Calgary Planning

• Calgary motocross track at risk of closure as city eyes site for bus barns

  The Wild Rose Motocross Park has operated on the City of Calgary owned land for decades, and users hope the park can be preserved despite the city's proposal for the area.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2023
  
• Popular gay bar ‘The Backlot’ in search of new home due to Calgary condo development

  A proposed development in Calgary's downtown core has jeopardized the future of The Backlot, which has been in its location on 10 Avenue S.W. since 1996.

  Consumer

  Feb 16, 2023
  
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• ‘One of many wrongs to be righted’: Calgary moves closer to renaming James Short Park

  After years of engagement and conversations with Chinatown, City of Calgary officials are ready to move forward with a suite of plans dubbed "Tomorrow's Chinatown."

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2022
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• City councillors hear from public on Calgary’s proposed ‘missing middle’ zoning

  The proposed changes to Calgary's zoning rules would allow for more development otherwise known as the "missing middle" like townhomes, rowhouses and low-rise apartments.

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2022
• Calgary’s North Hill Communities Local Area Plan: How did we get here?

  Like the Guide for Local Area Plans before it, the North Hill Communities Local Area Plan is facing some vocal opposition after years of consultation and work.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2021
• New guidebook for planning Calgary communities a citizen-driven process: councillor

  Rather than being a document just for city planners, Gian-Carlo Carra said it changes the planning process to be more citizen-driven.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2021