Research on Downtown Calgary 

University of Calgary
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape


Project Team
Nikita Kheterpal
Fabian Neuhaus


>> Aerial images illustrating the evolution of the downtown around CPR tracks -

>> Map of interviewed stakeholders in downtown Calgary (June 2020 - Aug 2020)

>> Research findings

>>Funding




Literature Research

Top - Downtown Calgary in 1940’s - looking north (Source: Calgary, An Urban Study, 1973)
Bottom - Calgary downtown in 1966 with CPR tracks in the view - looking northwest  (Source: Calgary, An Urban Study, 1973)


Calgary downtown in 1970’s (Source: Calgary, An Urban Study, 1973)


Land use in the downtown in 1972  (Source: Calgary, An Urban Study, 1973)


(Source: Calgary, An Urban Study, 1973)


Boundary of the downtown and Calgary’s city centre (Source: City of Calgary, 2007)