Marcolangzi
Active Member
The administration report will be available on Thursday or Friday this week. I encourage you to take a look at.
This project checks many boxes on what Edmonton is looking for not just in terms of infill.
Social equity is one of the backbones of Metro 78. It will bring housing affordability to the location. It’s not in some remote suburban neighbourhood or busy arterial road.
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Metro 78, meets many Council's policies and objectives outlined in the City Plan, but it took three years, after intense public engagement and design adjustments to get to a point where we could see the project advance to Public Hearing.
Doing the right thing shouldn’t be so hard…
Just to recap, some of Metro’s key features include:
The project will meet a set of CMHC criteria related to affordability, and the developer will commit to maintaining that affordability level for at least 10 years.
It will be a car-free environment, meaning, it does not provide any vehicle parking for residents - only bicycle parking.
It will provide one subsidized transit pass for each unit and two passes for units with two or more bedrooms for 10 consecutive years.
The developer will donate $100,000 to the community for the redevelopment of Charles Simmonds park.
The developer will build a plaza on city’s land, which will remain 100% public.
The developer will build a new two blocks long alley.
Metro 78 takes the ARP vision to another level bridging the gap between the limitations that framed the 2014 ARP vision with the 2021 City Plan vision of 2 million people.
While the ARP concept shows new infill along the corridor turning their back to the community, Metro 78 has its main entrances facing existing residences, and an inviting atmosphere to encourage them to come to the plaza.
The plaza will have plenty bicycle and scooter parking, a bicycle repair station, a coffee shop/restaurant, and a dayhome for six children.
Family housing will be duplexes with ample space for children.
Rooftop amenities will be designed to 8-80 year old with specific areas for adults and children.
Many TOD projects approved in Edmonton have a tower component and are phased according to market demands. Some phases may not be completed within a generation timeframe – they are generational TODs.
Metro 78 is a one-phase mid-rise development with no towers.
It’s a granular TOD.
My children will see it to become a reality.
This project checks many boxes on what Edmonton is looking for not just in terms of infill.
Social equity is one of the backbones of Metro 78. It will bring housing affordability to the location. It’s not in some remote suburban neighbourhood or busy arterial road.
.
Metro 78, meets many Council's policies and objectives outlined in the City Plan, but it took three years, after intense public engagement and design adjustments to get to a point where we could see the project advance to Public Hearing.
Doing the right thing shouldn’t be so hard…
Just to recap, some of Metro’s key features include:
The project will meet a set of CMHC criteria related to affordability, and the developer will commit to maintaining that affordability level for at least 10 years.
It will be a car-free environment, meaning, it does not provide any vehicle parking for residents - only bicycle parking.
It will provide one subsidized transit pass for each unit and two passes for units with two or more bedrooms for 10 consecutive years.
The developer will donate $100,000 to the community for the redevelopment of Charles Simmonds park.
The developer will build a plaza on city’s land, which will remain 100% public.
The developer will build a new two blocks long alley.
Metro 78 takes the ARP vision to another level bridging the gap between the limitations that framed the 2014 ARP vision with the 2021 City Plan vision of 2 million people.
While the ARP concept shows new infill along the corridor turning their back to the community, Metro 78 has its main entrances facing existing residences, and an inviting atmosphere to encourage them to come to the plaza.
The plaza will have plenty bicycle and scooter parking, a bicycle repair station, a coffee shop/restaurant, and a dayhome for six children.
Family housing will be duplexes with ample space for children.
Rooftop amenities will be designed to 8-80 year old with specific areas for adults and children.
Many TOD projects approved in Edmonton have a tower component and are phased according to market demands. Some phases may not be completed within a generation timeframe – they are generational TODs.
Metro 78 is a one-phase mid-rise development with no towers.
It’s a granular TOD.
My children will see it to become a reality.
