A planning application that aims to change a property's land use district to allow for a different development. For this project, the Land Use redesignation would allow for residential and commercial uses.

Public spaces are places designed for, and accessible to everyone. They can include streets, lanes, plazas and squares, sidewalks and paths, parks and open spaces, street furniture, public transit, conservation areas, and civic spaces and institutions.

TOD is the planning, design, and building of a development centered around rapid transit stations. While TOD follows principles of design, scale, and function, each development can be unique based on a variety of factors. In some locations, TOD might include high-rise towers and high levels of activity while in other locations, it might feature low- to mid-rise buildings and a more moderate level of activity.

As a site located within 600m of an existing LRT station, future development is directed from the Transit Oriented Development Guidelines to encourage high density, walkable, mixed-use environments that optimize the use of existing transit infrastructure and to make each station a ‘place.’

The Franklin Station Park’n’Ride surface parking lot is City-owned land and is considered a prime location for both Transit-Oriented Development and affordable housing initiatives due to its position along primary transit networks and within its surrounding community, its proximity to area schools, its current utilization, and its potential to connect future tenants with essential services.

The total number of units will be determined as the project progresses and closer to the detailed design phase. Once this information becomes available, it will be shared publicly.

The Franklin Station currently has two parking lots, one on each side of Memorial Drive. As the south side gets redeveloped, parking options remain on the north side of Memorial Drive, as well as Park’n’Ride lots along the Blue Line.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) administers the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) which provides incentive funding for local governments aimed at increasing the supply of housing. It supports the development of complete, low-carbon and climate-resilient communities that are affordable, inclusive, equitable and diverse.

Administration is currently working on the Greater Forest Lawn Communities Local Area Planning project which is a multi-community Local Area Plan that is being developed to create a future vision and policies for how land could be used and redeveloped in multiple communities including Albert Park / Radisson Heights. The draft plan for this project provides a long-term vision and guides local growth in Albert Park/Radisson Heights and the Franklin Station Area Improvements project site is labelled as a “Neighbourhood Flex” area (a mix of commercial and residential uses), which aligns with the project vision. It also states that the site could contain residences, although total height and building form is yet to be determined.

The Greater Forest Lawn Communities Local Area plan is anticipated to be brought forward to Council for review and decision in 2024. Planning applications brought forward without an Council-approved local area plan in place are reviewed using existing Council approved policy (such as the Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw).