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We tried to a little while back actually. Might be worth a chat with Calgary peeps/ orgs to see if we could revive interest. ☺️

In our summer newsletter, we’re sharing stories of what the new frontier of sustainable change looks like in action. From permanent street transformations to award-winning urban design, and the first stirrings of a fall election that will shape our city's next chapter. Read here: shorturl.at/lDXVO

This Frontier Has Pipes: Women Reimagining Public Space in Bridgeland — Sustainable Calgary Heather and Luli’s work with Carewest challenged us to consider how public spaces can contribute to our standards for long term care.

Read the story on our blog: www.sustainablecalgary.org/the-blog/202...

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Urban strategist Heather Chapple asked how seniors in long-term care could better connect with their community in Bridgeland. Alongside designer Luli Morar, the team from Carewest, and a group of volunteers, they transformed a parking lot into The Caboodle—a dementia-friendly pop-up plaza. (2/3)

We've launched a new series on our blog where we're tipping our hats to women reimagining public space in Calgary. ⛲🎨 First-up: women transforming Bridgeland (1/3)

Let’s empower kids to dream big and grow leaders with the courage and agency to tackle our biggest challenges.

💗 Donate here: www.sustainablecalgary.org/donate

Open streets encourage kids to walk and bike to school, increase safety by reducing traffic, and create public spaces for communities to gather.

We’ve got plans to prototype two more, and with your help we can scale up, share our work, and make the case for city-wide investment in safe streets.

Reimagining our city starts with bold ideas, and sometimes, those ideas come from 9-year-olds. 🌱 The Connaught Open Street, a pop-up park beside a Calgary elementary school, started as an idea from a group of fourth graders. Now it’s permanent.

Letter from the Executive Director: Summer 2025 — Sustainable Calgary Celia Lee, Executive Director of Sustainable Calgary, reflects on the spirit of resilience, generosity, and community action—values that resonate especially strongly in today’s uncertain times. 

From School Streets to creative community projects like the Bridgeland Caboodle, we’re prototyping a better city, together. Come hell or high water, let’s get to work (and have some fun while we’re at it)! 🤠

Read her letter here: www.sustainablecalgary.org/the-blog/202...

In her reflections on the Stampede spirit, our Executive Director @celiaravenlee.bsky.social tips her hat to Calgary’s get’er done attitude, and reminds us that in uncertain times, the best way forward is to roll up our sleeves and try.

So thrilled to see these out in the world! I have a particular fondness for the « Star Gazing & Storytelling » postcard. 🥰

Donate — Sustainable Calgary

Donate on our website or swing by Pages Books to grab your pack and start the adventure!

www.sustainablecalgary.org/donate

Your support fuels community-driven city-building—from School Streets to playful public spaces.

Simply address each postcard invite to a friend and follow the instructions provided. Activities include a bicycle scavenger hunt, park picnic, bird watching, and more!

🌞 Sustainable summer fun, delivered! Introducing our Summer Fun in the City Postcard Pack, 5 self-guided adventures to share with friends, yours for a donation of $30 or more. Each postcard is an invitation to explore, learn, and connect right here in the city.

More #SchoolStreets are coming to Mississauga!! 8 80 Cities is proud to support the City of Mississauga’s School Streets program through the National Active School Streets Initiative delivered by @greencommunities.bsky.social & funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Donate — Sustainable Calgary

Donate, download your BINGO card, and get all the details on our website: www.sustainablecalgary.org/donate

🤠 Plus: Play our free STAMPEDE BINGO for a chance to win a $75 Pages Books gift card!

💌 Donate $30+ and get a limited-edition Summer Fun Postcard Pack (or grab one at Pages Books starting July 8). Each pack includes 5 postcard invites and instructions for unique summer activities to do with your friends.

Thanks to your support, the Connaught Open Street is becoming a permanent, people-first park. Now, we’re raising funds to go further—to support communities, engage students, evaluate impact, and push for permanent change.

This Stampede season, help us build the next generation of School Streets—because the new frontier isn’t out on the range. It’s right here in our neighbourhoods.

Play the Sustainable Calgary STAMPEDE BINGO! — Sustainable Calgary Whether you are a Rodeo regular or Stampede hater, you have to admit that the first few weeks of July are transformative in Calgary. Hay litters the streets and gingham becomes appropriate office...

Submit your completed card at Pages Books for a $75 giftcard give away.

Download your free printable BINGO card and view all the details on our website! www.sustainablecalgary.org/the-blog/202...

Howdy y'all. We’re about to launch our summer fundraiser—and we’re doing it Stampede style 🤠. To kick things off, we’re releasing our first-ever STAMPEDE BINGO card! From July 4th - 13th, we invite you to explore how the Stampede can energize the city into a more active, welcoming place!

The Chickadee Challenge — Sustainable Calgary Learn from species around you to design healthier, more sustainable ways of living!

Learn more about the program and access the open source resources on our website: www.sustainablecalgary.org/projects/chi...

Chickadee Challenge: Using nature to inspire change Mobilizing Alberta, Building Capacity of Climate Action. Mobilizing Alberta is a five-year initiative at UCalgary led by the Office of Sustainability and was undertaken with the financial support from the Government of Canada. Many communities across Southern Alberta are already leading the way in implementing innovative and equitable climate solutions. Mobilizing Alberta aims to strengthen the capacity for advancing climate action across Southern Alberta by: providing grants for climate action projects that bring together community organizations with UCalgary faculty and students; offering a "Preparing Albertans for Climate Change" free e-course; and organizing a series of events open to the campus community and the public to generate climate awareness and inspire action. Learn more at: https://ucalgary.ca/sustainability/mobilizing-alberta/preparing-albertans-climate-change-e-course

New video alert! 📹 In collaboration with the University of Calgary, we created open-source resources for educators to engage students in redesigning their communities through the lens of biomimicry.

Watch The Chickadee Challenge in action in the classrooms at Connaught School: bit.ly/4n1MUB4

Working with city officials, students, and communities, he’s helped make active transportation more accessible and fun, especially for underserved groups like new Canadians, low-income families, and children.

Congratulations on the nomination David! 👏 Good luck tonight at the Award Ceremony!

David has championed active transportation through projects with Sustainable Calgary, Bike Calgary, and more, shifting Calgary toward low-emission, people-first mobility. David’s hard work and dedication is central to many of our projects, including The Confluence and Connaught Open Street.

We are thrilled to share that David Kowel, Project Manager of the Connaught Open Street has been nominated and shortlisted in the Air category at this year's Emerald Awards!

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Hey Calgary! You can take action to promote safe cycling in your community. Sign up for #PedalPollSondoVelo today: signup.com/go/jjnDJhM

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This wholesome moment on our mini #bikebus commute this morning is why I'll continue to advocate for safe streets. Let's apply more of @880cities.bsky.social ideas when redesigning our communities. @sustainableyyc.bsky.social #yycbike