“Urban Imaginaries (UI) wants you to start asking questions: About what Ottawa is, why it looks the way it does, what it could be. About who gets to participate in its creation and changes. And, as Del Gaudio notes, “What are its forgotten possibilities, hidden opportunities, the alternatives, and what are the alternatives we can co-create.” Was Ottawa’s design truly participatory, neutral, or was a “power dimension” involved?”

— by Jamie MacPherson Urban Imaginaries: What could Ottawa be?