Appendix C: Open House Feedback

OCTOBER 18, 2025

8 YOUR CONNECTION TO THE WESTERN GATEWAY

Please place stickers below to let us know your connection to the Western Gateway Community Corridor.

• I live within the boundaries of the Western Gateway: (6 dots)
• I work or run a business within the boundaries of the Western Gateway: (0 dots)
• I own land within the boundaries of the Western Gateway: (0 dots)
• I commute through the area: (9 dots)
• I visit the area for shopping or dining: (9 dots)
• I visit the area for recreation: (5 dots)
• I have no direct connection to the area: (0 dots)
• Other (use a sticky note to specify):
  • "We pass through it"
  • "Live in VR"

9 YOUR CONNECTION TO THE WESTERN GATEWAY

Please place below a blue sticker to let us know how often you travel through the Western Gateway, and a green sticker to show how often you stop at a business or service along the Western Gateway.

How often you travel through/stop:

• Daily: (9 blue, 4 green)
• A few times a week: (10 blue, 4 green)
• About once per week: (0 blue, 1 green)
• A few times a month: (0 blue, 2 green)
• A few times a year: (0 blue, 2 green)
• Never: (0 dots)

Please place up to three (3) stickers below to let us know your primary purpose for visiting or traveling through the Western Gateway.

Primary Purpose:

• Commuting to work or school: (3 blue, 1 green)
• Using transit: (1 blue, 0 green)
• Shopping, dining, or personal services: (8 blue, 7 green)
• Recreation (walking, cycling, parks, trail use): (7 blue, 2 green)
• Accessing community services: (4 blue, 6 green)
• Visiting friends or family: (0 blue, 0 green)
• Passing through to reach another destination: (8 blue, 7 green)
• Work/Business purposes (employment, delivering goods, attending work sites, client visits): (0 dots)
• Other (Use a sticky note to specify): (0 dots)

10 WHAT WORKS WELL TODAY?

What do you like about the Western Gateway Community Corridor as it is today? Write your thoughts on a post-it note and place it below or write a location specific comment on the map.

Comments:

• Easy access to the business + rec centre from Island Hwy
• Lots of shared/car access
• Easy access to corridor
• Bike Park / E&N / Galloping Goose
• E&N Trail link is reasonable but can be improved as connectivity is limited
• Easy access between Parsons Bridge + Colwood

11 WHAT'S NOT WORKING WELL TODAY?

What do you not like about the Western Gateway Community Corridor as it is today? Write your thoughts on a post-it note and place it below or write a location specific comment on the map.

Comments:

• Traffic congestion
• Active transportation / cycling infrastructure is disconnected / unsafe
• E&N is disconnected
• Walking/Cycling to the rec centre is not comfortable / feels unsafe
• Traffic getting out of Atkins Rd
• We need the area part back for recreation use — it is overgrown & not fully current used. More walkable shopping centres for the Atkins interchange area
• Avoidance of slow bus stops
• Very dangerous to left exit of Price Road now

12 WHAT'S YOUR BIG IDEA FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS?

What is your big idea for how the Western Gateway Community Corridor could develop and change over the next 20 years? Write your idea on a post-it note and place it below.

Comments:

• I am concerned that we have enough green space to accommodate increased density
• Active connectivity with enough transit density
• Keep some of the natural park landscape as relevant/natural edge along with density building
• Let the railway company ... require our direct transit
• No Bike lanes for half the length and near the schools
• More density / LOTS of it (our kids)

Do you have any additional comments to share with the Town about Western Gateway Community Corridor? Please write your comment on a post-it note.

Comment:

• Workshops / Open houses need to allow more time to give feedback

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OCTOBER 22, 2025

8 YOUR CONNECTION TO THE WESTERN GATEWAY

Please place stickers below to let us know your connection to the Western Gateway Community Corridor.

• I live within the boundaries of the Western Gateway: (3 dots)
• I work or run a business within the boundaries of the Western Gateway: (0 dots)
• I own land within the boundaries of the Western Gateway: (2 dots)
• I commute through the area: (1 dot)
• I visit the area for shopping or dining: (2 dots)
• I visit the area for recreation: (4 dots)
• I have no direct connection to the area: (0 dots)
• Other (Use a sticky note to specify): (1 dot)

9 YOUR CONNECTION TO THE WESTERN GATEWAY

Please place below a blue sticker to let us know how often you travel through the Western Gateway, and a green sticker to show how often you stop at a business or service along the Western Gateway.

How often you travel through/stop:

• Daily: (5 blue, 3 green)
• A few times a week: (3 blue, 3 green)
• About once per week: (1 blue, 1 green)
• A few times a month: (0 dots)
• A few times a year: (0 dots)
• Never: (0 dots)

Please place up to three (3) stickers below to let us know your primary purpose for visiting or traveling through the Western Gateway.

Primary Purpose:

• Commuting to work or school: (1 blue, 1 green)
• Using transit: (0 dots)
• Shopping, dining, or personal services: (3 blue, 2 green)
• Recreation (walking, cycling, parks, trail use): (4 blue, 1 green)
• Accessing community services: (1 blue, 0 green)
• Visiting friends or family: (0 dots)
• Passing through to reach another destination: (4 blue, 0 green)
• Work/Business purposes (employment, delivering goods, attending work sites, client visits): (0 dots)
• Other (Use a sticky note to specify): (0 dots)

10 WHAT WORKS WELL TODAY?

What do you like about the Western Gateway Community Corridor as it is today? Write your thoughts on a post-it note and place it below or write a location specific comment on the map.

Comments:

• Mix of services
• The Millstream Creek + Colwood connection

11 WHAT'S NOT WORKING WELL TODAY?

What do you not like about the Western Gateway Community Corridor as it is today? Write your thoughts on a post-it note and place it below or write a location specific comment on the map.

Comments:

• Disjointed streetscape
• Congested (vehicle)
• Missing bike trail connections
• Not ped friendly
• Park land / protection for Millstream Creek by Casino
• Lack of walkability shopping services near Atkins interchange area
• Lack of sidewalk from Island H to Westshore parks on East side
• Consequences of accidents / congestion
• Lack of walking/cycling trails / safe ped path along traffic!!!
• Very dangerous to left exit of Price Road now
• Missing sidewalk from Price rd to Elk center on one side
• Avoidance of low bus stops

12 WHAT'S YOUR BIG IDEA FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS?

What is your big idea for how the Western Gateway Community Corridor could develop and change over the next 20 years? Write your idea on a post-it note and place it below.

Comment:

• Invest in keeping Parkland along Millstream

13 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Do you have any additional comments to share with the Town about Western Gateway Community Corridor? Please write your comment on a post-it note and place it below.

Comments:

• The difference between Scenario 1/2/3: 2200 -> 1900 -> 1400 units. How many are taxpaying? To support the inevitable infrastructure upgrades? (water, sewer etc.)
• What is Colwood doing on the other side of the border?
• There is already a substantial transit hub at JDF -> does another one so close make sense?
• Green useable space
• Infrastructure - JDF -> already no space in programs for families. -> Langford talks about pulling out, can VR afford this? This is the main community space.
• I really like walking paths