NORTH HAVEN & THORNCLIFFE-GREENVIEW COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN 630: ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL PLANNING STUDIO | WINTER 2026 KAKIU CHAN, CRAIG DELEAN, NOA FRIEDMAN, AJA SAYERS
COMMUNITY CONTEXT
Horizon Edge
HUNTINGTON HILLS
Consulting CALGARY INTERNATIONAL 64 Ave NE
NW
AIRPORT
NOSE HILL PARK
OUR PARTNERS
NE
DEERFOOT BUSINESS CENTRE St
NW
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SKYLINE
Thorncliffe
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4 St NW
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McKnight Blvd NE
GREENVIEW INDUSTRIAL
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PARK HIGHLAND PARK
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Major Road
Greenview
North Haven
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SUMMARY
DEMOGRAPHICS TRANSPORTATION SPLIT
POPULATION AND DWELLING OCCUPATION
Population Decline
1978: Upper North Haven and Thorncliffe construction boom
9% Transit Car-Reliance 13% Other 2% Bicycle 4% Walk 9% Transit 7% Car (Passenger) 74% Car (Driver)
81% Drive
Occupied Dwellings Plateau
LONGTIME ESTABLISHED RESIDENTS
YOUNG FAMILIES & PROFESSIONALS
Have invested in the community’s local amenities and charm
Want to invest their futures into this community too
AGING HOUSING STOCK, LOW DENSITY, AND LOW HOUSING DIVERSITY
2018
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SINCE 2014
WORK COMMUTE TIMES
2000
John G.
1500
Plateaued Enrollment
ALL: 51% 47% Calgary
80,000+ new Alberta students since 2022.
1000
Sir. John A
500
Larger class sizes
25% 21%
St. Helena Col. Sanders Thorncliffe North Haven
Quality of life outcome from close employment centers
22%
23
LESS THAN 15 MINS
15 - 29 MINS
30-44 MINS
45-59 MINS
Creates barriers to new residential growth and declines service & infrastructure quality Targeted density and new development would entice investment into the community to achieve the communities’ service and amenity goals
5% 5% 5% 5%
20
22
20
21
20
20
20
19
20
18
20
17
20
16
20
15
20
20
14
0
Drives away public and private desired investments into the community
74% of all residents commute <30 mins
60+ MINS
METHODOLOGY
OUR GOAL
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Initial Research
Analysis
Design Draft
Final Design
Jan 12: Team Formation Jan 13: First Site Visit Jan 22: Walking Tour
Feb 26: Steering Committee Presentation Feb 5: Model Building Plan Meeting
Feb 26: Steering Committee Presentation March 6: Model Completion
Apr 16: Steering Committee Presentation Apr 18: Open House Apr 22: Final Report Submission
March 7: Community Workshop Map Preparation
Site Analysis
Data Collection
Community Profiling
Walking Tour with community Leaders
Gap Assessment Model Building Plan
Horizon Edge Consulting will focus on designing a comprehensive guidebook which highlights an urban planning development framework that responds directly to the priorities expressed by the communities and aligns with Calgary’s growth policies
Design Conceptualization
Guidebook Completion
Model Building
Open House Preparation
Community Enagagement
Project Report
RESPECT COMMUNITY CHARACTER
STRATEGIC DENSIFICATION
ENHANCE CONNECTIONS TO NATURE
IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS
COMMUNTIY ENGAGEMENT WHAT WE HEARD LANDUSE
OPEN SPACE
MOBILITY
MORE ACCESS TO LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES
UNDERUTILIZED GREEN SPACES
UNSAFE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE
LACK OF SENIOR LIVING OPTIONS
DISCONNECTED PARKS
DISCONNECTED BIKE LANES
DESIGN SOLUTIONS TARGETED DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL DIVERSIFICATION
AGING IN PLACE AND INTER-GENERATION LIVING
ACTIVATING HIGH ACTIVITY NODES AND CORRIDORS
POP-UP ACTIVATIONS
GREENWAY
LIGHTING INTERVENTIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
EXPANDED CYCLING NETWORK
SMART TRAFFIC LIGHT
LACK OF LIGHTING
TRAFFIC CONGESTION