City invites input on naturalization, Gold Bar Alley Renewal and Shop Local 
April 14, 2025

The City of Edmonton invites residents’ input into projects, policies and initiatives that grow communities, establish government services and prepare the city for the future. Below are current opportunities for Edmontonians to shape the city.


Supporting healthier and more inclusive communities:
  • 2SLGBTQIA+ Safe Spaces Action Plan. Edmonton is committed to being a welcoming city for all. The City invites 2SLGBTQIA+ Edmontonians to help shape the future of inclusion in Edmonton. Complete the survey and map experiences about what the City can do to create safer and more inclusive spaces until April 21.
  • Student Housing Survey. Students can share input on student housing and enter a draw for a chance to win a $100 grocery gift card! Insights help shape the future of student housing downtown. Complete the survey by April 21.

Changing neighbourhoods to meet changing needs:
  • Naturalization. The City is gathering feedback from residents on preferences for proposed naturalization planting sites and plant species for the 2025 planting season. Engagement is currently underway for sites in northwest Edmonton. Visit engaged.edmonton.ca/naturalization to provide feedback through the interactive map until April 25.
  • West 240 Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP). The City invites feedback on a proposed Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) called West 240 (formerly the UofA farmland). The land is located in southwest Edmonton between 122 St. and Whitemud Creek and the Grandview Heights and Lansdowne neighbourhoods. The proposed NASP will create a new neighbourhood with residential and non-residential uses. Revisions to this proposed NASP will happen in phases. Visit engaged.edmonton.ca/West240 to provide feedback until May 5.
  • Gold Bar Alley Renewal. The City of Edmonton invites community members to share feedback to help shape Alley Renewal in Gold Bar. Visit edmonton.ca/GoldBarAlleyRenewal to learn more and share your input until April 23.
  • Parkallen Corner Store Improvements. The City of Edmonton invites community members to share feedback to help guide improvements to the Parkallen corner store area. Visit edmonton.ca/ParkallenCornerStore to learn more and share your input until April 22. 
  • Towards 40 Watt Common. Edmontonians are encouraged to engage and provide feedback on the draft design for the Towards 40: Watt Common project. The draft design was informed by the feedback from interested participants in the area and information collected by the project team, as outlined in the background report. Visit edmonton.ca/Towards40 to complete the survey and see the draft design until April 28.

Defining what Edmonton will look like in the future:
  • Green Economy. The City invites feedback from businesses that contribute to the green economy. Feedback will provide valuable information on the current state of Edmonton's green economy and will be used to help shape how the City supports businesses, improves services and conducts future engagement. Visit edmonton.ca/EconomicActionPlan to provide feedback until April 30.
  • Shop Local. The City invites feedback from Edmontonians about shopping preferences and awareness. Feedback will be used to support programs that benefit locally owned and/or locally operated businesses in Edmonton. Complete the survey to provide feedback until April 15.

Details about City public digital engagement activities are listed at engaged.edmonton.ca with all opportunities at edmonton.ca/publicinvolvementcalendar.
For more information:

Media contact:
Kris Berezanski
Senior Communications Advisor
Integrated Communications