Connect Downtown: Planning a Vibrant Town Centre
Overview
We are developing an Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) for Canmore’s downtown. An ARP lays out a comprehensive vision supported by a land use concept, a public realm plan, and a set of supporting development policies that will work in unison over the next 25 years to the year 2050.
Connect Downtown will address several interconnected topics that will shape the future of our downtown spaces, including the future look, feel, and function of Main Street, how we move through downtown, ways to integrate more housing, and reimagining downtown parks and open spaces.
As we develop the plan, there is an opportunity for the public to shape the future experience of the area – how people live, experience, and travel downtown.
Get Involved
We want to hear from you about our proposed strategies for downtown.
- Take our survey from July 15 to Aug. 6, 2024 for a chance to win a $100 gift card to a downtown business of your choice
- Visit our pop-up engagement from July 15 to Aug. 2, 2024 at Elevation Place. We will have team members on site to answer your questions on market days between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on July 18, July 25, and Aug. 1.
Get Informed
- Read the Vision Document and What We Heard Report from the Vision phase of the project.
- Read our information booklet that provides an overview of our proposed strategies for downtown.
- Read the existing Town Centre Enhancement Concept Plan
How We Will Use Your Input
Based on recent engagement, we developed a project vision with ten big ideas that outlines "where we want to go" for the downtown ARP. You can review the Vision Document and What We Heard Report that reflects the input we received from the community and will guide the next phases of the project.
We now want to know what you think of some potential strategies that to advance the vision. Your feedback throughout the process will be considered and reflected in the final plan that will be considered by Town Council in early 2025.
Contact
To learn more, contact our team by email at communications@canmore.ca
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What’s Your Big Idea for Downtown Canmore? Add it to the ideas board below. You can also vote for your favourites that have been added by other community members.
View All Ideas6 months ago
year-round street activation: buskers, fire pits (winter), more off-season downtown-focused events like The Warm Up, art displays, etc.
5 months ago
Food Trucks
In every Town across North America, Food Trucks and municipalities have come up with rules for Food Trucks to operate. In vibrant, tourist locations, parks, beach areas and other areas that offer no other services a Food Truck offers guests an affordable, unique alternative to the brick-and-mortar restaurants. Under the current rules in Canmore Food Trucks are not allowed to offer foods on public land. If you would like to operate in Canmore, you must work out rent with a private landowner and show the Town of Canmore the lease agreement. You must apply for a Temporary/Seasonal permit and outline the area you have rented to the Town. Then you are required to apply for a development permit and lay out the area you are renting. Due to this now being a change of use, even if it is a parking lot. This process takes 2-3 months. It is an absolute gong show and does no support Free Enterprise. There are several municipalities within Alberta that have successful Food Truck programs set up. It is time for the Town of Canmore to jump into the 2024 and update their Food Truck policies.
5 months ago
Better use of parking lots
Make better use of downtown parking lots. Instead of filling up downtown with cars, why not turn it into Indoor/Outdoor market/dining/hanging out spaces? Make it a destination for people to go.
5 months ago
Open up Centennial Park Ie: Riverside Park Pet friendly, picnic/activity areas Encourage more outdoor markets and festivals to be held here
