Transit-Oriented Communities

Thank you to the residents of Shawnee Slopes, Evergreen, Millrise, Midnapore and Shawnessy who shared their thoughts on the potential future Transit-Oriented Community at Fish Creek-Lacombe.

We’re now reviewing what we heard in Phase 1 of engagement, along with findings from recent geotechnical studies.

We will share more information about the site planning process and the next phase of engagement as those details take shape.

Stay informed with this project by subscribing to the Fish-Creek Lacombe Transit-Oriented Community News Bulletin here.

Thank you to the residents of Dalhousie and Varsity who shared their thoughts on the potential future Transit-Oriented Community at Dalhousie.

We’re now reviewing what we heard in Phase 1 of engagement, along with findings from recent geotechnical studies.

We will share more information about the site planning process and the next phase of engagement as those details take shape.

Stay informed with this project by subscribing to the Dalhousie Transit-Oriented Community News Bulletin here.

Thank you to the residents of Southwood, Canyon Meadows, Willow Park and Lake Bonavista who shared their thoughts on the potential future Transit-Oriented Community at Dalhousie.

We’re now reviewing what we heard in Phase 1 of engagement, along with findings from recent geotechnical studies.

We will share more information about the site planning process and the next phase of engagement as those details take shape.

Stay informed with this project by subscribing to the Anderson Transit-Oriented Community News Bulletin here.

We are now building on our community-building experience by partnering with The City of Calgary to support their housing strategy (called Home is Here), which identifies an urgent need for new housing in response to the city’s growing population.

One of the priorities outlined in the strategy is to develop new housing on under-used City-owned land adjacent to Red Line LRT stations. Communities of this kind located adjacent to transit hubs, are called Transit Oriented Communities (TOC), and this is where CMLC is focusing our work.

Our portfolio approach to TOC is designed to enable CMLC to create a long-term pipeline of TOC development in Calgary, and to manage that pipeline in alignment with market demand.

CMLC’s role in the development of TOCs in Calgary is to:

• Conduct community engagement to understand what is most important and most needed for each site
• Build a community-informed master plan for each site that reflects a balance of housing, commercial space and community amenities

Engage private developers to understand what market interest and demand, and to design and build the housing, guided by the master plan.

We are in the very early stages of exploring future TOC sites. Fish Creek-Lacombe, Dalhousie and Anderson LRT Station Park & Rides are the first three sites we are beginning to explore. These sites have been identified as a potential TOC site because they are all under-used City-owned land along the Red Line LRT and near major transportation corridors, which gives them great potential to become well-connected and vibrant parts of their communities with a range of housing options, commercial and retail spaces, and new community amenities and public spaces.

The first steps of our due diligence on the three initial TOC sites at Fish Creek-Lacombe, Anderson and Dalhousie will involve geo-technical analysis on each site and community surveys. This first phase of engagement is now complete, and the feedback received will help shape future phases—including focused workshops, open houses and other opportunities for the community to inform the master plan for this new community. We are also working through the early stages of procurement for community planning consultants.