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Blatchford Redevelopment
The vision…
Transform an airport…
An urban community
Into an urbancommunity• Place to live,
work, play, learn• Sustainable
community• Reduced
ecological footprint
• A great city park• World-leading
Building on what’s there
Kingsway Business Area
5 minutes from Downtown
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Yellowhead Trail
Master plan
West DistrictWest District(Agrihood)(Agrihood)
Town Town CentreCentre
ParkPark East DistrictEast District(Technology (Technology & Research)& Research)
The park
• Amenities for all seasons
• Working landscape:– stormwater
management• Destination for all
Edmontonians, accessible by transit
• Network of trails and walkways
Great access to the park
Park areas
7 per cent of people within a 5 minutewalk of a park
93 per cent of people within a 2 minute walk of a park
10 minute walking radius
Residences with direct park access
Residential areas
West district • Family housing• Urban agriculture• Offers a holistic family
lifestyleEast district • Medium-high density• LRT stations• Integrates with NAIT’s
campus
Town Centre
• High street retail, office, residential
• Health care options
• Central Plaza and gathering places
• Alberta Aviation Museum
• NAIT
Building a community
Family Friendly• Front doors facing the
street• Safe play areas• Walk to amenities• Near health services
Sustainable design
• Green buildings• Renewable heat and
power• Water conservation • Storm water retention
and re-use, low impact design
• Sanitary water re-use• Vacuum waste
collection system
EdmontonTotal = 24
BlatchfordTotal = 4
Electricity 16 0
Transportation 4 3
Heating 3 0
Other 1 1
Edmonton carbon footprint estimate (tons/person/year)
Timing
• 2013 – Stage 1 detailed design• 2014 – Construction begins• 2016/17 – People living/working on site
www.BlatchfordEdmonton.com