Riverbend, Edmonton

Riverbend
Area
Riverbend Location of Riverbend in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°28′44″N 113°34′23″W / 53.479°N 113.573°W / 53.479; -113.573
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Edmonton
Quadrant[1]	NW
Ward[1]	9
Sector[2]	Southeast
Government[3]
• Administrative body	Edmonton City Council
• Councillor	Bryan Anderson
Elevation	674 m (2,211 ft)

Riverbend is a residential area in the southwest portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was established in 1972 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Riverbend-Terwillegar Heights District Outline Plan, which originally guided the overall development of Riverbend and Terwillegar Heights to the south, and the Riverbend Implementation Plan.^[4] As of 1978, Riverbend was the portion of the outline plan area that was within Edmonton's city limits as they existed at the time.^[4] In 1979, Edmonton City Council adopted the Riverbend Area Structure Plan to guide further development of the southern portion of Riverbend.^[4]

Neighbourhoods

The Riverbend area originally included nine residential neighbourhoods, of which six were originally planned under the Riverbend Area Structure Plan (ASP) and three to the north that were already existing at the time the ASP was adopted.^[4] Today, the Riverbend area includes the following:^[5]

• Brander Gardens;
• Brookside;
• Bulyea Heights;
• Carter Crest;
• Falconer Heights;
• Henderson Estates;
• Ogilvie Ridge;
• Ramsay Heights; and
• Rhatigan Ridge.

Land use plans

In addition to the Riverbend Area Structure Plan, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Riverbend area:

• the Bulyea Heights Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP) in 1986,^[6] which applies to the Bulyea Heights neighbourhood;^[5]
• the Carter Crest NSP in 1989,^[7] which applies to the Carter Crest neighbourhood;^[5]
• the Falconer Heights NSP in 1989,^[8] which applies to the Falconer Heights neighbourhood;^[5]
• the Henderson Estates NSP in 1980,^[9] which applies to the Henderson Estates neighbourhood;^[5]
• the Ogilvie Ridge NSP in 1981,^[10] which applies to the Ogilvie Ridge neighbourhood;^[5] and
• the Rhatigan Ridge NSP in 1979,^[11] which applies to the Rhatigan Ridge neighbourhood.^[5]

Surrounding areas

	North Saskatchewan River River Valley Terwillegar	North Saskatchewan River River Valley Whitemud	North Saskatchewan River River Valley Whitemud
	North Saskatchewan River River Valley Terwillegar		Whitemud Creek Ravine North Whitemud Creek Ravine South
	Riverbend
	River Valley Terwillegar Anthony Henday Terwillegar	Terwillegar Heights	Whitemud Creek Ravine South Kaskitayo

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