CplKlinger
Senior Member
It's a two-parter: First phase is the validation phase, then the city may negotiate a contract for design/demolition/construction of an outdior event space that's grass or gravel, with a completion date in 2027.
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yeggator
Senior Member
Wait, an outdoor event space at the Coliseum site for K-Days would be AWESOME! It means the festival would be closer to a relocated Coliseum Station (the one placed further north), it faces the front side (the MUCH nicer side) of the Expo Center and it keeps the noise away from the existing and new housing. Only drawback is being further from Klondike Park, but I wonder if that could be moved north?
CplKlinger
Senior Member
"The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework was approved by Council in 2021 and did not allocate event space that would allow for things like K-Days to continue onsite. Council recently directed the Real Estate team to explore the impacts to the approved Planning Framework if the City were to allocate event space within the redevelopment area. In order to understand these impacts, the City contracted Urban Strategies Inc. (USI) to study the site, local market conditions and the needs of the Expo Centre.
As part of their work, USI prepared four potential scenarios comprising different land use elements. These scenarios were presented at two workshops with the intention of gathering perspectives on the elements within the scenarios as well as opportunities and trade-offs from the various options, from interested parties. While many of those interested parties include people from different areas within the City who have shared interests with Exhibition Lands, we also wanted to make sure we heard from external groups including representatives from Concordia University, the Alberta Avenue Business Association and the various community leagues that represent the surrounding communities.
During April & May 2025, engagement with key interested parties both internal and external to the City was undertaken to gain feedback and inform the course of the Edmonton Exhibition Lands project."
The rest of the page has a bullet-point "what we heard" summary for the various options considered, but it doesn't seem to actually say what those scenarios are.
www.exhibitionlands.ca
As part of their work, USI prepared four potential scenarios comprising different land use elements. These scenarios were presented at two workshops with the intention of gathering perspectives on the elements within the scenarios as well as opportunities and trade-offs from the various options, from interested parties. While many of those interested parties include people from different areas within the City who have shared interests with Exhibition Lands, we also wanted to make sure we heard from external groups including representatives from Concordia University, the Alberta Avenue Business Association and the various community leagues that represent the surrounding communities.
During April & May 2025, engagement with key interested parties both internal and external to the City was undertaken to gain feedback and inform the course of the Edmonton Exhibition Lands project."
The rest of the page has a bullet-point "what we heard" summary for the various options considered, but it doesn't seem to actually say what those scenarios are.
Edmonton Exhibition Lands Feedback Overview (2025) – Edmonton Exhibition Lands
The Exhibition Lands Planning Framework was approved by Council in 2021 and did not allocate event space that would allow for things like K-Days to continue onsite. Council recently directed the Real Estate team to explore the impacts to the approved Planning Framework if the City were to...
www.exhibitionlands.ca
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_urbanite
Senior Member
Yes, saw that as I drove by earlier today. It's the soccer pitch & parking lot that's being dug up right now
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
I was literally going to ask. Does anyone know exactly what is going on this site? They have torn up the parking lot and soccer field on the west end of Borden Park but there is no development sign posted.It's happening!
CplKlinger
Senior Member
I believe administration told the previous council that they're starting utility work this year, and the builder will start next year. I could be remembering wrong though.
archited
Senior Member
They are certainly working on site servicing presumably with a specific goal in mind.
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
Do we have any specifics about this project? Seems weird to see construction starting but no plans shared.
Oilers99
Active Member
only the city of edmonton would start servicing after servicing season.
MacLac
Senior Member
Cantiro is doing the site servicing, not the city.
MacLac
Senior Member
There is a quote by Cantiro somewhere around here that loosely states, "will start the first of 200 homes by the end of 2026 when the land has been serviced." So whatever the first "200 homes" looks like is anyone's guess.....
Dubas
Active Member
All that land and they chose to destroy a soccer field? Small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, but still...
northlands
Senior Member
^ no kidding lol. But it is arguably the most desirable land of the whole redevelopment and thus makes sense why it’s the first to be developed.
Oilers99
Active Member
The city is doing the site servicing, not Cantiro.