Jack & Jean Leslie RiverWalk™

Award-winning riverside promenade reconnects East Village and Calgarians to our Bow River

Future phases to extend along Elbow River into The C+E.

Overview

From Centre Street to the heart of The C+E.

Since CMLC completed Stage 1 in 2012, RiverWalk has become one of the city’s best-loved public spaces, used year-round for recreation, commuting and socializing. Along the Bow River’s edge, it connects Centre Street to Fort Calgary and then follows the Elbow River from the confluence to 9th Avenue SE. Long term plans will see the extension of the riverside promenade into The C+E, ultimately adding two more kilometres to RiverWalk.

Location

Key Takeaways

  • 1

    Connecting East Village to The C+E

    Stage 2 of CMLC’s RiverWalk project will extend the multiuse, active-transportation pathway past 9th Avenue SE to MacDonald Bridge.

  • 2

    A crucial piece of the district vision

    This extension to the city’s beloved RiverWalk will be designed within the context of the rapidly unfolding Rivers District Master Plan.

Media & Recognition

Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects

National Award of Merit 2015 Read More

Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects

National Award of Merit 2010 Read More

Urban Land Institute
Urban Land Institute

Urban Open Space Award Finalist 2012

Mayor's Urban Design Award
Mayor's Urban Design Award

Civic Design 2011

Dates

Opened June 2012

Project Team1

  • Stantec
    Stantec
    Design Consultant

Articles3

  • Wheel of Women Plaza on RiverWalk Opens

  • CMLC celebrates opening of RiverWalk - Phase III