Green Infrastructure in Calgary’s Mobility Corridors (2008)

Green Infrastructure in Calgary’s Mobility Corridors guides Calgary toward greener roads and highways. This study, in support of Plan It Calgary, proposes design principles and a related palette of green infrastructure strategies to help Calgary minimize environmental impacts and maximize environmental services in mobility corridors. It integrates current research from sustainable landscapes, urban biodiversity, low impact stormwater management, urban forestry, traffic calming, livable streets and multi-modal transportation. A simple decision-making framework helps designers determine and apply appropriate strategies for different classes of corridors in various land use contexts.
This report received a National Merit Award for Research, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.

Authors: Cynthia Girling, Maria Galdón, Lara Davis and Ronald Kellett
With the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia

Acknowledgements:
We appreciate the helpful contributions of City of Calgary colleagues Dick Ebersohn, Liliana Bozic, Russell Friesen, Zorana McDaniel, David McElhanney and Eric MacNaughton.

Plan It Calgary sets out a long-term policy to accommodate another 1.3 million people over 60 years. Core principles were: plan a compact city form that cultivates walking, cycling and transit while preserving open space, parks and other environmental amenities. Plans for implementing Plan It Calgary were adopted in 2009.

Download a copy of the report, Green Infrastructure in Calgary’s Mobility Corridors, from Plan It Calgary Research