Many times I have taken a walk down Meadowood Drive to the mall with my grandparents that live at one of the many mid-rise apartments down St. Anne’s Road and I always see lots of people walking down to the stores by the mall or by the school & community rink close to St. Anne’s Rd. The one thing I notice most is that a sidewalk hasn’t been built on the south side of Meadowood Dr for the most part except the first two blocks and by the mall. After the first couple blocks the sidewalk just ends at an unmarked crosswalk to the north side and a sidewalk that leads through a field to another street somewhere to the south.
Unmarked crosswalk on Meadowood Dr just west of the school nearby
Last month I was trying to get on some of the streets on the south side of Meadowood Dr and was very tricky to achieve without worry about cars. It’s tricky because Meadowood Dr has no crosswalks to many of the streets to the south side so if you’re in a wheelchair like me you’ll have to drive your wheelchair on the road about a block or so just to access the street you want to get too.
Meadowood Drive just east of Dakota Street
When it comes to connectivity, Meadowood Drive doesn’t just connect Meadowood area together but is also part of an active transportation route/corridor that connects Minnetonka, St. Vital Centre, Royalwood, Island Lakes together(via Riverbend Ave/ Meadowood Dr/John Bruce Rd/Pamela Rd). Linking the missing sidewalk together on the south side will improve Meadowood Dr and will benefit more people than just residents nearby.
Winnipeg's Sidewalks & Crosswalks 