This Master s Degree Project (MDP) looked at ways
that Calgary s City Council and downtown planning
team could foster an increase in market-rate housing
development in the City s central business district
(CBD). The policy objectives were two fold: to
increase the vitality of the lifeless downtown core
after business hours, and to decrease some of the
pressure on suburban development leading towards a
more sustainable city. After examining the
approaches of other Canadian and American cities, the
MDP described some strategies that could work for the
City to increase the number of residential units in
the CBD. Attitudinal interviews were held with a few
members of the downtown residential development
industry and with Aldermen who were available for
comment. The conclusions drawn suggest that it may
only be a matter of time before the market in Calgary
is ready for housing in the CBD. Some citizens of
Calgary were beginning to see the benefits of living
in downtown; whereas, it would take longer for others
to accept living in the Central Business District.
that Calgary s City Council and downtown planning
team could foster an increase in market-rate housing
development in the City s central business district
(CBD). The policy objectives were two fold: to
increase the vitality of the lifeless downtown core
after business hours, and to decrease some of the
pressure on suburban development leading towards a
more sustainable city. After examining the
approaches of other Canadian and American cities, the
MDP described some strategies that could work for the
City to increase the number of residential units in
the CBD. Attitudinal interviews were held with a few
members of the downtown residential development
industry and with Aldermen who were available for
comment. The conclusions drawn suggest that it may
only be a matter of time before the market in Calgary
is ready for housing in the CBD. Some citizens of
Calgary were beginning to see the benefits of living
in downtown; whereas, it would take longer for others
to accept living in the Central Business District.