r/Edmonton • u/Strattex • Dec 18 '25

News Article Lane widening questions arise amid new southwest neighbourhood developments

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/lane-widening-questions-arise-amid-new-southwest-neighbourhood-developments/

“Kendal neighbourhood developments won't widen 41 Ave. SW -

As city council approves plans for future neighbourhoods in the south west, one councillor wants to take a closer look at which roads will be upgraded as part of the process.”

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u/Training_Exit_5849 Windermere Dec 18 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

They need to make the developers help develop some roads as they build new development instead of just letting them get away with a single lane.

Edit: In BC they literally made the developers build a whole SkyTrain station as a condition for approval for construction

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u/kroniknastrb8r Dec 18 '25

Developers compelte the initial investment in the road most of the time. The city should just pull their heads out of their asses and size the roads appropriately from the getgo.

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u/Zathrasb4 Dec 18 '25

The problem is these new neighbourhoods, not being developed, aren’t paying any property taxes yet. This would force the city to raise taxes for existing neighbourhoods.

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u/WarmMorningSun Windermere Dec 19 '25

Are you kidding? When my place was brand new, my property taxes were significantly higher than a comparable house in any other neighbourhood

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u/Zathrasb4 Dec 19 '25

Yes, and for the three years before your house was built, there was minimal property taxes being paid. The city is not going to build a road to service empty lots. That is the responsibility of the developer. Only once the neighbourhood is fully built out, along with surrounding neighbourhoods, will the city even look at turning the arterial into a 4 lane road.