Egan: Better "access" bylaw could mean last call for La Roma's patio

Sidewalk patios are a game of inches on Preston Street, one the City of Ottawa plays with a blindfold and a donkey, years later still trying to pin it all down.
Consider the city spent $30 million and took forever to rebuild the much-loved venue from 2008 to 2010. You may recall the war zone that took over Little Italy, the economic casualties of retailers.
But the result was a much better look and feel, with wide sidewalks, stylish streetscaping, brave little trees and restaurant patios serving