A new neighbourhood is on the way for northeast Edmonton
A new residential development is coming to northeast Edmonton, set to bring multi-unit housing, park space, and other amenities to the Gorman neighbourhood.
City council on Monday approved three bylaws intended to support orderly development of the area. Plans will allow for a mix of medium-density near the future Gorman LRT station, low-density housing, parks, and a future school site.
The site is located north of Fort Road and east of 34th Street, near Manning Town Centre. The area currently contains outdoor storage facilities and vacant land.
The highest-density housing will be concentrated near the future LRT station, with flexibility to add medium-density housing close to neighbourhood amenities. The approved rezoning will permit buildings up to 16 metres tall, with a minimum residential density of 45 dwellings per hectare.
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The development will also require construction of a collector road along 158th Avenue and upgrades to the intersection of 158th Avenue and 34th Street. Shared-use pathways will also be built along the collector road and nearby utility corridor.
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Addressing traffic and congestion was a major theme of council’s discussion on Monday. A traffic assessment found that about half the traffic generated by the future neighbourhood would travel west on 153rd Avenue, while the other would travel east; there is already a bottleneck here as the road narrows to just two lanes.
Major commercial development in the area could add to those traffic concerns, with a new Costco location on the way in Manning Town Centre. The busy hub is already home to major tenants including Canadian Tire, Cabela’s, Cineplex, Rona, Sport Chek, along with a range of smaller shops and restaurants.
Councillors questioned whether the traffic study for the development fully considers the impact of all of the other projects planned nearby, such as the new Costco. Updated traffic numbers for the area are expected to be reviewed.
But for now, the development has been given the green light to transform Gorman into one of Edmonton’s newest communities.
Another new neighbourhood is in the works within the boundaries of Anthony Henday Drive, with plans moving forward for a new development in the University of Alberta farm area.