Mere months after unveiling a master plan to fix up the East Village, the city has unveiled plans to rebuild a similar community on the opposite side of downtown over the next 25 years.
The so-called “West Village” — the area between 11th St. S.W. and Crowchild Trail, from the Bow River south to the railroad tracks — is currently home to the Greyhound bus station, the historic Pumphouse Theatre and car dealerships. The city says it will eventually be home to more than 12,000 people. “We’re going to be looking at creating a transit-oriented-development community, mixed use, very walkable,” says area alderman John Mar. “It’s going to be very similar to East Village.”
As part of the plan, the city hopes to reclaim land contaminated by industrial use. Mayor Dave Bronconnier has estimated the cleanup will cost $30 million to $100 million.
Scott McTavish, executive director of the Pumphouse, is excited about the planned redevelopment. “This has always been a sort of underutilized section of prime real estate,” he says.
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