
- With 152 off-leash areas, Calgary has the second highest total number and the third highest when population is factored in, at 12 per 100,000 people.
- Calgary is one of 19% of cities with a standalone biodiversity strategy.
- At nearly $1.7 million, Calgary pulled in the second highest amount in outside funding for parks.
- Through a collaborative effort that involved different city departments as well as artists and biologists, Calgary opened the unique Dale Hodges Park in 2019, also serving as a stormwater treatment facility.
- Calgary led public engagement in summer 2019 to gauge support for a potential pilot project to allow alcohol consumption at certain park picnic sites.
- Through the Creating Coventry project, the city teamed up with a community association in the Coventry Hills area to engage residents about local park and playground improvements, publishing a report following the process.
6.6
ha parkland per 1000 people
8412 ha of total parkland
55%
of total parkland is natural area
4630 total ha
25%
of parkland is environmentally significant/protected
2100 total ha
10%
of total city land is parkland
84,820 ha of total city area
152
Dog parks
56
Community gardens/urban farms
2
Parkland provision goal (ha per 1000 people)
Distance to park: 450m or a 5 minute walk
3.4
volunteers per 1000 people
4300 total
7
community park groups
Yes
Policy to waive permit fees for groups with financial need?
Community park group program
$64¹
Parks operating budget per person
$81,657,970 total
$33,417,788¹
Total parks capital budget
$1,695,000
Total philanthropy/sponsorships
Yes
Provincially legislated tools available for parkland development
10% of development site or cash-in-lieu
¹Budget numbers reported last year were from 2018.
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