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 Other streets in Downtown Ottawa which go east-west (from north to south) include: Wellington Street Sparks Street Queen Street Albert Street Slater Street Laurier Avenue Gloucester Street Other streets in Downtown Ottawa which go north-south (from west to east) include: Bronson Avenue Percy Street (runs north until Laurier) Bay Street Lyon Street Kent Street Bank Street O'Connor Street Metcalfe Street Elgin Street Transit service Albert and Slater carry the Transitway through downtown. A new 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 East. Construction of the 2.1 billion dollar line, including the subway tunnel did not end in time for the 2017 celebration of Confederation's 150th anniversary. It includes three subway stations; one between Lyon and Kent Streets, integrated with Place de Ville, the next station was built between O'Connor Street and Metcalfe Street and one under Rideau Street with multiple entrances in the Rideau Centre. Transitway stations Metcalfe Transitway Station Bank Transitway Station Kent Transitway Station Bay Transitway Station See also List of neighbourhoods in Ottawa References External links Downtown Ottawa East (K1P) Sort by StreetName, Num Downtown Ottawa South (K2P) Sort by StreetName, Num Centretown Community Design Plan Downtown Ottawa history: Virtual Museum of Canada Exhibit Ottawa past & present Ottawa Neighbourhoods in Ottawa Shopping districts and streets in Canada