Blueprint for the Beltline

The Blueprint for the Beltline was created to formulate new policies and regulations for residential development and to provide for the enhancement of streets and lanes in the Beltline area. The purpose is to promote density, variety, and quality in the Beltline Communities of Victoria and Connaught. The study, originally called the West Victoria/Connaught Special Planning Study, addressed the area between 12th and 17th Avenues South, and 1st Street SE and 14th Street SW.

The City of Calgary's Downtown and Inner City Planning Section, along with the Connaught/West Victoria Community Planning Committee have authored a set of Development Principles to guide development of residential areas, as well as streetscapes and landscapes. The second stage of the Blueprint entails the consideration of a range of implementation possibilities, followed by a third phase, in which development of an implementation plan will commence.

The Blueprint for the Beltline was approved at Calgary Planning Commission in May, and endorsed by City Council on Monday, June 16, 2003.

Principles from the Blueprint are currently being considered in the progression of the East Victoria Special Study and the Land Use Bylaw Review.