District Planning - Phase 3: Gather Input and Edit Draft Plans (Fall 2023)

Hello, thank you for your question! All roads in Edmonton have a classification such as arterial, collector or local road. Arterial road classifications are determined by the Transportation System Bylaw (Bylaw 15101). You can determine if a road is an arterial, collector or local road using maps.edmonton.ca - check under the “Base” folder in the legend to see these classifications.

The City Plan identifies certain areas as Primary Corridors and Secondary Corridors. These are not road classifications. They are areas where redevelopment is expected to happen over time. The City Plan provides general descriptions of what these areas should look like, and district plans provide more detailed boundaries for these areas and policies to guide their development.

As for the specific areas you mentioned, they have the following roadway classifications: 

• Stony Plain Road (between 124 Street and 149 Street): Arterial Roadway. Also, within the Stony Plain Road Primary Corridor boundary.

• 102 Avenue (from 124 Street to 142 Street): Arterial Roadway. Also, portions of 102 Avenue west of 132 Street fall within the Stony Plain Road Primary Corridor boundary.

• 142 Street (from 124 Street to 149 Street): These streets do not intersect but all three are classified as Arterial Roadways. 142 and 149 Streets are within Secondary Corridors for much of their length, and within the Stony Plain Primary Corridor near Stony Plain Road. 

• 107 Avenue (from 124 Street to 149 Street): Arterial Roadway. Also, within a Secondary Corridor.

You can find the proposed boundaries of these corridors on Map 7 of the draft Central District Plan and the draft Jasper Place District Plan.

You can find the draft policies for Primary and Secondary Corridors in section 2.5 of the Draft District Policy.

You can find a list of all corridors here, and a list of all nodes here.

Thank you for your question! Pedestrian priority areas, as shown on Map 9 of each district plan, were identified using the following criteria:

• Only on public roads (not privately owned roads)

• Can be both inside and outside nodes and corridors

• Wherever there is “Commercial Frontage” (as identified on Map 6)

• As identified in existing plans or planning studies (e.g. a plan policy calls for “‘pedestrian oriented streetscape”)

• Where two such areas were close together and could be connected as part of a pedestrian network

In addition to the areas shown on Map 9, the District Policy (3.1.2.1) calls for pedestrians to be prioritized around major destinations such as shopping malls, Mass Transit Stations, hospitals, post-secondary institutions and recreation centres.

Thank you for your question! The City Plan was approved by council in 2020 and it is the starting point for the district plans. The purpose of district plans is to provide more detailed planning direction for the City Plan. The City Plan identifies the Rabbit Hill area as a Future Growth Area. This does not mean that development will never be allowed there. As Edmonton grows and needs new land to be developed, the Rabbit Hill District will eventually develop. For now, the Rabbit Hill District is mostly agricultural land and growth is being directed to other parts of the city, including other nearby neighbourhoods in the southwest of the city. A large part of the Rabbit Hill District is next to the airport and this area is designated as Non-Residential Area. This land will be primarily for employment uses when it develops in the future. While the District Policy does allow more opportunity for a mix of housing and businesses in the Urban Mix area, the city will also have Commercial/Industrial Employment Areas and Institutional Employment Areas, which are areas preserved for just employment and services.

Thank you for your question! “Water Network Capacity” on the Development Considerations Map 4 indicates areas where water capacity may be too low to accommodate higher density development at this time. When the City receives an application for new development, City staff confirms with EPCOR whether the existing infrastructure can support the proposed development during either the Subdivision or Development Permit stage of the development process. If capacity upgrades are necessary for new development, the City enters into a Servicing Agreement with the developer, who is responsible for the upgrades. If a developer does not agree to upgrade the infrastructure, then a development permit is not issued or, alternatively, the subdivision endorsement/registration does not occur. Upgrades may involve road construction or other off-site construction activities.