Windermere ASP Consolidation - City of Edmonton

and ensure the viability of transit
services.
proposed transit stations.
MDP Policy 3.6.1.6 – Support
contiguous development and
infrastructure in order to accommodate
growth in an orderly and economical
fashion.
MDP Policy 4.3.1.9 – Ensure that
public facilities are located to be
accessible by a variety of modes of
transportation, including public transit.
MDP Policy 4.4.1.1 – Provide a broad
and varied housing choice,
incorporating housing for various
demographic and income groups in all
neighbourhoods.
MDP Policy 4.6.1.2 – Ensure active
transportation opportunities are
included in plans and development
proposals.
The Windermere ASP
represents contiguous growth in
southwest Edmonton, as the
surrounding neighbourhoods
develop concurrently.
The Windermere ASP
designates lands for public
facilities such as schools, along
collector roadways which also
serve as public transit routes.
Pedestrian linkages through
multi-use trails, walkways, and
sidewalks provide access to
public facilities for a variety of
modes of transportation (i.e.
walking, cycling, etc.).
The Windermere ASP allows for
the development of a variety of
housing choices, including Low
Density Residential (single and
semi-detached), Medium
Density Residential (rowhousing
and low rise/medium density
housing) and High Density
Residential (medium to high rise
units).
The Windermere ASP provides
a well integrated pedestrian
network of multi-use trails,
walkways and sidewalks to
provide for a variety of modes of
active transportation
Plan Edmonton was adopted by City Council in 1998 and
provides a framework for future land use and planning
direction for the preparation of the Windermere Area
Structure Plan. (Editor’s note: This paragraph must be
deleted with
The land within the Windermere ASP is designated in the
City of Edmonton’s Municipal Development Plan (MDP) as
Suburban Area.
Numerous strategies are in the MDP regarding policies
that encourage: orderly and cost-effective growth; efficient
use of land and provision of services through contiguous
development; provision of varied housing types and
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