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CMLC: Driving the Train

The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) was created to bring the vision of East Village to life. CMLC is organized and operated as an independent development company. It has a 20-year time-frame within which to return borrowed revenue derived from new private urban development.

It funds its annual costs by diverting future tax earnings from the forecasted redevelopment of the overall Rivers District. As such, CMLC is under pressure to rapidly restore the brownfield to productive re-use to prove its accountability.

CMLC’s Aproach to Regeneration
CMLC has the City of Calgary’s mandate to prepare East Village for redevelopment, broadly following the street pattern inferred in the Area Redevelopment Plan.
CMLC’s strength is in:

  • Land ownership - it owns or controls over 50% of the developable land in East Village,
  • Influence - it has strong relationships with City Hall and the development community,
  • Co-ordination - it works with third parties on and off site to deliver a product that will benefit the whole city.

Forging Ahead
CMLC has made substantial progress in upgrading the area’s infrastructure by:

  • Improving the quality of discharge into the Bow River by introducing a storm-water quality improvement system at Fort Calgary,
  • Flood-plain raising,
  • Renewing the streetscape with a new and consistent palette of trees, paving materials and street furniture components,
  • Designing and constructing RiverWalk,
  • Developing new play and amenity facilities for local residents.

Preparation of the Master Plan
In Autumn 2008, CMLC organized an international competition to appoint an urban design practice to provide advice on the master plan for the redevelopment of the area. The master plan would build on the objectives and principles set out in the East Village ARP, respect the established street grid and provide the framework for the regeneration and development of East Village into a vibrant mixed-use creative city quarter – a fully integrated project and a high quality opportunity for residents, business owners, property owners and developers alike.
The teams presented their submissions in December. CMLC’s Board unanimously awarded the project to Broadway Malyan for its innovative and contemporary approach to the area’s regeneration.

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