General Township Updates and Rumours

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While it doesn't seem to be 100% confirmed yet, there is definitely a plan in place to extend Ottawa St past where it currently ends around Lackner to go over the Grand River and connect with Fountain Street in Breslau. Looks like the Ottawa extension will be built on the Breslau side first within the next 8 years, and then the bridge built last (in 2041+). Madwest Breslau Ltd, which is designing a new neighbourhood area that will be bordered by Fountain and the train tracks, is incorporating the new extension of Ottawa St into their neighbourhood design.

Breslau overview, including options to zone more for residential, employment, or a mix: https://www.engagewr.ca/breslau-secondary-plan-update
Specifically check out this map for suggested timelines for new roads: https://www.engagewr.ca/36983/widgets/15...nts/107889
Madwest neighbourhood map, including detail of Ottawa St: https://www.engagewr.ca/36984/widgets/15...nts/104825

If this all goes through as planned, Breslau is going to change a lot over the next 15-20 years. New GO park & ride station, expanded airport with transit links, better road/sidewalk connections within Breslau itself, lots of new homes and commercial spaces, plus the likely new Highway 7. Also looks like they want to connect the end of Fountain in a straight line over to Ebycrest to streamline the Breslau bypass, instead of the current zig-zag configuration of Ebycrest>Victoria>Fountain.

I am very interested in the possibility of opening up access to the Grand River greenspace on both sides to pedestrians and cyclists, with an easy and safe bridge crossing at Ottawa. It would be great if the Victoria St bridge was improved as well (or a separate pedestrian bridge added), so you could do a nice loop going down the river one way, and back up again on the other side, which would probably be around 5 km all the way around once they fill in the current connection gaps.