Lewis Farms, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Lewis Farms
Settlement Type:Area
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lewis Farms in Edmonton
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Edmonton
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant[1]
Subdivision Name3:NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:Nakota Isga
Government Footnotes:[2]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Coordinates:53.527°N -113.689°W
Elevation M:701

Lewis Farms or Lewis Estates is a residential area in the west portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was established in 1988 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan, which guides the overall development of the area.[3]

The community is represented by the Lewis Estates Community League, established in 1993.[4]

Geography

Located in west Edmonton, the Lewis Farms area is bounded by 231 Street to the west, Whitemud Drive to the south, Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the east, and Stony Plain Road (Highway 16A) to the north.[3] The area is bisected by 215 Street (Winterburn Road) and Webber Greens Drive (87 Avenue).[3]

Parkland County is located beyond 231 Street to the west, while the Enoch Cree Indian Reserve (Enoch Cree Nation) and The Grange are beyond Whitemud Drive to the south.[3] [5] The West Jasper Place area is across Anthony Henday Drive to the east and Winterburn Industrial is across Stony Plain Road to the north.[5]

Neighbourhoods

The Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan originally planned for eight separate neighbourhoods.[3] Today, the Lewis Farms area includes the following:[6]

Land use plans

In addition to the Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Lewis Farms area:

Lewis Farms Transit Centre

Lewis Farms Transit Centre
Style:Edmonton LRT
Bicycle:Yes
Transit Authority:Edmonton Transit Service
Platform:14 bus bays[15]
Opened:May 2011[16]
Parking:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Web:Lewis Farms Transit Centre

The Lewis Farms Transit Centre, opened in May 2011, is located on 87 Avenue just off of Anthony Henday Drive. This transit centre has park & ride, a passenger drop off area, public washrooms, vending machines, a payphone and a large shelter.[17] Lewis Farms also serves as an On Demand Transit hub.

Since April 28, 2019 Lewis Farms Transit Centre and South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre have been reconfigured as part of a "Drop-Off Zone Pilot Project".[18] As a part of this pilot, all buses dropping off passengers will do so at one of two "drop-off zones", before proceeding to the route's designated "boarding bay" to pick up passengers. At Lewis Farms in particular, any buses that are considerably early will wait at a designated "layover area" after dropping off passengers at the drop off zone but before picking up new passengers at the boarding bay.The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[19]

See main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes.

Bus Routes
To/FromRoutes
Bonnie Doon4
Callingwood916
Capilano Transit Centre4
Downtown900X
Edgemont926
Glastonbury917, 926
Granville916
Jasper Place Transit Centre912
Lymburn916
Ormsby Place917
Rosenthal922
Secord919
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre4, 900X
Stillwater926
The Hamptons916, 926
The Uplands926
Thorncliff917
University Transit Centre4, 920X
Webber Greens919
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre4, 900X, 916, 917, 920X
Whyte Avenue4
On Demand Transit Service Areas
Breckenridge Greens
Edgemont (Portion)
The Hamptons (Hope Road Area)
Hawks Ridge
Kinokamau Plains Industrial Area (Portion)
Mistatim Industrial Area (Portion)
Potter Greens
Starling
Trumpeter
Westview Village
Winterburn Industrial Area (Portion)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503100206/http://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/EdmontonWardNeighbourhoods.pdf . May 3, 2014 .
  2. Web site: City Councillors . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  3. Web site: Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . October 2011 . 2012-05-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120508183817/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Lewis_Farms_ASP_Consolidation.pdf . 2012-05-08 .
  4. Web site: About Lewis Estates Community League . Lewis Estates Community League . October 10, 2017.
  5. City of Edmonton: Plans in Effect . City of Edmonton . November 2011 . 2012-06-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017194152/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Plans_in_Effect_Map.pdf . 2013-10-17 .
  6. Web site: Welcome to Edmonton Maps . City of Edmonton . 2012-05-26.
  7. Web site: Breckenridge Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . August 2004 . 2012-06-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512130526/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Breckenridge_Greens_NSP_Consolidation.pdf . 2012-05-12 .
  8. Web site: Potter Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . February 2008 . 2012-06-04.
  9. Web site: Rosenthal Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . May 2011 . 2012-06-04.
  10. Web site: Secord Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . February 2008 . 2012-06-04.
  11. Web site: Stewart Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . August 2007 . 2012-06-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512135858/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Stewart_Greens_NSP_Consolidation.pdf . 2012-05-12 .
  12. Web site: Suder Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . October 2011 . 2012-06-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512133127/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Suder_Greens_NSP_Consolidation.pdf . 2012-05-12 .
  13. Web site: Webber Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . April 2011 . 2012-06-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512131950/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Webber_Greens_NSP_Consolidation.pdf . 2012-05-12 .
  14. https://webdocs.edmonton.ca/infraplan/plans_in_effect/Lewis_Farms_Business_Employment_NSP.pdf Lewis Farms Business Employment Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)
  15. Web site: Lewis Farms Transit Centre Map . City of Edmonton . 28 April 2019.
  16. News: New transit centre aims to get more people on the bus . 9 June 2011 . Armstrong . Jeanne . Edmonton Journal . A.6.
  17. Web site: Lewis Farms Transit Centre . City of Edmonton . October 1, 2017.
  18. Web site: Drop-Off Zone Pilot Project . City of Edmonton . 23 April 2019.
  19. Web site: Brochures in PDF . City of Edmonton . 1 September 2019.

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