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The General Report on the Plan for the National Capital (1946–1950), or Gréber Plan, was a major urban plan developed for Canada's National Capital Region in 1950 by Jacques Gréber, commissioned by the Federal District Commission of Ottawa, Ontario.
The report was ordered by William Lyon Mackenzie King at the end of the Second World War and was used as the model for the development of the National Capital Region for more than 50 years.[1] Parts of Gréber’s Plan were made into reality, and have since contributed to some of Ottawa’s most iconic areas: the landscaping and plaza surrounding the National War Memorial, the design of Major's Hill Park and Confederation Park, and the reorganization of traffic in the city center.[2]
In February 2019, Ottawa mayor Jim Watson began the process to develop a modern version of the Gréber Plan.[3]
- ^ "The Gréber Plan - Ottawa Past & Present". www.pastottawa.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "The Gréber Plan (1950) – Beautifying Ottawa for Decades to Follow | Le plan Gréber (1950) – Embellir Ottawa pour les Décennies à Venir". Bytown Museum. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Kate Porter (14 February 2019). "Ottawa 2046: City thinking ahead with new plan for growth". CBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2019.