Local Contacts General Contacts Walking Resources Alberta Avenue Community League City Information Walkable Edmonton Community 9210 – 118 Avenue Call 311 Walkable Edmonton is an initiative bringing 780-477-2773 [email protected] Edmontonians together to build a more walkable [email protected] www.edmonton.ca community by providing grass roots resources and Walking Map building civic support. Delton Community League Weather The Avenue Communities: 12325 – 88 Avenue 780-468-4940 www.edmonton.ca/walkable Alberta Avenue, Cromdale, Delton, 780-477-3326 [email protected] 780-944-5339 Eastwood, Elmwood Park, Parkdale, Eastwood Community League Emergency Contacts Spruce Avenue, Westwood 11803 – 86 Street Police/Ambulance/Fire Shape 780-477-2354 911 (Safe Healthy Active People Everywhere) Communities on Foot Series ewcl@telus.net www.shapeab.com Police Complaint Line Elmwood Park Community League 780-423-4567 Get involved with Walk to School Week and 12505 – 75 Street Walking School Bus Programs 780-479-1035 [email protected] [email protected] Walking Resources 780-406-8530 Active Edmonton Parkdale-Cromdale Community League www.activedmonton.ca 11335 – 85 Street 780-448-4555 780-471-4410 Walking Map Survey [email protected] Alberta Centre for Active Living We would like to hear from you! We would like you to complete a brief survey to get your feedback Spruce Avenue Community League www.centre4activeliving.ca 780-427-6949 about this walking map. By completing the survey 10240 – 115 Avenue you will have an opportunity to win either a $100 780-471-1932 Canada Walks gift certificate to a local business (early bird prize; [email protected] www.canadawalks.ca draw date August 31, 2010) or a mountain bike and Westwood Community League helmet (grand prize; draw date September 30, 2010). For more information about the survey or if you 12139 – 105 Street Walk through Kinnaird Ravine 780-474-1979 would like a paper copy please phone 780-492-1947. [email protected] To complete the survey go to the following link: About the Communities on Foot Map Series Sprucewood Library www.edmonton.ca/walksurvey The Communities on Foot series are walking guides, 11555 – 95 Street created as a joint project of Walkable Edmonton, 780-496-7099 the Community Health and the Built Environment www.epl.ca project and local Community Leagues to promote walkable communities. Alberta Avenue Business Association 780-471-2602 Contact us to find out if your community has an www.alberta-avenue.com edition of this map series or to find out more about creating a map. Kingsway Business Association 780-454-9716 www.edmonton.ca/walkable [email protected] [email protected] www.kingswayba.ca 780-944-5339 Eastwood Community Police Station 11845 – 81 Street
Local dog walking group on 118 Avenue Cert no. SW-COC-2083 780-496-8502
06/2010
completely new sidewalks and curb cutouts into the streets. the into cutouts curb and sidewalks new completely Photos supplied by Rebecca Lipiatt-Long and Steven Michos Steven and Lipiatt-Long Rebecca by supplied Photos
Parkdale’s walkability only increased in 2009 with the addition of of addition the with 2009 in increased only walkability Parkdale’s
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access to the trails of the beautiful River Valley and Kinnaird Ravine. Ravine. Kinnaird and Valley River beautiful the of trails the to access of Canada and the Canadian Canadian the and Canada of
buildings and people. One of the highlights of the area is the ease of of ease the is area the of highlights the of One people. and buildings awn Freeman, Resident of Alberta Avenue Community Avenue Alberta of Resident Freeman, awn D Heart and Stroke Foundation Foundation Stroke and Heart
amalgamated Community League in 1986 to share their resources of of resources their share to 1986 in League Community amalgamated Project which was funded by by funded was which Project Enjoy!
neighbourhoods became an an became neighbourhoods Cromdale and Parkdale The
Health and the Built Environment Environment Built the and Health have it all. Take a walk in the neighbourhood and see for yourself! yourself! for see and neighbourhood the in walk a Take all. it have Cert no. XXX-XXX-000
provided by the Community Community the by provided everyday, and nature with urban sprawl - in the outer inner city we we city inner outer the in - sprawl urban with nature and everyday, renovated spray deck, built in 2006 and 2010 respectively. 2010 and 2006 in built deck, spray renovated
Funding for this project was was project this for Funding Edmonton’s crown. History combines with modern, beauty with with beauty modern, with combines History crown. Edmonton’s as well as its straw built eco friendly community league building and and building league community friendly eco built straw its as well as
Our Avenue communities are some of the hidden jewels in in jewels hidden the of some are communities Avenue Our Today the area is known for its beautiful yards and friendly neighbours, neighbours, friendly and yards beautiful its for known is area the Today Communities
The Avenue Avenue The
under the Veteran’s Land Act for use by discharged military personal. personal. military discharged by use for Act Land Veteran’s the under round at the indoor Westwood Arena. Westwood indoor the at round
started life in 1945 as land developed developed land as 1945 in life started Park Elmwood of area The its great ornamental pool for those hot summer days and skating year year skating and days summer hot those for pool ornamental great its
a lovely place to walk in all seasons. The community is also known for for known also is community The seasons. all in walk to place lovely a blossoming arts community being created in the 118 Avenue area. Avenue 118 the in created being community arts blossoming
Edmonton’s first municipal cemetery opened in 1914, which makes for for makes which 1914, in opened cemetery municipal first Edmonton’s community with a year round Farmers Market and is a lynch-pin in the the in lynch-pin a is and Market Farmers round year a with community
community is home to Beechmount Cemetery, Cemetery, Beechmount to home is community Westwood kids in the summer. Alberta Avenue supports the idea of a walkable walkable a of idea the supports Avenue Alberta summer. the in kids
and parks and Eastwood’s spray deck is a constant winner with area area with winner constant a is deck spray Eastwood’s and parks and centre that will serve its resident well for many years to come. to years many for well resident its serve will that centre
Both Alberta Ave and Eastwood residents like their green space space green their like residents Eastwood and Ave Alberta Both league is creating a fantastic green space, playground and community community and playground space, green fantastic a creating is league
curling. With support from many community members, its community community its members, community many from support With curling. houses are a gift in an area so conveniently located to downtown. to located conveniently so area an in gift a are houses
some of the nicest ice in the city on its rink built for hockey and and hockey for built rink its on city the in ice nicest the of some tree-lined boulevards and majestic 2 and 3 story turn of the century century the of turn story 3 and 2 majestic and boulevards tree-lined
is also a community that loves activity and boasts boasts and activity loves that community a also is Avenue Spruce development beginning in 1894 and 1906 respectively. Their mature mature Their respectively. 1906 and 1894 in beginning development
are some of the oldest in the city, with with city, the in oldest the of some are Eastwood and Norwood) brand new regulation size rink, worthy of the NHL itself. NHL the of worthy rink, size regulation new brand
(formerly known as as known (formerly Avenue Alberta of neighbourhoods The soccer all year round and hockey in the winter. In 2009 they built a a built they 2009 In winter. the in hockey and round year all soccer
has an active sports scene with with scene sports active an has Delton 1962. in Park Delton at built enthusiasm to this great walking map! map! walking great this to enthusiasm connection. on focus to seems really that community interesting and
established their own community league, and a rink and hall were were hall and rink a and league, community own their established children alike — who contribute their time, energy and and energy time, their contribute who — alike children wonderful a for make Ave The as to referred commonly now Ave 118
In 1961, after years of discussion, the residents of North Delton Delton North of residents the discussion, of years after 1961, In Thank you to the many volunteers — adults, youth and and youth adults, — volunteers many the to you Thank of stretch the surrounding neighbourhoods eight the of diversity The The Avenue Communities: Alberta Avenue, Cromdale, Delton, Eastwood, Elmwood Park, Parkdale, Spruce Avenue, Westwood Avenue, Spruce Parkdale, Park, Elmwood Eastwood, Delton, Cromdale, Avenue, Alberta Communities: Avenue The 126 Avenue
Elmwood Park Community Park St Gerard School 125 Avenue Yellowhead Trail
124A Avenue
Beechmount Cemetery 124 Avenue
Delton Park
107 Street Street 107 107 123 Avenue Izena Ross Park
122 Avenue Vanguard College
Delton School
Wayne Gretzky Drive Gretzky Wayne Mount Lawn Road Drive Gretzky Wayne St. Patrick School Eastwood Westwood Park Westwood Arena School Site
121 Avenue
97 Street Street 97 97
87 Street Street 87 87 Street Street 86 86 Street Street 85 85 Street Street 83 83 Street Street 82 82 Street Street 81 81 Street Street 80 80 Street Street 79 79
96 Street Street 96 96
77 Street Street 77 77 Street Street 76 76 Street Street 75 75
88 Street Street 88 88
106 Street Street 106 106 Street Street 105 105 Street Street 104 104 Street Street 103 103 Street Street 102 102 Street Street 101 101
95 Street Street 95 95 Street Street 94 94 Street Street 93 93 Street Street 92 92 Street Street 91 91 Street Street 90 90 Street Street 89 89
95A Street Street 95A 95A
120 Avenue
Fort Road
70 Street Street 70 70
71 Street Street 71 71 78 Street 78 Alberta Avenue Park Street 78 James Kidney Park
119 Avenue 109 Street 109 109 Street 109 Eastwood Park Rexall Place
118 Avenue 118 Avenue
St. Faith Park Edgar Millen Park 117 Avenue
Parkdale School Site Edmonton NAIT Fort Road Northlands
116 Avenue St. Alphonsus St. Basil School School 115 Avenue
Spruce
Avenue School Norwood Square
84 Street Street 84 84
Spruce Avenue Park 114 Avenue
Princess Elizabeth Avenue Borden Park Road
Sheila Bowker Park
Borden Park Kingsway Mall 113 Avenue Lorne Street Park
112 Avenue
112 Avenue Sheriff Stutchbury Park Robertson Glenrose Norwood School Park Rehabilitation Hospital 111 Avenue The commercial destinations in the Commonwealth Kinnaird Stadium Ravine 118 Avenue area are too numerous to show on this map. For a current list of businesses go to: 110A Avenue Commonwealth Alberta Avenue Business Association Lois Hole Community Hospital for Recreation Centre 110 Avenue www.alberta-avenue.com Royal KingswayWomen Alexandra 110 Avenue Kingsway Business Association Hospital www.kingswayba.ca Giovanni Caboto Park 109A Avenue 110 Avenue
North Saskatchewan River 109 Avenue
Commercial Bike/Taxi/Bus Lane N 0.00 0.15 0.30 0.45 0.60 0.75
The Avenue Communities Legend Parkland Crosswalk with Signal Kilometers EW Gravel Trails Art Gallery Community Centre Health Centre/Medical Place of Worship Recreation Facility Residential Area On Street Bike Route S Stairs Bakery Community Garden Heritage Home Playground School Roadway Sample walking routes
Sidewalk 1.4 km Bookstore Convenience Store Hotel Point of Interest Skating Rink 2.5 km Scale 2.5 km 3.0 km Bowling Centre ETS Bus Transit Centre Library Police Spray Park 0.00 0.15 0.30 0.45 0.60 0.75 3.0 km (one way) 3.1 km Bus Stop Fire – Ambulance LRT Station Public Washroom Swimming Pool Kilometres 4.1 km
0.75 Kilometres = About 10 minutes walking 4.2 km Coffee Shop Grocery Store Off-Leash Area Public Service About 1,000 steps walking 4.3 km About 3 minutes cycling 5.0 km