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The City Plan identifies 19 Priority Growth Areas, which are collections of urban centres (nodes) and main streets (corridors) 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 and has selected five for targeted, City-initiated rezonings to help encourage more housing development and business investment in these important areas.

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 where Edmontonians have access to a variety of housing and transportation options and can easily meet their daily needs close to home.

Why the Stony Plain Road Primary Corridor and 156 Street Secondary Corridor?

The Stony Plain Road Primary Corridor and 156 Street Secondary Corridor were selected for their opportunity to increase population around planned Valley Line West LRT stops to support future ridership. The Stony Plain Road Primary Corridor was also selected to leverage existing strong market interest in the area.

Not all land within the Stony Plain Road and 156 Street Corridors will be rezoned. The City is recommending 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.

What Happens Next?
The City will use feedback, along with technical and policy considerations, to confirm which sites will be selected for rezoning. This includes what new standard zones and zone modifiers should be applied to guide the maximum height and footprints of buildings to ensure appropriate transition to the surrounding neighbourhood and which buildings should be required to have ground-floor, street-facing businesses.

A formal proposal to rezone the selected sites will then be prepared and submitted for review. City Council makes the final decision on all proposed rezonings at a public hearing.

Feedback received throughout the rezoning project will be summarized in a What We Heard report for City Council to ensure they are aware of Edmontonians’ perspectives prior to making a decision. Edmontonians will have the opportunity to share their thoughts directly with Council by registering to speak when the proposed rezonings advance to a public hearing in 2025.