Our Work
Tracking 42 indicators across 7 domains of sustainability. The State of our City reports track Calgary’s long-term sustainability in Economy, Education, Natural Environment, Resource Use, Wellness, Governance and Community.
The “Spot On” podcast is led by postsecondary students to connect local voices with national sustainability goals, and inspire meaningful change in our community.
The Connaught Open Street is a collaborative, community-led project that provides a safer way for kids to get to school.
A collaboration of the City of Calgary, University of Calgary and Sustainable Calgary: rules of thumb for folks planning neighbourhood streets!
Stepping Towards a Greener Tomorrow takes kids out of the back seat (figuratively and literally) and gets them involved in planning healthy communities.
Browse 10 years of work from students, professionals and community members imagining a post-carbon community in Calgary. Manchester Futures is now live!
Anchored by the art installation titled “While We Wait" by Blank Page Studio, Destination Marlborough is rooted in design schemes chosen by the community.
Local citizens and professional designers team up to co-create healthier neighbourhoods.
How can existing pathways improve pedestrian networks? Enter Catwalks. Found in 134 communities in YYC, these often neglected spaces connect people to parks, schools and transit.
Co-designing for the “regional” and “commuter” scales with Acadia, Haysboro, Fairview, Kingsland, Willow Ridge and Southwood.
Co-design with the future in mind. How can Manchester meet the needs of local residents and businesses while aiming for a zero-waste, net-zero-energy circular economy?
Can a parking lot be a park? A market? A concert venue? A shared space? A flood management tool? An oasis from the heat island effect? We think so!
An annual professional workshop that turns community feedback into design schemes. Step 3 of our co-design process.
Prototypes Acadia’s top-voted Design Scheme! Features designed-for-Acadia furniture, espresso, pop-up bookstore, bocce ball, ping pong, board games, arts & crafts, snacks, and simple traffic calming.
The pre-cursors to pie: planters and seating created with strawberries and rhubarb in mind. Project of O2 Planning + Design and YRK YPK for SustainableYYC and community of Acadia.
Everyone’s invited! 26-foot slabs of Douglas Fir are held together by locally welded steel brackets. ‘Made for you with love’ by the bench project and Keith Simmons for the community of Acadia.
