City council will consider rezoning land along Fort Road in northeast Edmonton next week in a bid to reignite development in the long-stagnant area. The four areas cited for rezoning are owned by the city and currently sit vacant, 16 years after the city first launched Station Pointe in collaboration with the Fort Road community. (Nathan Gross/CBC)In 2018, council directed administration to explore the barriers and opportunities for encouraging development at Station Pointe. City administration initiated the rezoning application after concluding that the most suitable zoning for the vacant lands would be standard low-rise apartments. Administration admits "there is some concern" that the standard zones proposed will not result in the mix of residential and commercial development hoped for by the community.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2020 12:56 UTC