Across the world, major cities are proposing variations of a “15-minute city” idea. It’s a simple concept: make it easy to meet all daily needs in a 15-minute radius. Build things close enough that you can walk, roll or hop (onto public transit). Blatchford embraces this idea. Build it and they will come For decades,…
Category: Land Use Planning
Blatchford NAIT Land Sale
Welcome to the neighbourhood, NAIT! Today was a historic day for both the City of Edmonton and NAIT as both parties, alongside the Province of Alberta, announced NAIT’s expansion into the Blatchford neighbourhood. This is the first land sale announcement for the community and will allow NAIT to almost double its current campus size. With…
Blatchford celebrates three years of work!
It was just three years ago today that the last flight took off from the former City Centre Airport. While the closure marked the end of an important era in Edmonton’s history, it was also the start of a new and exciting opportunity for our city! The former airport will be transformed into a leading…
Blatchford: Building the neighbourhood of the future
As one of the fastest growing cities in Canada, Edmonton is focused on managing our incredible growth. And while the 536 acres of raw land located minutes from our downtown core will be vital in helping to manage this growth, Blatchford will play a much more significant role in our city’s future. For Mark Hall,…
Blatchford: Business as Unusual
As an Edmontonian, Councillor Bev Esslinger is excited about Blatchford. As the elected representative of the area where the community will be built, she is preparing for one of the most significant changes her ward has ever seen. Involving the communities near the site of this transformative development has been an important part of Councillor…
Blatchford: Connecting to Edmonton’s Future
A piece of raw land the size of 362 football fields located minutes from a major city’s downtown core doesn’t come along very often. That’s why the City of Edmonton is in an enviable position when it envisions what a sustainable community for 30,000 people right in the heart of the city might look like….