Draft Exhibition Lands Planning Framework
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EDMONTON EXHIBITION LANDS Planning Framework 1 INTRODUCTION 1 4 OBJECTIVES & POLICIES 35 1.1 Purpose 2 4.1 Mobility 36 4.1.1 Light Rail and Transit 36 1.2 Policy Context 4 4.1.2 Street Hierarchy 38 1.2.1 Connect Edmonton 4 4.1.3 Active Transportation Network 42 1.2.2 Municipal Development Plan 4 1.2.3 Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan 5 4.2 Land Use 44 1.2.4 City Guidelines 5 4.2.1 Mixed Use Transit Village Node - South 48 1.2.5 Area Redevelopment Plans 5 4.2.2 Mixed Use Transit Village Node - North 49 4.2.3 Ground-Oriented Residential 50 1.3 Planning Process 6 4.2.4 Employment Anchor 51 1.3.1 Mandate 6 4.2.5 Civic/Education Anchor 52 1.3.2 Engagement Process 6 4.2.6 EXPO Centre 53 1.3.3 Major Themes 7 4.2.7 Industrial Transition 53 4.3 Open Space 54 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS 11 4.3.1 Borden Park 56 2.1 Urban Context 12 4.3.2 Transit Village Urban Plazas 58 4.3.3 LRT Landing Spaces 58 2.2 Site Conditions 14 4.3.4 Greenway Links 59 2.3 Vehicle Access and Circulation 16 4.3.5 Community Amenity Nodes 59 2.4 Pedestrian / Cyclist Access and Circulation 18 4.4 Built Form 60 4.4.1 Design 60 2.5 Public Transit 20 4.4.2 Active Frontage 61 2.6 Market Analysis 22 4.4.3 Parking 61 4.4.4 Accessibility 61 2.7 History of the Exhibition Lands 23 4.4.5 Sustainability And Innovation 61 2.8 Issues & Opportunities 25 4.4.6 Winter City Design 62 2.8.1 Issues 25 4.4.7 Heritage 62 2.8.2 Opportunities 26 5 SERVICING 63 3 DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT 27 5.1 Servicing Overview 64 3.1 Vision 28 5.1.1 Water 64 5.1.2 Sanitary Sewer 64 3.2 Guiding Principles 28 5.1.3 Storm Sewer 64 3.3 Overall Concept 30 3.3.1 Transit Villages 32 6 IMPLEMENTATION 69 3.3.2 Fine-Grained Network of Streets, Pathways, and Open Spaces 32 6.1 Projects and Phasing Summary 70 3.3.3 Reconfigured and Expanded Borden Park 32 3.3.4 Civic/Education and employment Anchors 32 6.2 Development Process 71 3.3.5 Re-Linked Wayne Gretzky Drive 32 3.4 Development Statistics 34 A GLOSSARY 73 B PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 76 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The City of Edmonton acknowledges that it is situated on Treaty 6 Territory. We would like to acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples whose ancestors' footsteps have marked this territory for centuries such as: Cree, Dene, Anishnaabe (Saulteaux), Nakota Sioux and Blackfoot peoples. We also acknowledge this as the Métis’ homeland and the home of one of the largest concentrations of Inuit south of the 60th parallel. It is a welcoming place for all peoples who come from around the world to share Edmonton as a home. Together we call upon all of our collective, honoured traditions and spirits to work in building a great city for today and future generations. | III IV | 1 INTRODUCTION | 1 1.1 Purpose The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework provides a clear PLAN AREA vision and policies for future development within the Plan Area The Plan Area, as defined in Figure 1 is located in the northeast over the next 30 years. The overall intent of the Planning quadrant of the City of Edmonton, adjacent to the existing Framework is to harness the area’s potential for transit- neighbourhoods of Bellevue and Montrose (to the east), oriented development in a sustainable manner that capitalizes Eastwood and Parkdale (to the west), and Cromdale and on access to the Capital LRT line, connects to surrounding Virginia Park (to the south). The Plan Area includes the City’s neighbourhoods, generates employment, enhances Capital LRT Line immediately adjacent to the Coliseum LRT recreational opportunities, and celebrates the area’s role as an Station. It encompasses the Coliseum Arena, Edmonton EXPO events destination. Centre, Northlands Racetrack and Casino, and Borden Park. The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework (the Plan) was initiated following the closure of the Coliseum and announcement of the departure of the Racetrack and Casino. STUDY AREA The Plan responds to the unprecedented city-building The study area boundaries capture parts of surrounding opportunity of this large urban infill redevelopment site in the neighbourhoods with the highest potential for change in the heart of North Edmonton. future, which were selected to enable the project to consider transitions and connections between the City lands and The purpose of the Exhibition Lands Planning Framework is to: existing residential areas, nearby open spaces, and the broader transportation network. + provide a strategy for future public and private investment + guide the development of the Plan Area, including two transit villages that incorporate dense, compact, mixed use urban infill development in a human scale format + reconnect the Plan Area to surrounding communities through active transportation connections and a vibrant network of public spaces; and + guide the staging and implementation of redevelopment in the area. 2 | EDMONTON EXHIBITION LANDS Figure 1 Study Area and Plan Area Map 800m Walkshed ELMWOOD PARK 400m Walkshed EASTWOOD MONTROSE PARKDALE BELLEVUE 400m Walkshed VIRGINIA PARK 800m Walkshed CROMDALE 0 50m 100m Plan Area Study Area Introduction | 3 1.2 Policy Context The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework was created within the context of existing City policies and regulations and with recognition of developing City Plan themes. 1.2.1 CONNECT EDMONTON The four strategic goals of Connect Edmonton, Edmonton's Strategic Plan, are the focus areas that require transformational change in the next ten years: Healthy City, Urban Places, Regional Prosperity and Climate Resilience. The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework aligns with this 2050 Vision and four goals by establishing a framework for development of vibrant urban neighbourhoods that contribute to personal and community wellness, ensure a range of transportation choices, provide diverse employment opportunities, and contribute to Edmonton’s low carbon future through reduced vehicle dependence. 1.2.2 MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THE CITY PLAN The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework has been prepared throughout the engagement and planning process for The City Plan, Edmonton's Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Transportation Master Plan (TMP). The foundational components of The City Plan are its five City Moves and six Guiding Values. These have been developed through engagement with Edmontonians, and are coordinated with the four goals of Connect Edmonton, Edmonton's Strategic Plan. The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework addresses the City Moves by directing redevelopment that is compact, mixed-use, transit-supported, community-focused, and provides space for innovations to improve the quality of life of Edmontonians. City Moves Guiding Values + Greener As We Grow + Access + A Rebuildable City + Preserve + A Community of Communities + Create + Inclusive and Compassionate + Belong + Catalyze and Converge + Live + Thrive THE WAY WE GROW AND MOVE The Way We Grow (MDP) and The Way We Move were in effect while The City Plan was in development. These plans have been considered in the development of the Exhibition Lands Planning Framework. The Ways encouraged compact and sustainable communities and for a greater proportion of new development to occur within mature and established neighbourhoods. In addition, The Way We Grow established that medium to higher density residential, employment, and retail development should be focused around LRT stations and transit centres. 4 | EDMONTON EXHIBITION LANDS 1.2.3 EDMONTON METROPOLITAN REGION GROWTH PLAN The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework aligns with the Guiding Principles of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan by facilitating development that is compact, optimizing existing infrastructure, focusing on quality of life for residents, providing an interconnected network of open space, ensuring mobility for all modes, and by providing diverse employment opportunities. The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework also contributes to the Growth Plan's aspirational densification targets of 25% growth as intensification within the city's built-up urban area. Guiding Principles + Achieve compact growth that optimizes infrastructure + Collaborate and coordinate as a Region to manage growth investment responsibly + Ensure effective regional mobility + Promote global competitiveness and regional prosperity + Ensure the wise management of prime agricultural + Recognize and celebrate the diversity of communities and resources promote and excellent quality of life across the Region + Protect natural living systems and environmental assets. 1.2.4 CITY GUIDELINES TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES To support the long-term viability of the LRT and to achieve the City’s vision for a more compact and liveable Edmonton, Council approved Policy C565 Transit Oriented Development and the associated Guidelines (TOD Guidelines) in 2012. The TOD Guidelines outline development potential for sites within 400m of LRT stations and transit centres, and identify a variety of LRT station types. The TOD Guidelines also provide direction for new plans being developed within 800m of future LRT stations and transit centres. The TOD Guidelines identify Coliseum Station as an Enhanced Neighbourhood Station to be surrounded by appropriate infill development that “establishes housing as the predominant use with market supportable mixes of retail, commercial and employment” (pg. 17). COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS As part of The Way We Move, Complete Streets Guidelines were approved in 2013. In 2018 these were consolidated with the City's roadway design standards into the Complete Streets Design and Construction Standards. The intent of this document is to create streets that are not only vehicle friendly, but able to accommodate all modes of active transportation on an aesthetically designed streetscape. These standards ensure that adequate space is provided to connect various landmarks and meeting spaces in Edmonton, and create sustainable and safe road networks for all users and trip purposes.