Unlike many of the city's suburban neighbourhoods, it will feature higher density housing on a grid network of roads.

St. Joseph High School and Centennial Collegiate are located in the University Heights Suburban Centre immediately to the south.

A 24-metre wide Greenway has also been planned abutting the northwest border of Aspen Ridge, designed as a park, stormwater drainage channel, alternative transportation corridor and protective buffer to adjacent Northeast Swale natural area.

Until such commercial development occurs, the nearest major retail area is several kilometres to the southwest in the University Heights Suburban Centre.

Aspen Ridge is a roughly triangular shaped neighbourhood located within the University Heights Suburban Development Area.