Page 5 - Mark Garner News Today

Officials said the East Village Safety Hub gets about 200 visits per month from Calgary Police, bylaw and transit officers, as well as outreach teams,

Officials said the East Village Safety Hub gets about 200 visits per month from Calgary Police, bylaw and transit officers, as well as outreach teams,

The Calgary Downtown Association is planning to launch a bike valet pilot program at the end of July that will potentially run until October. The goal is to assist those who want to use bikes to get to events in downtown Calgary.

While the number of deals in the city centre was comparable to the first quarter of the year, the amount of space in question was down 15%.

With expansion of BMO Centre and a new events centre on the horizon, Stampede is evolving into a major year-round economic driver

The Downtown Safety Leadership Table is a new committee made up of business representatives, social agencies and community groups.

A new collaborative group of downtown Calgary organizations will convene to make suggestions about safety in the citys downtown core. 

The focus group will sit for 120 days to identify public safety gaps and barriers within the downtown core.

The city has announced a new panel of local agencies to direct solutions for both the realities and perceptions of safety in the downtown core.

The focus group will sit for 120 days to identify public safety gaps and barriers within the downtown core.