List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

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This is a list of neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alberta.

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As of 2016, Calgary has 197 neighbourhoods, which are referred to as "communities" by the municipal government, [1] and 42 industrial areas. [2] A further 15 communities were included in the civic censuses from 2015 to 2019, [3] bringing the total to 212. Calgary Open Data also confirms six more communities yet to be developed (Alpine Park, Ambleton, Glacier Ridge, Lewisburg, TwinHills, and Symons Valley Ranch). [4]

Centre City

The area collectively known as the Centre City comprises Downtown (including the Downtown West End and Downtown East Village) and the adjacent neighbourhoods of Eau Claire, Chinatown, and the Beltline (including Connaught and Victoria Park). [5] [6]

Within Centre City, those neighbourhoods below that have an area redevelopment plan (ARP) in effect [7] are indicated with "ARP" in parentheses.

Downtown

Downtown Calgary is bordered by 11th Street W. on the west, 3rd Avenue S. and the Bow River on the north, the Elbow River on the east and the CPR mainline tracks on the south.

Downtown neighbourhoods:

Unofficial districts: [9]

Other

The remaining Centre City neighbourhoods are predominantly residential and mixed-use. These areas are often considered to be an extension of downtown. Other Centre City neighbourhoods include:

Inner city

The inner city includes Downtown Calgary and the adjoining communities, and overlays roughly the city limits before 1961. It is delimited by Sarcee Trail to the west; Glenmore Reservoir and Glenmore Trail to the south; Bow River and Deerfoot Trail to the east; and Bow River and 32 Avenue to the north. [11]

The inner city includes the following neighbourhoods (by city quadrant):

QuadrantNeighbourhoods
NE Bridgeland/Riverside, Crescent Heights, Homestead, Livingston, Mayland, Mayland Heights, Renfrew, Tuxedo, Winston Heights - Mountview
NW Banff Trail, Bowness, Carrington, Crescent Heights, Capitol Hill, Hillhurst, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Montgomery, Mount Pleasant, Parkdale, Point Mckay, Rosedale, Rockland Park, Rosemont, St. Andrews Heights, Sunnyside, University Heights, University of Calgary, West Hillhurst
SW Altadore, Alpine park, Bankview, Bel-Aire, Belmont, Britannia, Cliff Bungalow, Currie Barracks, Lincoln Park, Connaught (district in Beltline), Elbow Park, Elboya, Erlton, Garrison Green, Garrison Woods, Glamorgan, Glenbrook, Glendale, Killarney/Glengarry, Lower Mount Royal, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, Mission, North Glenmore Park, Parkhill/Stanley Park, Richmond, Rideau Park, Rosscarrock, Roxboro, Rutland Park, Scarboro, Scarboro/Sunalta West, Shaganappi, South Calgary, Spruce Cliff, Sunalta, Upper Mount Royal, Vermillion Hill, Westgate, Wildwood, Windsor Park
SE Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Alyth/Bonnybrook, Belvedere, Burns Industrial, Dover, Erin Woods, Forest Heights, Forest Lawn, Highfield Industrial, Inglewood, Manchester Industrial, Manchester, Ogden Shops, Ogden, Ramsay, Rangeview, Southview, Seton, Victoria Park (district in Beltline)

Quadrants

Calgary is divided into four geographic quadrants generally described below. [12]

List

The following is a list of all neighbourhoods within the City of Calgary including residential communities, industrial areas, major parks and residual areas by electoral ward. [13]

Business Improvement Areas

Calgary's Business Improvement Areas (BIA; formerly Business Revitalization Zones or BRZ) are business districts established by businesses within an area to jointly raise and administer funds for various projects and promotional activities within that zone throughout the year. [18] BIAs in Calgary are established for one or more of the following purposes: "improving, beautifying and maintaining property" in the BIA; "developing, improving and maintaining public parking;" and/or promoting the BIA as a business or shopping area. [19]

The BRZ program in Calgary was established in 1983 to allow certain commercial areas of the city to administer and promote themselves internally. Many of the zones that emerged from this have since acquired a virtual "neighbourhood" status by the people of Calgary. (None of these zones are officially designated as neighbourhoods unto themselves, however.)

These are the 15 Business Improvement Areas of Calgary as of 2022: [19]

Planning Areas

The City of Calgary has divided the city into 42 local planning areas to facilitate more comprehensive urban development. [21] These areas group multiple communities together based on shared amenities, geographic features, and common planning needs.

Boundaries are primarily determined by major roads (e.g., Crowchild Trail, Deerfoot Trail) and geographic features (rivers, large parks). This approach aims to create stronger community linkages, address common issues, and enable more holistic growth planning.

Known Planning Areas

Industrial areas

Most industrial areas are located between Deerfoot Trail and 36 Street East in the northern half of the city; between Macleod Trail, Deerfoot Trail and Glenmore Trail in the south and east of Barlow Trail in the southeast. [23]

See also

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