Longfields
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Longfields is a community located in Ottawa, Ontario. This recent neighbourhood is located within the growing suburb of Barrhaven
in the city's southwest and bordered by Longfields Drive, Strandherd Drive
and Woodroffe Avenue
.
Longfields was mostly built in the late 1990s during Barrhaven major expansion during that period. Today, there is still development underway particularly near the intersection of Longfields Drive and Strandherd Road in which it is conjunction of the development of Chapman Hills located just to the south of it (south of Strandherd). Barrhaven's most recent high school, Mother Teresa, was built there alongside an elementary school : Pierre Elliott Trudeau. There are future plans for low-rise condominiums buildings. The future southwest transitway
extension will travel just north of the community along the Via Rail
train line. Also, a new station
in the transitway corridor ( named Longfields, after the neighborhood) was built and opened in the Spring of 2011 http://octranspo.com/Whats_New/Transitway_Contest_menuE.htmhttp://octranspo.com/mapscheds/Transitway/Transitway_25/Tway_Memories_Background.htm.
There are also plans for major development south of Longfields with a large employment zone as well as a possible expansion of the north-south light rail project which was canceled in December 2006.
Barrhaven, Ontario
Barrhaven is a rapidly growing suburban neighbourhood in the southwest of the urban area of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about southwest of downtown Ottawa. Prior to amalgamation with Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven was part of the City of Nepean. Its population as of the Canada 2006 Census was...
in the city's southwest and bordered by Longfields Drive, Strandherd Drive
Strandherd Drive (Ottawa)
Strandherd Drive is a major road serving the community of Barrhaven in southwest Ottawa.Up until the mid-1990s, Strandherd Drive was an east-west coursing road extending from Moodie Drive to Woodroffe Avenue...
and Woodroffe Avenue
Woodroffe Avenue (Ottawa)
Woodroffe Avenue is the major north-south arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's west end. It runs south from the Ottawa River Parkway through Baseline Road to Prince of Wales Drive towards the communities of Manotick and Barrhaven. The road runs through the heart of Nepean in Ottawa's west end...
.
Longfields was mostly built in the late 1990s during Barrhaven major expansion during that period. Today, there is still development underway particularly near the intersection of Longfields Drive and Strandherd Road in which it is conjunction of the development of Chapman Hills located just to the south of it (south of Strandherd). Barrhaven's most recent high school, Mother Teresa, was built there alongside an elementary school : Pierre Elliott Trudeau. There are future plans for low-rise condominiums buildings. The future southwest transitway
Ottawa Rapid Transit
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the public transit service operated by OC Transpo has two rapid transit systems: the Transitway, a bus rapid transit network, and the O-Train, a diesel-powered light rail transit service operated on one line.-Major routes:...
extension will travel just north of the community along the Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
train line. Also, a new station
Longfields Station (OC Transpo)
Longfields Station is a Southwest Transitway station in the Longfields neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The station is located on a route that runs along the south side of the CNR railway line southwest from Fallowfield Station towards Strandherd Station.Located close to the station are...
in the transitway corridor ( named Longfields, after the neighborhood) was built and opened in the Spring of 2011 http://octranspo.com/Whats_New/Transitway_Contest_menuE.htmhttp://octranspo.com/mapscheds/Transitway/Transitway_25/Tway_Memories_Background.htm.
There are also plans for major development south of Longfields with a large employment zone as well as a possible expansion of the north-south light rail project which was canceled in December 2006.