Planning Committee

OUR COMMUNITY

Bridgeland-Riverside is an established inner-city community that historically has been, and today still aspires to be, a mixed use and diverse, riverside neighbourhood with a vibrant atmosphere.  Our welcoming community celebrates our heritage, while planning for the future and aspires to continue to be a sustainable, inclusive community that serves the needs of our wide-ranging demographics while maintaining a close-knit, neighbourly culture.

Interested in joining the Planning Committee?

Planning Committee meetings are generally held on the first and third Monday of the month at 7:30pm. The meetings are online. Committee members must have valid BRCA Memberships and compete a Conflict of Interest Form. Community members are welcome to attend at least 2 planning meetings before committing to join.

If you are interested in being a part of the Committee or discussing a project with the BRCA Planning Committee, please contact: planning@brcacalgary.org

Submit a Conflict of Interest Form to planning@brcacalgary.org.

Other ways to get involved

Community members are welcome and encouraged to submit comments on any development permit. All permits can be accessed at https://dmap.calgary.ca/.

It’s good practice to organize your feedback according to a development’s impact on various issues. Be as clear as possible, be polite, and provide specific examples or your experiences where possible. Issues to comment on include:

• building size (called massing) and its impact on privacy and/or shadowing (during summer and winter) on adjacent areas;
• safety concerns;
• how a development fits with the existing context of the street and/or neighbourhood (for example, architectural style, aesthetic, building materials, design, size, height, setbacks, noise effects, etc.);
• landscaping, aspects involving urban forestry, concerns about water pooling;
• heritage, historical and/or cultural significance;
• any impacts on neighbourhood infrastructure (for example, city utilities, drainage, parks, pathways & playgrounds, traffic patterns, transit, vehicle access & parking, etc.);
• any impacts on city services (for example, community amenities, emergency services, location of waste/recycling bins, city maintenance, etc.);
• concerns regarding construction equipment and/or traffic, particularly for major projects;
• a development’s relation to City policies (for example, Municipal Plan, Main Streets, Climate Strategy, Growth Strategy, Local Area Plans, bylaws, etc.).

There is plenty of space to have your say on development!

Feel free to reach out to planning@brcacalgary.org