A public open house this Wednesday, September 19, will provide insight into plans that will shape the University of Windsor campus for the next half-century.

The event runs 4 to 7 p.m. in the CAW Student Centre’s Ambassador Auditorium and will feature information on:

• closure of Sunset Avenue between Fanchette and Wyandotte streets to create a safe pedestrian esplanade
• completion this fall of the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation
• streetscaping along Wyandotte to incorporate new walkways and landscaping features
• construction of an Innovation Centre and parking facility
• renovations to the Odette School of Business
• construction of a campus Welcome Centre
• development of the downtown campus.

A formal presentation will begin at 5 p.m.

The changes identified in the two-phase plan touch on every one of the University’s strategic goals and will provide the campus an efficient infrastructure to better meet student needs.

A video along Sunset Avenue on Thursday illustrates the heavy volume of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.