Edmonton
Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan 2016

The Vision and Growth Plan have been shaped buy seven overarching Guiding Principles.

1. Collaborate and coordinate as a Region to manage growth responsibly. We will work together to create a Region that is well managed and financially sustainable with a shared commitment to growing responsibly and achieving long-term prosperity.
2. Promote global economic competitiveness and regional prosperity. We will foster a diverse and innovative economy that builds upon our existing infrastructure and employment areas, and our strengths in energy development to achieve sustained economic growth and prosperity.
3. Achieve compact growth that optimizes infrastructure investment. We will make the most efficient use of our infrastructure investments by prioritizing growth where infrastructure exists and optimizing use of new and planned infrastructure.
4. Ensure effective regional mobility. Recognizing the link between efficient movement of people and goods and regional prosperity, we will work towards a multi-modal and integrated regional transportation system.
5. Recognize and celebrate diversity of communities, and promote an excellent quality of life across the Region. In planning for growth, we will recognize and respond to the different contexts and scales of communities, and provide a variety of housing choice with easy access to transportation, employment, parks and open spaces, and community and cultural amenities.
6. Wisely manage prime agricultural resources. In the context of metropolitan growth, we will ensure the wise management of agricultural resources to continue a thriving agricultural sector.
7. Protect natural heritage systems and environmental assets. We will practice wise environmental stewardship and promote the health of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystems, watersheds, and environmentally sensitive areas.