River Landing

The second phase concentrates on the western region, including the cleanup of the old A. L Cole site (a decommissioned electrical power plant that had been torn down in the 1990s), parkland, and the conversion of a pre-existing electrical service building into a year-round home for the farmer's market (now relocated to 2600 Koyl Ave near the airport), business centre and residential development.

In the early 1990s, despite much criticism, the city council of the day abandoned the market/hotel plan and instead allowed the construction of a senior citizen's residence tower on the former arena site.

Cole power plant was demolished after sitting unused for nearly a decade, followed in the mid-2000s by the demolition of the Gathercole Building (once Riverview Collegiate), which had formerly housed the Saskatoon Board of Education offices.

The last major hurdle towards the redevelopment of the site was cleared in 2005 when an agreement was reached with the Royal Canadian Legion over the sale of their building; however, later that year, the project encountered a stumbling block when the city announced the sudden closure of the century-old Traffic Bridge due to safety concerns; the bridge was expected to be a major access route into River Landing.

After considering the possibility of replacing the bridge—an option criticized by the developers of River Landing—the city instead chose to repair the bridge, and it reopened to vehicular traffic in September 2006.