Clareview is a residential area in the northeast portion of the city of
Edmonton
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in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It was established in 1972 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Clareview Outline Plan, which guides the overall development of the area.
is the northern terminus of the
Edmonton Light Rail Transit
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.
Geography
Located in northeast Edmonton, the Clareview area is generally bounded by a
Canadian National
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rail line to the northwest, 130 Avenue and the Kennedale Ravine to the south, the
North Saskatchewan River
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valley and 18 Street to the east, and a power line right-of-way to the north. The area is bisected by 50 Street, of which forms part of
Highway 15, as well as
Victoria Trail
Victoria Trail is an arterial road in northeast Edmonton, Alberta. It begins at the Yellowhead Trail interchange, then travels north through a number of neighborhoods, and currently ends at 153 Avenue. The City of Edmonton plans to expand t ...
, 137 Avenue and 153 Avenue.
[
The Casselman-Steele Heights area is located across the rail line to the northwest,][ The Pilot Sound area overlaps with the portion of Clareview to the north of 153 Avenue.]
Neighbourhoods
The Clareview Outline Plan originally planned for nine separate residential neighbourhoods including a town centre.[ Today, the Clareview area includes the following:]Fraser Fraser may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Fraser Point, South Orkney Islands
Australia
* Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen
* Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory), a former federal ele ...
;
*the southeast portion of Gorman;
* Hairsine;
*the northern portion of Kennedale Industrial;
* Kernohan;
* Kirkness; and
* Sifton Park.
Land use plans
In addition to the Clareview Outline Plan, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Clareview area:
*the Clareview Town Centre Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) in 1980,[ formerly known as Clareview Campus;][
*the Kernohan Outline Plan,][ and
*the Kirkness Outline Plan in 1978,][
]
Surrounding areas
References
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton