Heritage Valley, Edmonton

Heritage Valley is a residential area in the southwest portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was established in 2001 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Heritage Valley Servicing Concept Design Brief, which guides the overall development of the area.[4] The theme of neighbourhood names within Heritage Valley is "Edmontonians of the Century".[5]

Heritage Valley
Area
Heritage Valley
Location of Heritage Valley in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53.414°N 113.547°W / 53.414; -113.547
Country Canada
Province Alberta
CityEdmonton
Quadrant[1]SW
Ward[1]9
Sector[2]Southwest
Government
 • Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
 • CouncillorTim Cartmell
Elevation
694 m (2,277 ft)

Neighbourhoods

The Heritage Valley Servicing Concept Design Brief originally planned for 15 separate neighbourhoods.[4] Today, the Heritage Valley area includes the following:[6]

Land use plans

In addition to the Heritage Valley Servicing Concept Design Brief, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Heritage Valley area:

  • the Allard Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) in 2007,[7] which applies to the Allard neighbourhood;[6]
  • the Blackmud Creek NASP in 1998,[8] which applies to the Blackmud Creek neighbourhood;[6]
  • the Callaghan NASP in 2005,[9] which applies to the Callaghan neighbourhood;[6]
  • the Cashman NASP in 2005,[10] which applies to the Cashman neighbourhood;[6]
  • the Chappelle NASP in 2008,[11] which applies to the Chappelle neighbourhood;[6]
  • the Desrochers NASP in 2010,[12] which applies to the Desrochers neighbourhood;[6]
  • the Heritage Valley Neighbourhood 12 NASP in 2011,[13] which applies to the Paisley neighbourhood;[14][15]
  • the Heritage Valley Town Centre NASP in 2009,[16] which applies to the Heritage Valley Town Centre neighbourhood;[6]
  • the MacEwan NASP in 2001,[17] which applies to the MacEwan neighbourhood;[6]
  • the Richford NSP in 1999,[18] which applies to the Richford neighbourhood;[6] and
  • the Rutherford NASP in 2001,[19] which applies to the Rutherford neighbourhood.[6]

Heritage Valley Transit Centre
Heritage Valley Transit Centre
Heritage Valley Transit Centre on opening day.
Owned byEdmonton Transit Service
Platforms15 bus bays[20]
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedNovember 30, 2020[21]

The Heritage Valley Transit Centre, operated by the Edmonton Transit Service, is located on the north side of Ellerslie Road west of 127 Street. The transit centre has climate controlled waiting shelters, washrooms, drop off areas, and 1,100 park and ride stalls.[20][22] While the $30 million transit centre was completed in December 2019, the first bus to the transit centre (route 700) arrived on November 30, 2020.[22][21] The transit centre was designed to be expandable to have up to 20 bus bays and an increased park and ride capacity of 1,900 stalls in the future.[20] The transit centre is designed to integrate into future Capital Line LRT expansion slated for Heritage Valley.

The following bus route(s) serve the transit centre:

Main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes
To/From Route(s)
Century Park 700

Surrounding areas

References
  1. "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. "Heritage Valley Servicing Concept Design Brief (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  5. "Naming" (PDF). City of Edmonton Naming Committee. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  6. "Welcome to Edmonton Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  7. "Allard Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  8. "Blackmud Creek Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  9. "http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Callaghan_NASP_Consolidation.pdf Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)". City of Edmonton. March 2011. External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  10. "Cashman Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. January 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  11. "Chappelle Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  12. "Desrochers Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  13. "Heritage Valley Neighbourhood 12 Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. August 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  14. "Fringe Founder Brian Paisley has a neighbourhood name". City of Edmonton Naming Committee. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  15. Elise Stolte (2012-08-23). "New Edmonton suburb to be named for Fringe founder Brian Paisley". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  16. "Heritage Valley Town Centre Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  17. "MacEwan Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. August 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  18. "Richford Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  19. "Rutherford Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  20. "Capital Line - Heritage Valley Park & Ride". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  21. Ramsay, Caley. "Heritage Valley park and ride in south Edmonton to open at end of November". Global News. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  22. Thompson, Jeremy. "$30M Heritage Valley Park-and-Ride complete but unused for 7 months". CTV News. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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