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The City of Ottawa invites you to provide your comments on the proposed construction of a new 2.0 metre wide concrete sidewalk behind the existing curb along the east/south side of Wilkie Drive between the pathway just west of Chenier Way and Merkley Drive East intersection, approximately 710 metres in length.
This project is identified as a Phase 3 project in the 2013 Ottawa Pedestrian Plan and will complete a missing link in the pedestrian network providing improved connectivity to schools, parks and transit along Bottriell Way and Merkley Drive. As a local road that leads directly to a school, Wilkie Drive should have a pedestrian facility, according to current City policy. The provision of a sidewalk aligns with the City’s transportation goals and objectives to maximize walkability and create safe pedestrian environments.
The proposed Wilkie Drive sidewalk will connect to the existing pathway west of Chenier Way that connects to Bottriell Way, and to the existing sidewalk on Merkley Drive. It will provide a direct connection to the elementary school Des Pionniers located on the east side of Wilkie Drive.
The sidewalk will support pedestrians, including more vulnerable users such as children, seniors, wheelchair users and persons with vision impairment. Pedestrian crossing improvements will be included at two side roads intersecting with Wilkie Drive at Chenier Way and Carrigan Drive. Tactile walking surface indicators will be installed at pedestrian crossings along the new sidewalk. Stop signs and crosswalk markings will be added to the local streets that the new sidewalk crosses to enhance pedestrian safety. In addition, corner radii will be tightened at intersections to reduce pedestrian crossing distances and to slow turning vehicles.
Wilkie Drive will be narrowed to 7.5 metres (about 1 metre less than existing width) at 608 Wilkie Drive and south of the school entrance on Wilkie Drive. These narrowings will reduce the impacts to trees while still maintaining on-street parking on one side of the street. To further reduce the impact to the tree at 608 Wilkie Drive, the sidewalk will also be narrowed from 2 metres to 1.5 metres. Landscaping and other features within the right-of-way may be impacted during construction. Please see the drawing for the extent of the study area.
A virtual public meeting was held at 7:30 pm on Wednesday June 7 with Councillor Luloff in attendance. Residents were also invited to participate in an online survey to provide their thoughts on the project until June 14. Feedback about the project was provided to the Councillor and city Project Manager by email and telephone. Results of the public consultation are summarised in the 'As-We-Heard-It Report' which can be accessed by the link on the right side of the screen.
A decision about the proposed sidewalk and pedestrian enhancements is forthcoming and will be added to this webpage when a decision has been reached.
The City of Ottawa invites you to provide your comments on the proposed construction of a new 2.0 metre wide concrete sidewalk behind the existing curb along the east/south side of Wilkie Drive between the pathway just west of Chenier Way and Merkley Drive East intersection, approximately 710 metres in length.
This project is identified as a Phase 3 project in the 2013 Ottawa Pedestrian Plan and will complete a missing link in the pedestrian network providing improved connectivity to schools, parks and transit along Bottriell Way and Merkley Drive. As a local road that leads directly to a school, Wilkie Drive should have a pedestrian facility, according to current City policy. The provision of a sidewalk aligns with the City’s transportation goals and objectives to maximize walkability and create safe pedestrian environments.
The proposed Wilkie Drive sidewalk will connect to the existing pathway west of Chenier Way that connects to Bottriell Way, and to the existing sidewalk on Merkley Drive. It will provide a direct connection to the elementary school Des Pionniers located on the east side of Wilkie Drive.
The sidewalk will support pedestrians, including more vulnerable users such as children, seniors, wheelchair users and persons with vision impairment. Pedestrian crossing improvements will be included at two side roads intersecting with Wilkie Drive at Chenier Way and Carrigan Drive. Tactile walking surface indicators will be installed at pedestrian crossings along the new sidewalk. Stop signs and crosswalk markings will be added to the local streets that the new sidewalk crosses to enhance pedestrian safety. In addition, corner radii will be tightened at intersections to reduce pedestrian crossing distances and to slow turning vehicles.
Wilkie Drive will be narrowed to 7.5 metres (about 1 metre less than existing width) at 608 Wilkie Drive and south of the school entrance on Wilkie Drive. These narrowings will reduce the impacts to trees while still maintaining on-street parking on one side of the street. To further reduce the impact to the tree at 608 Wilkie Drive, the sidewalk will also be narrowed from 2 metres to 1.5 metres. Landscaping and other features within the right-of-way may be impacted during construction. Please see the drawing for the extent of the study area.
A virtual public meeting was held at 7:30 pm on Wednesday June 7 with Councillor Luloff in attendance. Residents were also invited to participate in an online survey to provide their thoughts on the project until June 14. Feedback about the project was provided to the Councillor and city Project Manager by email and telephone. Results of the public consultation are summarised in the 'As-We-Heard-It Report' which can be accessed by the link on the right side of the screen.
A decision about the proposed sidewalk and pedestrian enhancements is forthcoming and will be added to this webpage when a decision has been reached.
