Downtown Flood Barrier & Eau Claire Promenade and Plaza Redesign

Downtown Flood Barrier & Eau Claire Promenade and Plaza Redesign– Meeting Opportunities

**Connect with the team and ask questions about the work happening in the area.**

Please sign-up by "selecting a date" above and ordering a ticket. You will be emailed a link from the project team to join us on Microsoft Teams prior to the session. This invite will include "how-to" instructions for Microsoft Teams.

OCTOBER SESSIONS DATES AND TIMES:

• #1 Saturday, October 24 10:30-11:45 a.m.
• #2 Tuesday, October 27 5-6 p.m.
• #3 Thursday, October 29 7:30- 8:30 p.m.

For more information about the above projects, visit: www.calgary.ca/EauClaire

Please note: Please only sign up for ONE of the two sessions offered. In order to ensure it is fair to everyone interested in connecting with the project team, duplicated registrations will be removed.

Downtown Flood Barrier

Protecting Calgarians from floods is a top priority for our city, and we're doing so while enhancing the Eau Claire area at the same time. We're implementing flood mitigation measures from Calgary's Flood Resilience Plan approved by Council in 2017. These include flood barriers and stormwater improvements to ensure Calgary is protected against a 2013-level flood on the Bow and Elbow Rivers. The Downtown Flood Barrier will extend from The Peace Bridge to Reconciliation Bridge and lower the risks of flooding in the downtown, Chinatown, East Village and Eau Claire communities.

Eau Claire Promenade

The Eau Claire Promenade extends from The Peace Bridge eastwards to the Reconciliation Bridge. Our goal is to extend the work we did at West Eau Claire Park to create a safe, efficient and beautiful riverfront promenade and cycle network that integrates flood protection into a space that connects Calgary’s downtown with the Bow River.

Our goals for the Promenade focus on:

• A space for the City and Community
• Accommodate all users for all of Calgary
• Connect people to the Bow River
• Build a vibrant centre city riverfront
• Design a diversity of social spaces for mental well-being
• Promoting active, healthy lifestyles Incorporate strategies for year-round healthy, active lifestyles – a better space for walking, jogging, biking, etc.
• Provide a continuous, safe and accessible riverfront promenade
• Designate efficient pathways for safe alternate modes of transportation like scooters
• Environmental Responsibility
• Preserve the natural environment by protecting most of the existing trees and plants along the riverAchieve multiple cost benefits through durable and beautiful design solutions
• Flood Protection and Resilience
• Integrate flood protection into the public realm improvements
• Increase resilience for Eau Claire, the Downtown Core and future infrastructure projects

Plaza Redesign

The Eau Claire Plaza is being redesigned as part of the refresh of the Eau Claire area to allow for more flexible year around uses and improved accessibility for all residents and visitors. Its new design will embrace everyday community gatherings in addition to spaces for hosting larger events and festivals.

The design will be well integrated with the adjacent market redevelopment, downtown flood barrier, Eau Claire promenade, and Jaipur bridge replacement. As a place grounded in history, this space will be reimagined into a vibrant world class attraction for social and cultural gatherings.

Construction of the Eau Claire Plaza is partially funded at this time. Once fully completed, the plaza will become an iconic gateway to the area and a vibrant destination that compliments the improvements occurring around it.

Both the Downtown Flood Barrier and Eau Claire Promenade and the Plaza Redesign projects are being launched and coordinated with the overarching Eau Claire Area Improvements.