So I've been thinking lately about all of the changes Calgary is currently going through, thinking it to be somewhat of a major renaissance period for the city. This city is undergoing major urban revitalization initiatives from new LRT/Subway lines, new public spaces, new public institutions, and even district developments that will greatly enhance the public realm. I thought it would be a cool idea for a thread to be able to discuss the breadth of this urban revival and massive intensification going on throughout our great city. I can't really pinpoint where this era started for Calgary but I'll just pick an arbitrary date of 2005 and believe it will remain ongoing until at least 2025 by the looks of the proposals coming in.
Here's a bit of a list of what I've noticed going on to transform the city...
- West Blue Line C-Train
- Green Line C-Train proposal
- 4-car C-train Station Expansion Project
- Numerous C-Train Line Extensions
- Ongoing RiverWalk Project
- Numerous BRT Projects
- Kensington Pedestrian Improvements
- 17th Avenue Pedestrian Improvements
- Award-winning 7th Avenue Pedestrian Improvements and C-train Station Redevelopments
- 8th Street Pedestrian Improvements proposal
- Central Memorial Park Revitalization
- St. Patrick's Island Park Redevelopment
- West Eau Claire Park Redevelopment
- Peace Bridge
- Stampede Park Revitalization/Youth Campus
- New Central Library
- National Music Centre of Canada
- Art Gallery of Calgary proposal
- East Village Development Projects
- Currie Barracks Development Projects
- Eau Claire Development Projects
- Olympic Plaza/Municipal Plaza Redevelopment proposal
- Arts Commons Expansion/Revitalization proposal
- Main Streets urbanization initiative
- Chinatown Revitalization Initiative
- International Facilities Project (YYC)
- New Calgary Arena and Stadium Proposals
Feel free to discuss any of these projects and any others I may have forgotten