Parkallen News
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November 2013
Planning & Development: What’s new? Parkallen Community Development Plan On July 2, 2013 the City of Edmonton approved the McKernan-Belgravia Area Redevelopment Plan, which addresses the need to create a transit-orientated plan that relates to the Belgravia/McKernan LRT Station, and design of future transit-oriented land uses such as housing, retail and employment. The purpose of separating Parkallen from the original 1994 Belgravia-Mckernan-Parkallen Community Development Plan was to avoid potentially confusing policy overlaps. Council also approved the adoption of the Parkallen Community Development Plan as a separate entity the has remained consistent since 1994. For the sake of clarity, however, new maps and format have been ued in this Plan and all names of City departments have been
standardized to reflect their present titles.
Volunteers needed!
Given the City’s present mandate to curb urban sprawl and increase density amongst mature neighborhoods, it may not be in the best interest of Parkallen to request that the city spend significant resources to revise our plan; this could lead to re-zoning, resulting in increased intensification and density within our community. Our current community plan provides the policy framework necessary to control intensification and density in a mindful way, while allowing growth consistent with the community’s long-term plan.
Are you interested in projects related to neighborhood development and community engagements with the University of Alberta, including the 109 Street Area Redevelopment Plan and transportation? Are you excited about the notion of increasing the accessibility to modes of transportation such as walking, biking, and public transit in Parkallen? If you are, we are looking for several volunteers to join us on one of our many rewarding committees. Any interested volunteers please email development@ parkallen.ca.
To learn more, or to see documents relating to Planning and Development surrounding Parkallen — including our Community Development Plan—visit our website: www. parkallen.ca.
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