The City Plan identifies 19 Priority Growth Areas, which are collections of nodes (urban centres) and corridors (main streets) in the redeveloping area of the city (roughly inside the Anthony Henday) anticipated to experience the most near-term growth.
The City analyzed these 19 areas using a robust technical review and has selected 5 for targeted, City-initiated rezonings to help encourage more housing opportunities and business investment in these important areas.
The Priority Growth Areas selected are:
- Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver) Node and 124 Street Corridor
- 156 Street and Stony Plain Road Corridors
- University-Garneau Node
Not all land within the 5 selected Priority Growth Areas will be rezoned. The intent is to focus on sites that have the greatest redevelopment potential, such as those located directly along corridors or within close proximity to mass transit.
Creating a strong system of nodes and corridors that encourages transit-oriented development is an important part of achieving The City Plan vision. The City Plan envisions a healthy, urban, climate-resilient city where Edmontonians have access to a variety of housing and transportation options and can easily meet their daily needs close to home.
Share Your Thoughts: Site and Zone Selection
The City has identified focus areas with lands it believes present the greatest redevelopment potential and would benefit most from proactive, City-initiated rezoning.
The next step is to gather feedback from Edmontonians, which will be used along with technical and policy considerations, to determine which sites within the focus areas should be rezoned and what new standard zones and zone modifiers should be applied to the chosen sites.
This will include input on considerations such as maximum building heights and footprints to ensure they fit into the surrounding community and which buildings should be required to have ground-floor, street-facing businesses.
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Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver) Node and 124 Street Corridor
Not all land within the Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver) Node and 124 Street Corridor will be rezoned. Per the below map, the City is recommends choosing key sites along Jasper Avenue and 104 Avenue and along 124 Street between Jasper Avenue and 111 Avenue where policy in The City Plan and the forthcoming District Plans supports additional housing. As well as additional rezoning efforts around the future 124 Street Valley Line West LRT stop to support future mass transit ridership.
Engagement Opportunities
In-Person, Drop-In Workshop
Date: August 21, 2024
Time: 5-8pm
Location: Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver) School Gymnasium, 10227 118 Street NW
Register Here
Digital Engagement
Visit the Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver) and 124 Street Rezoning Engaged Edmonton page to provide your feedback using our online discussion forum and interactive map tool.
You can also ask questions about the project or book a one-on-one chat with a planner.
Digital engagement opportunities will be open until 11:59pm September 2, 2024.
Why These Areas?
Learn more about the Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver) Node and the 124 Street Primary Corridor and why they were selected.
156 Street and Stony Plain Road Corridors
Not all land within the Stony Plain Road and 156 Street Corridors will be rezoned. Per the below map, the City recommends choosing key sites surrounding the future LRT stations at 142, 149 and 156 Streets as well as sites south of 100 Avenue to align with the Valley Line West LRT route.
Engagement Opportunities
In-Person, Drop-In Workshop
Date: August 14, 2024
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Location: The Orange Hub (first floor lobby), 10045 156 Street NW
Register Here
Digital Engagement
Visit the Stony Plain Road and 156 Street Rezoning Engaged Edmonton page to provide your feedback using our online discussion forum and interactive map tool.
You can also ask questions about the project or book a one-on-one chat with a planner.
Digital engagement opportunities will be open until 11:59 pm September 2, 2024.
Why These Corridors?
Learn more about the 156 Street and Stony Plain Road Corridors and why they were selected.
University-Garneau Node
Not all land within the University-Garneau Node will be rezoned. Per the below map, the City recommends choosing sites near 109 Street, along 87 Avenue, and south of 82 Avenue where policy in The City Plan and forthcoming District Plans supports additional housing.
Engagement Opportunities
In-Person, Drop-In Workshop
Date: August 15, 2024
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Location: University of Alberta Van Vliet Complex 3-209 Multi-Purpose Activity Space, 8831-116 Street NW
Register Here
Digital Engagement
Visit the University-Garneau Rezoning Engaged Edmonton page to provide your feedback using our online discussion forum and interactive map tool.
You can also ask questions about the project or book a one-on-one chat with a planner.
Digital engagement opportunities will be open until 11:59 pm September 2, 2024.
Why This Node?
Learn more about the University-Garneau Major Node and why it was selected.
Priority Growth Area Selection
The City used a 2-phased process to create the shortlist of candidate Priority Growth Areas for targeted rezonings.
This process involved a technical review to evaluate all 19 Priority Growth Areas based on opportunities to implement The City Plan, existing land use conditions and market factors.
Following the technical review, targeted engagement with development industry stakeholders, citizen-appointed advisory committees and the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) helped further refine the shortlist to the final 5 selected.
Read the What We Heard Report to learn more about the feedback received and how it informed the selection process.
Site and Zone Selection - We Are Here
Now that the 5 Priority Growth Areas have been selected the next step is to:
1. Validate which sites within these areas should be rezoned.
Not all land within the selected areas will be rezoned. The intent is to focus on sites that have the greatest redevelopment potential, such as those located directly along corridors or within close proximity to mass transit.
Through the selection process, the City has identified focus areas with lands it believes present the greatest redevelopment opportunity and would benefit most from proactive City-initiated rezoning.
2. Determine which new standard zones to rezone the chosen sites to in order to catalyze demand and investment in alignment with The City Plan direction.
This will include determining what zone modifiers should be applied to guide maximum building heights and footprints to ensure they fit into the surrounding community and which buildings should be required to have ground-floor, street-facing businesses.
Rezoning Application and Public Hearing
The City will apply to rezone targeted sites within the 5 selected Priority Growth Areas once engagement and the required supporting technical studies and analysis are complete.
The most appropriate higher-density standard zones that align with the direction in The City Plan and forthcoming District Plans (when approved) will be recommended.
The proposed rezonings will be presented at a City Council Public Hearing for a decision in 2025.
Edmontonians, industry stakeholders, and business and community groups in the affected areas will be informed when the proposed rezonings advance to public hearing.
They will have the opportunity to share their thoughts directly with Council by registering to speak or submitting written comments.
