Bridge Street Re-Imagining Task Force

The Bridge Street Re-imagining Task Force is working with a team of consultants from SHIFT Landscape Architecture to develop a Streetscape Plan for Bridge Street, spanning from Rolph Street to Lisgar Avenue. 

The Task Force is currently seeking input from Tillsonburg residents on a potential long-term vision and streetscape plan.  Public information sessions were held on October 7, 2023,  April 17, 2024 and June 8, 2024.

 

Learn more 

Mandate

The Task Force is a community-based committee (not a Committee of Council) that has been tasked with re-imagining Bridge Street’s streetscape, to develop a Streetscape Plan for the Bridge Street Right-of-Way and adjacent municipally-owned properties. The Task Force is not tasked with any private developments on Bridge Street such as the StationView Development Project.

Task Force Composition

The Bridge Street Re-Imagining Task Force consists of members from area businesses, community partners, property owners, and Town of Tillsonburg staff. 

Members

  • Autumn Simeays (Administrative Assistant, Station Arts)
  • Hannah Domagala (Director, Land Development & Design, BMI Group)
  • Heather Cnockaert (Secretary, Station Arts)
  • Jesse Goosens (Partner, TGA LLP)
  • John Veldman (Task Force Vice Chair, Managing Partner, BMI Group)
  • Lisa Gilvesy (Owner, Jenkins & Gilvesy Law Firm)
  • Mark Renaud (Executive Director, Tillsonburg BIA)
  • Mark Tedesco (Tillsonburg BIA)
  • Mike Bossy (Task Force Chair, BNG CPA)
  • Tabitha Verbuyst (Executive Director/Curator, Station Arts)
  • Tim Norris (Owner, Orange Door Acres Farm)
  • Vanessa Fortner (Events & Marketing Coordinator, Tillsonburg BIA)

Town of Tillsonburg Staff Members

  • Bob Parsons, Councillor
  • Cephas Panschow, Development Commissioner
  • Geno Vanhaelewyn, Chief Building Official
  • Jonathan Graham, Director of Operations and Development

For information contact:
Mike Bossy, Task Force Chair, mrbossy@bng-cpa.ca

Public Sessions

Tillsonburg residents are invited to participate in the process by sharing their vision for Bridge Street to help re-imagine future ways that Bridge Street’s streetscape can be enhanced while ensuring a safe and leisurely pedestrian and traffic flow.
Bridge Street public engagement sessions:
  • June 8, 2024
    Tillsonburg Farmer’s Market, 41 Bridge St
    10 AM - 12 PM

  • April 17, 2024 
    Tillsonburg Town Centre (Centre Court), 200 Broadway
    2:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  • October 7, 2023
    Tillsonburg Farmer’s Market, 41 Bridge St
    9 AM - 11 AM

Streetscape Plan

The latest conceptual Streetscape Plan is being developed by Shift Landscape Architecture with input from the Task Force, and feedback from Tillsonburg residents from the October 2023 and April 2024 public information sessions, as well as an online survey. The Streetscape Plan will continue to evolve as feedback like yours is incorporated to ensure the project responds to the needs of our community.
Bridge Street Streetscape Plan (June 2024)

The latest plan (June 2024) was updated from the April 2024 Plan to reflect feedback from the April 2024 public session and survey.

Related Documents

Lets Talk Bridge Street Information Sheet

Development Commissioner

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