Let’s Ride! East Central Grand Opening
Join Team Ward 9 and The City of Calgary for the Grand Opening of the East Central Neighbourhood Streets Project!
Saturday, June 17, 2023 | 9am - 10:30am
Bring your bike and meet us at Journey to Freedom Park at 9am - 1907 17 Ave SE
We’ll kick off Neighbour Day with the Greater Forest Lawn community as we celebrate the grand opening of our new multimodal and wheeling infrastructure in East Calgary.
Coffee, donuts, guest speakers, prizes + LOTS of family-friendly fun to be had!
This event will begin with a community gathering at Journey to Freedom Park. Afterwards, we will head out on a family-friendly community bike ride, exploring parts of the new East Central + Dover multi-use and wheeling pathways.
Schedule of Events:
9am – 10am – Coffee, Donuts, Ribbon Cutting, and Door Prizes in the park.
Cllr Carra will speak to some of the improvements that have happened in the area, as well as an official ribbon cutting for the completion of Phase I of the East Central Neighbourhood Street Project. There will be an opportunity for media and the public to ask questions about the project, and participants can enter a draw to win an awesome prize pack!
10am – 10:30am – Community Bike Ride.
Together, we will ride along parts of the new East Central + Dover multi-use and wheeling pathways. We will stop for a few moments at 34th Ave + 33rd St SE to hear from members of the East Central + Dover Neighbourhood Streets team, as well as hear about the naturalization work that has happened along the route. We will also get to hear from local BUMP artist Brandon Greiling about the concrete barriers he designed and that have been installed temporarily along the route. 66 artists were selected to paint barriers and help add moments of delight, reflection, and vibrancy to the area.
Please RSVP:
Please RSVP through the Eventbrite link so we can gauge how many people we can expect. The event is family-friendly and free to attend. All are welcome to join. east-central-grand-opening.eventbrite.ca
Bike Route:
Begin at Journey to Freedom Park (19th Ave + 26th St SE) Ride east along 19 Ave SE to 33 St.
Loopback on 19th Ave.
Ride south on 26 St SE to 34 Ave.
Head East on 34 Ave to 28 St.
Loopback on 34 Ave.
Then north back up 26 St.
We’ll end the ride where we started at Journey to Freedom Park.