Castle Downs, Edmonton
Castle Downs is a residential area in the northwest portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was originally established in 1971 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Castle Downs Outline Plan, and then extended northward in 1983 through the adoption of the Caste Downs Extension Area Structure Plan. Combined, these two plans guide the overall development of the area.
Geography
Located in northwest Edmonton, the Castle Downs area is bounded by 127 Street to the west and Anthony Henday Drive to the north. On the east, it is bounded by 97 Street to the north of 153 Avenue and Castle Downs Road to the south of 153 Avenue. On the south, it is bounded by 137 Avenue to the west of Castle Downs Road and 153 Avenue to the east of Castle Downs Road. The area is also bisected by 167 Avenue and 112 Street.The Griesbach neighbourhood is located east of Castle Downs Road and south of 153 Avenue to the southeast. The Lake District area is located beyond 97 Street to the east, while the Kensington neighbourhood is beyond 137 Avenue to the south. The Palisades area is located across 127 Street to the west, while the future Goodridge Corners neighbourhood is beyond Anthony Henday Drive to the northwest. Sturgeon County is located beyond Goodridge Corners to the northwest and beyond Anthony Henday Drive to the north.
Neighbourhoods
The Castle Downs Outline Plan and the Castle Downs Extension Area Structure Plan originally planned for a combined 10 separate residential neighbourhoods. Today, Castle Downs includes the following 11 neighbourhoods:- Baranow;
- Baturyn;
- Beaumaris;
- Caernarvon;
- Canossa;
- Carlisle;
- Chambery;
- Dunluce;
- Elsinore;
- Lorelei; and
- Rapperswill.
Land use plans
- the Castle Downs Outline Plan in 1977, which applies to the Baranow neighbourhood and portions of Caernarvon, Carlisle and Dunluce;
- the Canossa Neighbourhood Structure Plan in 1984, which applies to the Canossa neighbourhood;
- the Chambery NSP in 1985, which applies to the Chambery neighbourhood;
- the Elsinore NSP in 1985, which applies to the Elsinore neighbourhood; and
- the Rapperswill NSP in 2010, which applies to the Rapperswill neighbourhood.
Castle Downs Transit Centre
The transit centre underwent an overhaul, completed in July 2019, as part of a citywide $37.75 million transit centre improvement project. The federal government provided $4.86 million in funding for the Castle Downs Transit Centre renewal project.
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:
| To/From | Routes |
| Archbishop O'Leary | 165 |
| Calder | 128, 151 |
| Canossa | 164, 169 |
| Carlton | 151 |
| Downtown | 16, 151, 161, 162 |
| Eaux Claires Transit Centre | 16, 162 |
| Government Centre Transit Centre | 16, 128, 161, 162 |
| King Edward Park | 151 |
| MacEwan | 161, 162 |
| Northgate Transit Centre | 13, 16, 161, 164, 169 |
| Queen Elisabeth | 165 |
| Rapperswill | 164 |
| Westmount Transit Centre | 128 |
School special routes that arrive/depart from Castle Downs Transit Centre include routes: 16S, 128S, 164S, and 165S.