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Let&#39;s Talk Abbotsford is the City of Abbotsford&#39;s online engagement portal where you can have your say on projects and initiatives that the City is working on. Share your opinions, ideas and give feedback on projects that matter to you!&nbsp;

Welcome to Let's Talk Abbotsford

An <a href="https://municipal.qp.gov.bc.ca/civix/content/coa/coabylaws/o/ocp/?xsl=/templates/browse.xsl">Official Community Plan (OCP)&nbsp;</a>is one of the City&rsquo;s most important tools. It helps influence the way our community grows and develops by guiding how land should be used. Land use and development influence all parts of our daily lives: where we live, work and play.For some development projects, an applicant may submit an OCP amendment application to request approval for a change to the land use and/or densities supported on a property. The City of Abbotsford Development Application Procedures Bylaw requires a Public Information Meeting (PIM) be hosted for OCP amendment applications to gain input from the community on the proposed change before it is considered by Council.<a href="https://letstalkabbotsford.ca/prj24-031" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">View the OCP Amendment Application for 33868 Pine Street (PRJ24-031)</a>

OCP Amendment Applications

<h2>Project Overview</h2>The City of Abbotsford is developing a Sport Field and Sport Court Strategy that will guide how the City invests in and provides these valued assets over the next 15+ years. The Strategy will:<ul><li>Identify priorities for capital investment (renewed and new fields and courts);</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve management and other experiential qualities of the inventory;</li><li>Identify potential collaborations; and</li><li>Provide City Council and staff with a point of reference that can inform and guide future decision making and resource allocation.</li></ul>The City of Abbotsford has approximately:<ul><li>53 sport courts in its current inventory that support basketball, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, lacrosse, and ball hockey as standalone amenities or in multi-sport court configurations.</li><li>51 grass fields</li><li>5 synthetic turf fields and,</li><li>3 mini synthetic turf fields that in its current inventory support soccer, baseball, softball, rugby and cricket as standalone amenities or in multi-sport field configurations.</li></ul>The population of Abbotsford is projected to increase by 50,000 citizens in the next +/- 15 years. As the City continues to grow, the demand for new and improved sport fields and sport courts increases. Along with changes in population and demographics comes shifts in the popularity of individual sports.Facilities Included in the Strategy<ul><li>Sport field(s) - includes rectangular fields used for activities like soccer, football and rugby, field hockey, and field lacrosse as well as ball diamonds used for baseball, fastball, and softball.</li><li>Sport court(s) - includes basketball courts, pickleball courts, ball hockey courts, tennis courts and lacrosse boxes and sand volleyball courts.</li><li>Wheeled sport facilities - includes skateparks and bike parks.</li><li>Disc golf courses <s>-</s> usually played in multi-use parks and trails networks, that have amenities (baskets, discs, signage) to support disc golf play.</li><li>Other outdoor sport infrastructure- includes lawn bowling, bocce, and horseshoe pitches typically played in parks and open spaces.</li></ul>Community InvolvementThe Strategy additionally presents an opportunity to revisit and refresh sport field and sport courts priorities identified in the City&rsquo;s Parks, Recreation &amp; Culture Master Plan &amp; Strategies (2018) and other subsequent planning.Community engagement with residents and facility user groups is very important to the development of the Strategy. The information gathered through your input and other related research (population and demographics analysis, benchmarking, facility reviews, etc.) will provide insight into the above noted topics and ensures that potential priorities have been identified using an informed and balanced approach.<h3>How to Get Involved</h3><ul><li>Stakeholder Engagement Sessions in November.</li><li>Complete a Resident Survey on behalf of your household!</li><li>The main contacts of community organization/user groups will receive a questionnaire to complete on behalf of the organization or group.</li><li>Use the mapping tool below to indicate spaces where there should be new outdoor facilities, places that need improvement or spaces that are great as is!</li><li>Provide feedback at a pop-up event.</li></ul><h3>Resident Survey</h3>Complete a Resident Survey by December 2 to share your perspectives on the current state of outdoor sport facilities in Abbotsford and your ideas for how future facilities should be prioritized.<a href="https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50282832/Resident-Survey" target="_self">Click here</a> to complete the survey. Paper copies of the survey will be available at the Matsqui Recreation Centre (3106 Clearbrook Rd), the Abbotsford Recreation Centre (2499 McMillan Rd), and Abbotsford City Hall (32315 South Fraser Way).<h3>If you are a frequent user of the fields and courts and would like to stay informed, please email <a data-fr-linked="true" href="mailto:fieldsandsports@abbotsford.ca">fieldsandcourts@abbotsford.ca</a>. </h3>

Sport Field and Sport Court Strategy

Transit Exchange Opening Date &amp; InformationThe new Montrose Transit Exchange on Montrose Avenue between McDougall Avenue and South Fraser Way is nearing completion. The tentative completion date, construction schedule dependent is November 6th, 2024.With the addition of this new transit exchange, please note the following:<ul><li>Buses that are currently accommodated on McDougall Avenue will now be relocated to this exchange</li><li>Bourquin Bus Exchange will be closed following the addition of the Montrose Transit Exchange. Please watch this page for further updates on this.</li></ul><hr>BACKGROUND:Planning is underway for a new transit exchange on Montrose Avenue between McDougall Avenue and South Fraser Way. The need for a transit exchange in this location was identified in the <a href="https://www.abbotsford.ca/sites/default/files/2021-02/2018%20Transportation%20and%20Transit%20Master%20Plan.pdf">City&#39;s Transportation and Transit Master Plan</a> and in the <a href="https://www.bctransit.com/central-fraser-valley/transit-future" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BC Transit Future Action Plan</a> to support the future transit network, accommodate the increase in service levels, and improve the customer experience.There is an opportunity to partner with senior levels of government on this project and there are many attributes to building a new exchange that the City would like to get public input and feedback on. Exchange features under consideration at this conceptual stage are:<ul><li>new shelters and benches</li><li>new universally accessible wide sidewalks</li><li>electric vehicle charging stations</li><li>bicycle lockers</li><li>undergrounding of the overhead utilities</li><li>improved lighting</li><li>new landscaping</li><li>new crosswalks and wayfinding signage</li></ul>

Montrose Transit Exchange 

The concept for the redeveloped Westridge Park is now finalized and we would like to hear your feedback. Join us in person to share your feedback.

Westridge Park

We&#39;re making improvements at Mt Lehman Road &amp; Downes Road.Proposed ImprovementsThis project includes traffic operations and capacity improvements at the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/iuSjZ9f9dEm5Dcx99" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mt Lehman Road &amp; Downes Road</a> intersection. The improvements seek to primarily address vehicular traffic operations at this intersection. Key improvements include the following (see concept plan):<ul type="disc"><li>Proposed Northbound right turn lane (Mt Lehman Road Northbound to Downes Road Eastbound)</li><li>Proposed additional southbound lane on the south side of the intersection.</li></ul>

Mt Lehman Rd & Downes Rd Intersection Improvements 

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