Bridgeland, Calgary

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bridgeland
other_name = (Riverside)
settlement_type = Neighbourhood


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dot_map_caption = Location of Bridgeland in Calgary
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = City
subdivision_name2 = flag|Calgary
subdivision_type3 = Quadrant
subdivision_name3 = NE
subdivision_type4 = Ward
subdivision_name4 = 9
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leader_title = Administrative body
leader_name = Calgary City Council
leader_title1 = Alderman
leader_name1 = Joe Ceci
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1908
established_title2 = Annexed
established_date2 = 1910
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area_total_km2 = 3.2
population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 5042
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population_blank1_title = Average Income
population_blank1 = $31786
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latd= 51|latm= 03|lats= 17|latNS= N|longd= 114|longm= 02|longs= 46|longEW= W
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elevation_m = 1055
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = T2E
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website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/ne/bridgelandriverside/bridgeland.htm Bridgeland Community Association]
footnotes = Bridgeland (formerly known as "Riverside") is an inner city neighborhood in the north-east quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.

It is bounded to the south by Memorial Drive and the Bow River, to the east by Deerfoot Trail and Tom Campbell’s Hill, to the west by Edmonton Trail and to the north by the community of Renfrew. It is located immediately northeast of downtown Calgary and north of the Calgary Zoo.

In 2006, the neighbourhood had a population of 5,042, a 11.7% increase from 2005.Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/popcomparisonbycomm.pdf | author= City of Calgary |title= Community Population Comparison | year=2006 | accessdate= 2007-04-30] The community is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 9 Alderman Joe Ceci. On a federal level, Bridgeland falls in the electoral district of Calgary Centre-North and is represented in the House of Commons by MP Jim Prentice. The city of Calgary published an Area redevelopment plan for this community in 2006, [Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/planning/pdf/bridgeland_riverside_arp/bridgeland_riverside_arp_one.pdf | title= Bridgeland-Riverside APR | author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-02] which regulates construction of buildings and recreational areas, with the intention of increasing population density in certain areas, as well as development of a public transit oriented community.

The postal code in this area is T2E.

History

The community of Riverside was established by Russian-German immigrants during Calgary's first population boom in the 1880s, when Riverside was known as Germantown. At the beginning of the 19th century, immigrants were mostly of Italian and Ukrainian origin. [Cite web| url= http://www.brcacalgary.org/page4.html | title= History | author= Community of Bridgeland Riverside| year=2005| accessdate=2007-05-02]

Riverside was annexed in 1910 to the city of Calgary. A "Red Light District" survived in the neighborhood until the First World War. In 1910, the Calgary General Hospital was built in this area. It was closed in 1997 and imploded on October 4, 1998. [Cite web| url= http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0011326 | title= An Unprecedented Hospital Closing in Calgary | author= Maclean's | authorlink= Maclean's Magazine | accessdate= 2007-05-02]

The name "Bridgeland" was coined in 1908 by the "Dominion Bridge Company".

Parts of lower Bridgeland were popularly known as "Little Italy" in emulation of similarly named enclaves in other cities of immigrants of Italian stock. The concentration of Italian bakeries, restaurants and groceries has diminished over time but the strip along 1st Avenue NE is sometimes still referred to by this name. [Alberta Source. [http://www.albertasource.ca/abitalian/background/calgary_cultural_life.html Calgary Cultural Life] ]

Infrastructure

The community is served by the Bridgeland/Memorial station of the C-Train transit system.

The Bridges

A major redevelopment dubbed "The Bridges" commenced in 2004 on land previously occupied by the General Hospital and is underway as of 2007. It is a 37 acre inner city development, consisting of multi-family residential and mixed use buildings.Cite web| url= http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Hall/Business+Units/Corporate+Properties+and+Buildings/The+Bridges+Development/The+Bridges+Development.htm | title= The Bridges | author= City of Calgary | month= July | year= 2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-02] The project includes 11.7 acres of parks and open space.

The Bridges is a transit-oriented development (TOD). The three phase project is located next to the Bridgeland-Memorial LRT station which is on the 202 Whitehorn/City Centre line of the city’s LRT, the C-Train. Early success of the project has seen it become an example development for cities interested in creating TODs.

ee also

*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References

External links

* [http://www.brcacalgary.org/ Community of Bridgeland Riverside]

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