Eaux Claires, Edmonton

For other uses, see Eau Claire (disambiguation).

Eaux Claires is a residential neighbourhood located in northeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on the north by 167 Avenue, on the west by 97 Street, and on the south by 153 Avenue. The east boundary runs along a line located between 89 Street and 90 Street. Travel north along 97 Street takes residents to CFB Edmonton while travel south along 97 Street takes residents past the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and into the downtown core.

Eaux Claires
Neighbourhood
Eaux Claires Location of Eaux Claires in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53.620°N 113.487°W / 53.620; -113.487
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Edmonton
Quadrant[1]	NW
Ward[1]	tastawiyiniwak
Sector[2]	North
Area[3][4]	Lake District
Government [5]
• Administrative body	Edmonton City Council
• Councillor	Karen Principe
Area [6]
• Total	1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation	681 m (2,234 ft)
Population  (2012)[7]nbhds
• Total	3,235
• Density	2,527.3/km2 (6,546/sq mi)
• Change (2009–12)	14.4%
• Dwellings	1,168

Housing in the neighbourhood is a mixture of single-family houses (55.7%), walk-up apartment style condominiums (32.6%), and duplexes^[8] (11.7%). The majority of residential dwelling units are owner-occupied.^[9]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Eaux Claires had a population of 3,235 living in 1,168 dwellings,^[7] a 14.4% change from its 2009 population of 2,828.^[10] With a land area of 1.28 km² (0.49 sq mi),^[6] it had a population density of 2,527.3 people/km² in 2012.^[7][6]

Eaux Claires Transit Centre

Eaux Claires Transit Centre
General information
Platforms	17 bus bays[11]
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Eaux Claires Transit Centre
History
Opened	August 26, 2011[12]

The Eaux Claires Transit Centre is situated along 97 street at 157 avenue. It has several amenities including bike racks, park and ride (300 spaces), a drop off area, vending machines and washrooms.^[13][12]

The transit centre opened on August 26, 2011, with a construction cost of $12 million, in which $4 million was provided by both the provincial and federal governments.^[12]

The following bus routes serve the transit centre:^[14]

Main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes

To/From	Routes
Belle Rive	117, 118
Belvedere Transit Centre	180
Castle Downs Transit Centre	103, 124
Century Park Transit Centre	9
Chambery	112
Clareview Transit Centre	117, 118, 119
Downtown	9, 110X, 120X, 130X
Edmonton Remand Centre	ODT
Government Centre Transit Centre	120X, 130X
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre	103
Klarvatten	122
Lago Lindo	119, 122
Lake District	119
MacEwan University	110X
NAIT	110X
Northgate Transit Centre	9, 110X, 120X
Ozerna	118
Pilot Sound	119
Schonsee	119
Southgate Transit Centre	9

See also

• Edmonton Transit Service

References

1. "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
2. "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
3. "The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2010-05-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
4. "City of Edmonton Plans in Effect" (PDF). City of Edmonton. November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
5. "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
6. "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
7. "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
8. Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
9. and
10. "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
11. "Eaux Claires Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
12. "Governments Celebrate Completion of Eaux Claires Transit Centre". Government of Canada. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
13. "Eaux Claires Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
14. "Brochures in PDF". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links

• Eaux Claires Demographic Profile