Tuesday, January 12, 2016
City of London
Join us for the My Dundas: From Fit to Flex event to view new design options and provide feedback to help transform downtown Dundas St
Will we add more trees? More places to sit and watch? Places for street musicians to perform? Make it an easier place to walk and enjoy? Your input will help answer those questions at the My Dundas From Fix to Flex event tomorrow at London’s Music Hall from 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. My Dundas is the creative community conversation to transform downtown Dundas Street into London’s most exciting street. January 13 is an official meeting, part of a formal environmental assessment for the project.
The City will present the findings of studies as well as community feedback gathered last fall from the My Dundas street event in September, plus surveys and online feedback tools. The public will be able to view the information, see options for changes to the streetscape and provide comment that will be used to create a preferred design for Dundas Place.
“London’s downtown is our calling card to the world,” said Mayor Matt Brown. “This project fits hand-in-glove with other major projects including the London Plan, Shift: Our Rapid Transit Initiative and Back to the River.”
An economically healthy downtown contributes to London’s economy as a whole. This is the first transformational project in Our Move Forward: London’s Downtown Plan, approved by City Council in 2015. Under the plan the area from the Thames River to Wellington Street would become known as Dundas Place and be redesigned so it would work better as a “people place” and to have features so the space can be closed to vehicles and used to host events. To achieve this a flexible street could be built. A flexible street is a space shared by pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, serving different functions for the community depending on the time of day, week or year.
The first five blocks of Dundas Street could be designed to become more of a destination, starting at the Thames, where the Back To The River project is looking to reconnect the city to the river.
Key infrastructure along, under and connected to Dundas needs replacement, including hydro, water main, and sections of roadway. The need for this work provides an opportunity to reshape how this segment of Dundas Street is used by vehicles, pedestrians, and to enhance its ability to host events and festivals. The largest component of the estimated $12 - $20 million project cost is the infrastructure replacement work. Project construction could begin in 2018.
More details are available on Details at MyDundas.ca, and on the project’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts.
Event details
| | Date: | Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | | Location: | London Music Hall, 185 Queens Ave | | Time: | 4:30pm to 8pm. Welcoming remarks from Mayor Matt Brown at 5pm. Formal 20-minute presentations at 5:05pm and 7 pm. Participants will be able to view display boards of design options and be able to provide input. |
Media Contacts:
Shobhita Sharma
Press Secretary
Office of Mayor Matt Brown
519-661-2500 ext 4850
ssharma@london.ca
Doug MacRae
Manager
City of London
519-661-2500 ext 4637
dmacrae@london.ca
Jim Yanchula
Manager
City of London
519-661-2500 ext 7544
jyanchul@london.ca
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