Building Great Neighbourhoods - Highlands

Public Engagement - September 27, 2018

Changes are coming to Highlands, and we want to hear from you!

Join us as we share draft concepts, introduce ideas, and discuss options for Highlands Neighbourhood Renewal. Your input is important and will help us refine ideas and understand what is most important to you before we develop preliminary designs related to:

• Streets and intersections
• Walkways and connectivity
• Bike routes and infrastructure
• Enhancing and showcasing Highlands’ identity
• Enhancing public parks and other green space

Date: Thursday September 27, 2018
Time: 5-8pm (Drop-In)
Location: Highlands School 11509 62 Street NW

Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

This is your neighbourhood. Please drop in and let us know what you think!

The following projects will also be represented to provide information and/or gather input:

• Yellowhead Trail Freeway Conversion
• Exhibition Lands
• Highlands Granular Trail Realignment
• Highlands Hall Renewal
• Highlands School Project

Project History

Exploring the Possibilities - June 2018

During two identical public outdoor events, residents and stakeholders explored a variety of possibilities for enhancements on Ada Boulevard and ways to slow traffic throughout Highlands. Participants were asked to provide their level of comfort on examples of pedestrian and bike facilities, crossings and traffic calming, community connections, open spaces and gathering places.

Display Boards

Traffic Calming Measures

Fact Sheet

Renewing Ada Boulevard - Reporting Back

The construction of Ada Boulevard will be completed with the upcoming neighbourhood renewal work in Virginia Park (2018), Bellevue (2018 - 2019) and Highlands (2019 - 2021).

As a follow-up to the workshop at the Highlands Golf Course on January 22, 2018 and the online survey that was accessible between February 7 - 19, 2018, the City of Edmonton has compiled, analysed and integrated your input in the Renewing Ada Boulevard - Reporting Back report. Your feedback has helped to refine the design option for Virginia Park and will shape the process and future design for Bellevue and Highlands.

Neighbourhood Vision Workshops - April 2018

On April 14 and 17, 2018, Building Great Neighbourhoods held two workshops to help refine the project vision and identify important elements for renewing infrastructure in Highlands.

Attendees participated in a neighbourhood walk followed by a workshop where their input will help to identify areas in Highlands that could be improved upon as part of the renewal project.

A summary of the insights received during these engagement activities is available in the What We Heard Report (Phase II).

Display Boards

Aerial Map

Draft Vision and Key Elements

Pre-Workshop Neighbourhood Walk - Form

Stakeholder Outreach Workshop - February 28, 2018

Businesses and organizations in Highlands were invited to a stakeholder workshop to learn more about the Highlands neighbourhood renewal. This was a facilitated workshop to provide the initial opportunity for ideas for what the community, as a whole, is hoping the renewal work will achieve. Themes from this session will be presented at the public meeting in April.

Workshop Presentation

Community Conversation - January 2018

On January 22, the City hosted a community conversation to discuss the future renewal initiative for Ada Boulevard. The importance of this initial conversation was to understand how Edmontonians enjoy and make use of the boulevard. Future discussions are expected and will build upon what was learned.

Meeting Materials

Workshop Presentation

Frequently Asked Questions

Comment Form