When completed, RiverWalk will meander four kilometers along the south side of the Bow River from Centre Street to Fort Calgary, and eventually along the west bank of the Elbow River to Lindsay Park. RiverWalk will restore the natural beauty of the riverbanks and serve as a connector to explore cultural and leisure activities within East Village and its adjacent communities.
You’ll relax on RiverWalk’s many benches, find places to eat, enjoy the view from its outlooks, join celebrations on a wide public plaza and touch the river waters from terraced steps leading down the riverbanks. With designated spaces for pedestrians and cyclists, innovative native plantings and a variety of stones and woods, RiverWalk will be one of Calgary’s most treasured amenities.
RiverWalk is master planned to be constructed in three stages:
Once completed, Stage 1 of RiverWalk will wind along the banks of the Bow River from the Centre Street Bridge east to 9th Avenue SE.
After two years of construction and extensive river clean-up, the first two phases, totalling 1 km, of RiverWalk are now open. Pedestrians and cyclists can now enjoy a spacious promenade and cycling path from Centre Street Bridge east to the historic Simmons Building. The area features a large public plaza that can accommodate gatherings up to 2,000 people, three riverfront observation decks, seperated walking and bikeway promendate, new lighting, large public art installations, outdoor furniture, washrooms and terraced steps down to the Bow River.
Construction on the final phase of Stage 1 will be completed in late 2012 and will wrap around historic Fort Calgary to 9th Avenue S.E.