We’re asking you to donate to help us do more
Over the last 25+ years, our research has told us designing for health is a win-win: healthy cities are beautiful, they make us happier, they’re good for business, and they’re better for the environment.
We’ve been putting that research into action. In just the last year, we:
Teamed up with the Beltline Urban Murals Project to resurface and improve safety at the Connaught Open Street - and make the Beltline a safer, more playful place to walk to school!
Teamed up with designers and locals to imagine permanent changes - including re-greening - for the Connaught Open Street.
Were honoured with a National Urban Design Award alongside partners for Kids Reimagine School Streets - a program that turned kids into community designers to support more walking and biking.
Brought the Chickadee Challenge to life - a design toolkit that helps us learn from nature to solve life’s challenges - to three classrooms in Calgary.
Joined a pan-Canadian School Streets initiative with Green Communities Canada and 880 Cities, which will fund two more school street prototypes in 2025-26.
And much more - from launching Dialogue for a Change, consulting on municipal policy, producing new publications and hosting events. Stay tuned for more in an upcoming blog!
With your support, we can continue to work with Calgarians to imagine healthier changes for our city and a sustainable, just future for our planet.
DONATION REWARDS
Design subject to minor changes based on production!
Get inspired to make change in your community, and help us continue to move our city towards a sustainable future for all!
We’re excited to offer you a few fun rewards including stickers for all donations, a limited edition patch to sew on to your favourite jacket or bag, and prints of some of our favourite publications.
Donations greater than $10: A sweet new Sustainable Calgary sticker!
Donations greater than $50: A sweet new Sustainable Calgary sticker and iron on patch bundle!
Donations greater than $75: The sticker and patch bundle and Streets as Playful Places
Donations greater than $100: The sticker and patch bundle, Designed Together: a brand-new retrospective on our co-design work, Streets as Playful Places
Donations greater than $150: The sticker and patch bundle, Designed Together + Streets as Playful Places + Spur Line
Donations greater than $200: The sticker and patch bundle, Designed Together + Streets as Playful Places + Spur Line + Kids Reimagine School Streets
Donations greater than $300: The sticker and patch bundle, Designed Together, Kids Reimagine School Streets, Spur Line Streets as Playful Places , Healthy Places, Limited edition tote bag
Packages available at the beginning of January. Make sure to provide your email address when you donate so we can let you know when they’re available for pickup.
Reward Publications
We’re releasing a brand-new retrospective on our codesign work in 8 Calgary communities through Active Neighbourhoods Canada. It’s full of great tips on doing codesign successfully - and you’ll be among the first to read it!
Why are playful public spaces critical to child development? Find out in this first ever printing of Streets as Playful Places - and check out incredible conceptual designs for the neighbourhood of Manchester.
What happens when you put kids in charge of designing safe, interesting and convenient routes to school? Take a look at these temporary design concepts and aspirational neighbourhood-wide Active Transportation Networks. Plus - get the stats on how their ideas make our communities healthier.
Learn best practices for making communities more walkable and bikeable - and better for our health!
Increasing urban density and more nearby amenities is good for our health, and helps protect natural spaces. Spur Line conceptually explores an opportunity to develop on Calgary’s existing footprint, reimagining unused “spur lines” in the rail system as sites for mixed-use development.
Your donations support collaborative work towards a just, healthy and thriving Calgary.
Make sure to provide your email address when you donate so we can let you know when rewards are available for pickup!