The Meadows, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:The Meadows
Settlement Type:Area
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Meadows in Edmonton
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Edmonton
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant[1]
Subdivision Name3:NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:Sspomitapi
Subdivision Type5:Sector
Subdivision Name5:Southeast
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Elevation M:714

The Meadows is a residential district in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located in southeast Edmonton, the Meadows is bounded by Whitemud Drive (Highway 14) to the north, 34 Street to the west, and Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the east and south. The residential district of Mill Woods is immediately west of the Meadows across 34 Street, while Strathcona County is located to the east across Anthony Henday Drive.

The community is represented by the Meadows Community League, established in 1987.[2] [3]

Neighbourhoods

The Meadows area structure plan includes seven separate neighbourhoods.[4] The Meadows area includes the following:[5]

and

The naming theme applied to neighbourhoods within the Meadows area are trees, flowers, and plants native to Alberta.[6]

Land use plans

In addition to the area structure plan, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Meadows area:

Schools

The Meadows is home to the following five schools.

Amenities

RioCan Meadows is a commercial development at the southwest corner of Whitemud Drive and 17 Street on the northern edge of The Meadows. It features retailers of varying sizes and includes anchors such as Value Village, Home Depot, and Real Canadian Superstore. A smaller commercial development is located in the central portion of The Meadows on 23 Avenue. It includes a Save-On-Foods and numerous small retailers.[18] Directly east of RioCan Meadows is another similar sized commercial development under Dream Centres.[19] It is being developed in three sections, Edmonton Tamarack SE,[20] Edmonton Tamarack NE,[21] and Edmonton Tamarack N.[22] The largest store include, GoodLife Fitness, Walmart Super Center, and a Shoppers Drug Mart. With many smaller stores within the same area[19]

Southeast of Silver Berry in Meadows District Park, The Meadows Community Recreation Centre & The Meadows Library[23] opened on December 5, 2014.[24] The Meadows Community Recreation Centre amenities include, Aquatic Centre, Fitness Centre, Gymnasium, 2 NHL-sized arenas, and Outdoor Sport Fields along with program's corresponding to them.[25]

Meadows Transit Centre

Meadows Transit Centre
Style:Edmonton LRT
Bicycle:Yes
Platform:13 bus bays[26]
Opened:April 2010
Parking:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Web:Meadows Transit Centre

The Meadows Transit Centre is located on 17 street and Tamarack Way. This transit centre has many amenities including park & ride, a drop off area, public washrooms, a large shelter, vending machines and a pay phone.[27] The transit centre was opened in April 2010 at a construction cost of $12 million.[28]

The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[29]

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

To/fromRoutes
Bonnie Doon500X
Davies Transit Centre506
Downtown500X
Laurel516
MacEwan University500X
Maple Ridge504
Mill Woods Transit Centre515, 516
Silver Berry515
Southgate Transit Centre55, 507
Tamarack507, 508
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre55

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edmonton Low Density Residential Land Supply Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods 2013. The City of Edmonton. 23 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313232542/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Developing_Neighbourhood_Land_Supply.pdf. 13 March 2016.
  2. Web site: The Meadows Community League . The Meadows Community League . October 13, 2017.
  3. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  4. Web site: The Meadows Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation September 2013) . City of Edmonton . 2016-01-23.
  5. Web site: Welcome to Edmonton Maps . City of Edmonton . 2012-05-26.
  6. Web site: Naming Committee: Naming Announcements (Neighbourhood Naming Complete for Big Lake and Meadows) . City of Edmonton . The final neighbourhood within the Meadows ASP has been named Aster. The theme for this ASP is "Trees, Flowers, and Plants Native to Alberta". . February 22, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131114021032/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/urban_planning_and_design/naming-committee-process.aspx . November 14, 2013 .
  7. Web site: Aster Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . 2020-01-02 . en . August 2020 .
  8. Web site: Larkspur Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . December 2006 . 2012-06-09.
  9. Web site: Laurel Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . June 2011 . 2012-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616142929/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Laurel_NSP_Consolidation.pdf . 2011-06-16 .
  10. Web site: Maple Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . August 2010 . 2012-06-09.
  11. Web site: Silver Berry Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . June 2007 . 2012-06-09.
  12. Web site: Tamarack Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . June 2010 . 2012-06-09.
  13. Web site: Wild Rose Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation) . City of Edmonton . April 2011 . 2012-06-09.
  14. Web site: Getting Here. Edmonton Public Schools. 14 November 2012.
  15. Web site: Three Year Capital Plan 2013-2016. Edmonton Catholic Schools. 14 November 2012.
  16. Web site: Getting Here. Edmonton Public Schools. 14 November 2012.
  17. Web site: Contact Information . Edmonton Public Schools . May 28, 2019.
  18. Web site: RioCan Meadows. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust. RioCan. 23 January 2016.
  19. Web site: Current Projects. Dream Centres. 23 January 2016.
  20. Web site: Edmonton Tamarack SE. Dream Centres. 23 January 2016.
  21. Web site: Edmonton Tamarack NE. Dream Centres. 23 January 2016.
  22. Web site: Edmonton Tamarack N. Dream Centres. 23 January 2016.
  23. Web site: The Meadows Community Recreation Centre & The Meadows Library. The City of Edmonton. 23 January 2016.
  24. News: Edwards. Bruce. Photos: The Meadows rec centre and library opens in south Edmonton. 23 January 2016. Edmonton Journal. 5 December 2015.
  25. Web site: Amenities. The City of Edmonton. 23 January 2016.
  26. Web site: Meadows Transit Centre Map . City of Edmonton . October 1, 2017.
  27. Web site: Meadows Transit Centre . City of Edmonton . October 1, 2017.
  28. Web site: City opens new Meadows Transit Centre . CBC News . 2 September 2010 . 14 March 2018.
  29. Web site: Brochures in PDF . City of Edmonton . 7 November 2019.

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