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Pathways and Green Spaces
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Pathways and Green Spaces
More than 93% of Calgarians use our parks regularly, making more than 60 million visits each year. 95% rated experience as satisfied or very satisfied with Calgary's park system.
The City's Parks Business Unit is responsible for 7,500 hectares of parks, open spaces, and roadway greens, including Nose Hill Park, one of the largest urban natural green spaces in all of Canada.
City Parks maintains approximately:
- 7500 hectares of land in excess of 3400 sites
- 975 playgrounds
- 410 ball diamonds
- 500 soccer and football fields
- 180 tennis courts
- 335,000 trees
- 580 km of pathways
- 120 dog off-leash areas
With approximately 580 km of pathways and 260 km of on-street bikeways within its boundaries, The City of Calgary boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America. Snow is cleared off 42 km of the pathway system during the winter months to ensure all-season access for Calgarians. Traveling the entire pathway system would require you to cross 67 bridges. More than 750 signs are posted along the pathways.
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