June 20, 2011 PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE - COMMENT FORM RESULTS A public open house and workshop session were held on June 20, 2011 at the Charleswood United Church at 4820 Roblin Avenue. Approximately 400-500 people attended. The open house session was modified to include an extensive question and answer period to accommodate the strong level of participation. The following charts provide a summary of the data received from 284 open house participants. This data will be used to help inform draft plans and policies to be prepared to guide and inform development planning for the Ridgewood Precinct area. A. Participant Information 1
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COMPILATION OF WORKBOOK COMMENTARY PROVIDED On the evening of June 20, 2011 following the public open house, approximately 50 participants stayed to complete a community planning workbook. Participants worked together in groups of 6-10 people providing their comments and suggestions on a topic by topic basis. The following notes are summarized transcriptions of the input provided. NOTES: - Raw data has been grouped by topic and paraphrased and spell corrected as required; - Illegible comments are not recorded - Notes are opinions only and do not constitute consensus - When more than one participant provided a similar comment, this is noted in parentheses following the comment (e.g. (2x) means the comment was provided on two worksheets) A. TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE Existing Infrastructure Current infrastructure (roads) not able to handle traffic (x6); Condition of roads is poor (x3); This development will exacerbate current problems; Roads are too narrow; specification width does not work for new cars+ speed; extremely unsafe Safety; children; Fix roads - paving; Speeding in residential areas; Maintenance of existing infrastructure: potholes, curbs, blvds, trees, drainage Lack of quality control on re-surfacing roads, Lack of maintenance on roads; Land drainage network needs to be maintained; Overland flooding in-fill housing (need drainage plan); Some want ditches removed, others want to keep for cost; Upgrade old Charleswood simultaneously with storm drainage system for entire neighbourhood; Leave existing Charleswood community with their ditches where they exist; Drainage flowing north impact of new development on existing; huge drainage issues in certain areas 6
Excess Traffic, Through-Traffic and Traffic Calming Need traffic calming; (x5) Dead-end through streets at Harte Trail; (x5) More development will cause more traffic (x2); Increased truck traffic on Parkway; increased through-traffic on side streets (x2) No additional through-traffic across Harte Trail; (x2) Minimize through traffic; streets are failing (x2) Need an east-west alternative for roads (x2) Non-residential traffic using residential roads to cut through; IKEA traffic; Lack of use of stop signs; Controlled corridors to route traffic; Public Transportation and Active Transportation Commentary Well serviced bike trails/paths (x6) More buses (connections to Kenaston); (x4) Need active transportation corridors; (x3) Seven-day bus service; (x2) Need Park+Ride (x2) Feeder bus services to rapid bus on Portage; Create more hubs for transit; more comprehensive trail (multi-use) system; Rapid transit east-west, near the RR tracks, with a spot to park cars and safely park bikes ; Light rail; Remove hub+ spoke model; Harte Trail for running and walking, separate path for biking; Don t pave the Harte Trail Separate bike lanes; Need Harte trail extensions; More lighting, more trails and integration of such; Sidewalks; Wider streets; hard top no loose gravel shoulders Lighting for pedestrians; Anything would be an improvement No hope! 7
Wilkes WRCP Make 4 lanes on Wilkes (x2); East/West thoroughfare needed between Ridgewood + Wilkes; (x2) How will Wilkes handle the increased traffic? It doesn t handle the current load. Fix Wilkes; Go around vs. through Limit number of crossings to Wilkes; Limit access in and out to Wilkes and William R. Clement Parkway (WRCP); Close off existing residential streets to Wilkes; 4 lanes on Wilkes; underpass+ overpass (not through Harte Trail); Dangerous to get onto/off Wilkes; Upgrade Ridgewood and Wilkes - relocating if necessary; If WRCP is extended, will Eldridge and Ridgewood go through? Parkway extension will devalue property and remove green space Greenspace needed on parkway extension; Make Parkway as narrow as possible; limit heavy truck traffic; WRCP must be completed prior to housing; All traffic north of portage has to come through, timeline for extension of Parkway - needed now; WRCP must be extended (unanimous) Other Questions and Ideas Sound barriers are attractive; Overpass from Grant to Wilkes; Create perimeter access; Additional lanes on Rte 90; 4-way stop signs, lights, etc.; Enhance streets at no extra costs to residents; Cloverleafs instead of stop signs to keep traffic flowing; Put drainage going west with Perimeter along with sewage; Expansion of Shaftesbury to take traffic to IKEA; Need for childcare, activities for people of all ages; French Immersion High School Marj Edey Park; New subdivision on Charleswood greenspace will drive down property values; Construction traffic should travel Wilkes; 8
B. LAND USES Parks, Recreation and Natural Areas Keep greenspace, will change friendly atmosphere to remove it (x3). Preserve existing parks (x2) and nature plus 10% of new development; Character of the neighbourhood is mature trees and green space and nature; Harte Trail has to be preserved, maintained and enhanced; Preserve green space alongside Harte Trail Continuous wide green space, green belts and marsh or park; Dog park is important; Flora preservation; Residential Land Uses Type: Location: Other: Single Family (x11), Two Family (x3), Multi-family (x3), Seniors Condos (x2), Nursing Home (x2 some debate), All Types (x2); Multi-family near shopping area (x2); not in the centre area; close to Wilkes, near major bus routes; Housing for young people, university students; apartment development with high density housing; needs to be mixed use- more houses; green space and water should be accessible to all, not just wealthy single-family walkout lots; dispersed throughout the development area flow to the development; Commercial Land Uses Type: Location: Other: Small corner store type; very minimal; none; minimal; no big box; South Wilkes between Charleswood and the perimeter; where possible along the main corridors; convenient for area residents; west of Charleswood Road; 100' off Wilkes; directly on Wilkes south of tracks; village area seems sufficient; (x2); everything needed is close enough (x2); more would close local businesses; local re-fuelling for electric vehicles; will need another service station; 9
Other Land Uses Type: Location: Other: Community centres, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, schools(x2); Expansion for french immersion school system; personal care home (x4); 50+ housing; daycare; side by sides; seniors housing -need a variety of options; light commercial; possible future grocery store; community medical clinic; office (x2); commercial; NO industrial; Overlooking natural trees and wildlife; Need to keep lots 60' wide (x2), concern about taking business from Roblin businesses; NEXT STEPS At the close of the public open house, participants were advised of the next steps, which included: Study Team will summarize and review the feedback provided at the public open house and workshop event; Study Team will prepare a list of FAQs to re-iterate responses to questions received at the Public Open House; Study Team will begin preparing draft policies and plans for the area with consideration given to feedback to date; A second series of stakeholder group meetings and public open houses will be held in late fall once draft plans and policies have been prepared; Following the second series of meetings the Study Team will prepare a second draft of plans and policies; A final public meeting will likely be held in Spring 2012; A proposed Precinct Plan will be considered by City of Winnipeg Council and subcommittees; If any landowner decides to proceed to submit required municipal approval applications (subdivisions and rezoning) on his or her respective parcels of land, they may do so at their discretion; such applications will each be subject to a public hearing and approval process. 10