11.3 Community Facilities

Principle

Support social connectivity and personal well-being through community facilities and gathering spaces that respond to community needs.

St. Albert’s community facilities are valuable civic assets that support individual and community well-being. They provide space for community services such as recreation, libraries, arts, culture, museums, galleries, and social programs. In addition, community facilities provide accessible meeting and gathering space. The following policies ensure that community facilities continue to benefit the community and reflect its needs.

“The city should strive to maximize joy and minimize hardship. It should lead us toward health rather than sickness… Most of all, it should enable us to build and strengthen the bonds between friends, families, and strangers that give life meaning.”
– Charles Montgomery, writer and urbanist

Policies

11.3.1.

Design and provide programming for inclusive community facilities that accommodate a range of social, cultural, and recreational needs.

11.3.2.

Identify community needs through regular updates to complementary plans and strategies that provide guidance on new community facilities and improvements to existing facilities.

11.3.3.

Explore opportunities for the efficient use of community facility lands that integrate multiple uses, including affordable housing, community services, transit service, and emergency services.

11.3.4.

Explore opportunities for adaptive reuse of community facilities, recognizing that community needs change over time.

11.3.5.

Collaborate with partners to develop innovative programs and accessible facilities.

11.3.6.

Locate future community facilities in highly visible and accessible locations, adjacent to transit stops or stations, and designed to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists.

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