The City of Calgary has chosen two partners to continue their work on the Stephen Avenue redesign. Denmark-based Gehl Studio and Stantec Calgary have been selected to work with the city on a new design
Mayor Jyoti Gondek and Minister for Jobs, Economy, and Innovation Doug Schweitzer talked Friday about the role they see post-secondaries playing in the redevelopment of the downtown. Speaking at a Calgary Chamber of Commerce panel,
Mark Garner used a rock-and-roll analogy to describe the future of Calgary’s downtown. He called it the fall and rise of downtown Calgary. “I steal that from Aerosmith, because Aerosmith started at the top
Calgary’s mayor said it’s nice to see that everyone’s now on the same page with the city’s ailing downtown. Alberta’s Calgary Office Revitalization and Expansion (CORE) Working Group delivered its final report Tuesday. The group
The first thing that Maxim Olshevsky remembers after arriving in Calgary from Ukraine more than 20 years ago was the view of the skyline from the 4 Avenue flyover. Growing up in an apartment not
Calgary’s downtown strategy director said Wednesday’s announcement of the first three recipients of office conversion funding is very gratifying. “It’s the first recognition in a long time that we have a path forward,” said Thom
There’s been a pandemic increase in trash around the city, but one Calgary post-secondary student wants to put a lid on it. The City of Calgary Utilities and Environmental Protection department saw 509 complaints of
Ward 14 Coun. Peter Demong said he was “taken aback” that Calgary city council hadn’t considered further funding for the downtown strategy beyond last year’s commitment. The question came up Monday as councillors got their
Druh Farrell likened the delivery of Calgary’s Downtown Strategy to giving birth to a chair. And she said now it’s time to pass that chair along for the next family to care for it. Farrell,
There’s a new, first-of-a-kind facility in the city’s downtown. The Stephen Avenue Safety Hub, located at 230 – 8 Avenue SW, is a centralized location where officers from Calgary Community Standards, Calgary Transit and the