The DRIC Study Team would like to advise study stakeholders and the public about additional information that is now available for review.
Additional air quality information was communicated to the Windsor-Essex region through media interviews and an Opinion/Editorial by SENES Consulting (click here to view this document). This information has been posted to this web site. Technical reports continue to be added to the Canadian Reports section of the website and all interim draft reports are expected to be available by the week of October 1, 2007.
Stakeholders and the public are encouraged to provide comments to the DRIC Study Team any time between now and early November.
Public Information Open Houses
Public / Community Meetings
Public Workshops & Bus Tours
Question & Answer Sessions
Council Presentations 2007
Advisory Group Meetings
Community Consultation Group (CCG) Meetings
IPO Meetings
CANADIAN PUBLIC INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE (PIOH) MEETINGS
PIOH #5 August 2007
To view/download the display material and handout package for these meetings, please click on the links below:
Presentation Boards Handout Package [10.3MB]
Individual Package Contents:
Questions & Answers
Parkway Plates
Parkway Sketches
01_Information Kit Introduction
02_The Environmental Study Process
03_Analysis of 7 Evaluation Factors Practical Alternatives
04_Analysis of 7 Evaluation Factors Plaza and Crossing Alternatives
05_Changes to Air Quality
06_Improvements to Regional Mobility
07_Protection of Community & Neighbourhood Characteristics Noise Impact Assessment
08_Context Sensitive Solutions
09_Property Acquisition
10_The Parkway A New Option
11_Expertise
Ambient Air Monitoring
Consistency with Existing & Planned Land Use
Cost & Constructability Construction Staging of Access Road Alternatives
Cost & Constructability Foundations Investigations
Cost & Constructability
Protection of Community & Neighbourhood Characteristics Economic Impact Assessment
Protection of Community & Neighbourhood Characteristics Social Impact Assessment
Protection of Community & Neighbourhood Characteristics Vibration Impact Assessment
Protection of Cultural Resources Archaeology
Protection of Cultural Resources Built Heritage Features Impact Assessment
Protection of the Natural Environment Natural Heritage Investigation
Tunnelling
PIOH #4 December 2006– December 6 & 7, 2006
To view/download the handouts for this meeting, please click on the links below:
To view/download a copy of the display board handout package, please click here.
To view/download the PIOH4 Summary Report, please click here.
Full Handout Package [3.76MB]
Package Contents:
Facts at a Glance
Plaza-Crossing Summaries
Access Road Summary Table
The Environmental Study Process
The Seven Evaluation Factors
Changes to Air Quality
Protection of Community and Neighbourhood Characteristics: Noise Impact Assessment
Protection of Community and Neighbourhood Characteristics: Social Impact Assessment
Protection of Community and Neighbourhood Characteristics: Economic Impact Assessment
Consistency with Existing and Planned Land Use
Protection of Cultural Resources: Built Heritage Features Impact Assessment
Protection of Cultural Resources: Archaeological Assessment
Protection of Cultural Resources: Natural Heritage Features Impact Assessment
Improvements to Regional Mobility
Cost and Constructability
Property Acquisition
Tunneling Types
Ambient Air Monitoring
Air Dispersion Modelling
Construction Staging of Access Road Alternatives
Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Accidents and Malfunctions
Ojibway Prairie Complex
Foundations Investigations
Context Sensitive Solutions
To view the videos shown at the PIOH meetings, please click on a link below: (To Download files right-click and select "Save Target As")
- Practical Alternative Access Road 1A [play video in new window] [download file without viewing]
- Practical Alternative Access Road 1B [play video in new window] [download file without viewing]
- Practical Alternative Access Road 2A [play video in new window] [download file without viewing]
- Practical Alternative Access Road 2B [play video in new window] [download file without viewing]
- Practical Alternative Access Road 3 [play video in new window] [download file without viewing]
PIOH #3 Spring 2006 – March 28 & 30, 2006
Click on the links below to view documents related to these meetings:
PIOH #2 Fall 2005 – November 29 & 30, December 1 2005
Click on the links below to view documents related to these meetings:
PIOH #1 Spring 2005 – June 21, 22 & 28, 2005
Click on the links below to view documents related to these meetings:
CANADIAN PUBLIC / COMMUNITY MEETINGS
November 14, 2006 – Bellewood Public School [Presentation]
October 23, 2006 – Windsor Rotary Club [Presentation]
August 8, 2006 – Greater Essex County District School Board, Board of Trustees [Presentation]
July 26, 2006 – Huron Church Businesses [Presentation]
June 1, 2006 – Border/Infrastructure Conference held by Windsor Proud Residents & Businesses [DRIC Handout]
May 30, 2006 – School Council Representatives [Presentation]
May 10, 2006 – Armanda Street Residents[Presentation]
April 18, 2006 – Talbot Road Residents [Presentation]
April 10, 2006 – Oakwood Parents Councils [Presentation]
February 21, 2006 – Public Meeting: residents & business owners in Talbot Road/Huron Church/E.C. Row Expressway West Corridors [Presentation] [FAQ] [Proposed Evaluation Factors & Performance Measures] [Area of Continued Analysis Map] [Next Steps]
CANADIAN PUBLIC WORKSHOPS & BUS TOURS
August 22 & 23, 2007
The study team is organizing two public workshops to provide additional opportunities for you to consider the results of the analysis to date and provide comments on all of the alternatives. The workshops have been arranged as follows:
August 22, 2007 – 6:30 to 9:00pm
South Windsor Arena, Auditorium
2555 Pulford Street, Windsor
August 23, 2007 – 6:30 to 9:00pm
South Windsor Arena, Auditorium
2555 Pulford Street, Windsor
To pre-register for a workshop, please provide your name, contact information and preferred workshop date by voicemail to 519-969-9696, or by e-mail to <info@partnershipborderstudy.com>. Study information will be on display in the Arena Auditorium beginning at 3:00p.m. on the day of the workshop.
January 9 & 10, 2007
Click to view the PIOH #4 Workshop Notes
November 2 (Detroit) & 15 (Windsor), 2006
The November workshops focused on developing general concepts related to the aesthetics of potential bridge types.
October 2 & 3, 2006
The October workshop provided examples of design elements that could be considered as they pertain to the access road and plaza alternatives. Click to view the Canadian Context Sensitive Solutions Plazas & Routes Workbook
June 23 & 24, 2006
Click to view the June Canadian Public Workshop Workbook and the Canadian Public Workshop Session Summary
U.S. Highway Enhancement Bus Tour June 26, 2006
A bus tour was held to show examples of roadway designs and aesthetic enhancements along freeways in the Detroit area. The tourbook is available here: Canadian Bus Tour Booklet
Workshop Sessions – April 11 & 12, 2006.
Access Roads Workshop April 11: [Presentation] [Q&A]
Plazas & Crossings Workshop April 12: [Presentation]
Workshop Sessions– January 25 & 26 and February 7 & 9, 2006
Practical Crossing & Plaza Alternatives Workshop January 25 & February 9: [Presentation]
Practical Connecting Route Alternatives Workshop January 26 & February 7: [Presentation]
Workshop Sessions – July 14 & 20, 2006
To view the presentation shown at these meetings, please click here.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS
Wednesday February 1, 2006
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS 2007
ADVISORY GROUP MEETINGS
Meetings with the DRIC Advisory Groups are being held throughout the project. The DRIC Advisory Groups include:
Canadian Agency Advisory Group (CANAAG)
Community Consultation Group (CCG) *please note all CCG material is posted in the CCG section below
Crossing Owners/Operators/Proponents (COOP) Advisory Group
First Nations
Municipal Advisory Group (MAG)
Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG)
Schools Advisory Group (SAG)
Please click on the links below to view the presentations shown at the various Advisory Group meetings.
CANADIAN COMMUNITY CONSULTATION GROUP (CCG) MEETINGS
The role of the CCG is to assist the Project Team by providing information and input relative to community interests in the Windsor/Essex County area at key points in the study. CCG meetings have been held as follows:
CANADIAN INITIAL PUBLIC OUTREACH (IPO) MEETINGS
Initial Public Outreach meetings were held on April 5 & 6, 2005 as informal drop-in sessions with displays showing information on study activities, issues, important community features and criteria to be considered in the development of alternatives. Click to view [Display Boards] and [Video Presentation]. |
