To give its residents places to unwind, connect, and stay active, the City of Calgary is rolling out a wave of public space investments throughout 2026. Ryan Atkinson, Director of Public Spaces Delivery, noted that the city is building new spaces and breathing fresh life into existing ones—ensuring that as neighborhoods grow, residents gain more ways to come together and build strong, connected communities.
For local sports enthusiasts, those investments mean expanded access to year-round recreation. Construction wraps up this fall on Rocky Ridge Athletic Park, introducing two lit artificial-turf fields that can extend play into the evening and lengthen the playing season. Meanwhile, has begun on the Northeast Athletic Complex—featuring four outdoor multisport fields, an indoor fieldhouse, and Calgary’s first competition-ready cricket pitch built for local and national play. Communities in the southwest can also look forward to major hubs like the Symons Valley Centre Library—a 15,000-square-foot facility anchoring a future transit and housing development—and the Belmont Fieldhouse and Library, scheduled to combine year-round athletics with a full-service public library when it opens in 2027.
Neighborhood parks and historical landmarks are also receiving upgrades. Munro Park will reopen in late fall 2026 with a natural play zone, a basketball court, rainwater-powered gardens, and the newly relocated Centennial Grove art and Richardson Ground Squirrel sculptures from the Olympic Plaza. A new feature section the Chinese Market Garden is being added to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary which honours the Chinese families who once farmed the land and helped feed Calgary’s growing population. New pathways, native plants and interpretive features will provide an opportunity to its visitors to connect with local history and at the same time provide Calgarian’s with an opportunity to enjoy its natural spaces.
