily industrial freight in Ottawa and Hull

Diagram, page 91: Curve showing growth of railroad business in Canada

Diagram, page 93: Curve showing number of people of people to each Ton of freight moved per day in Canada and the United States with relation to total population

Diagram, page 95: Number of people in population to each passenger carried in Canada and the United States with relation to total population

Diagram, page 155: Curve showing average population densities for a five mile radius of three American cities and Ottawa, Canada based on 1910 census