13. Sustainable Growth

Goal

St. Albert optimizes its land, infrastructure, and financial resources to support intensification and outward growth that together attract a diverse range of residents and businesses.

Historically, St. Albert’s development has occurred primarily through the building of new Neighbourhoods and business districts at the edges of the built-up city through the incremental approval of Area Structure Plans and subdivision plans. The city will continue to grow outward, but it needs to do so strategically by addressing municipal infrastructure constraints, optimizing future infrastructure, and achieving the goals of Flourish. At the same time, growth within the built-up city, referred to as intensification, has been occurring and needs to be further encouraged to achieve a complete city, one that offers more choices for housing, amenities, and mobility.

The following policies identify the optimal areas for growth and broadly describe how the city should develop in terms of land uses and densities. Map 4 illustrates the City’s growth strategy and complements the policies by identifying priority areas for outward growth and intensification. The policies in this section support the growth strategy and provide specific direction regarding the appropriate land uses and form of development in all areas of the city.