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Flyover Park
From an Underpass into a Vibrant Urban Playground
Calgary’s Flyover Park is the first of its kind in Canada. It helped transform the underused area beneath the 4th Avenue flyover into a vibrant community hub residents, commuters, and visitors can enjoy an active lifestyle and environmental learning all year round.
Designed in collaboration with Grade 6 students, University of Calgary Landscape Architecture Students and Stantec, the park includes tiered seating, unique play features and artistic features to beautify the space.
Flyover Park received the Mayor’s Urban Design in 2022, and the Park Excellence Award by Alberta Recreation and Parks Association in 2021.
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“Every time I go and check my mailbox I am thrilled to see Flyover Park. After 15 years of feeling uncomfortable and often uneasy when we walk through the area under the flyover – I am so excited to see the new park! It feels so vibrant and alive – not the dead dusty deserted space it has been for so long.”
Park Features
Flyover Park combines the core elements of collaboration, creativity, innovative urban design and community engagement. It is a vital, vibrant and accessible gathering place that is quickly becoming a welcomed member of Calgary’s impressive roster of parks and public destinations.
In addition to creating a beautiful urban space, the park has environmental benefits. Upgrades to the space and the flyover infrastructure divert run-off from the flyover’s roadway to the park’s rain gardens and bioswale prior to entering the Bow River. This allows the run-off from the flyover to be filtered, reducing the amount of silt, harsh salts, and other substances from reaching the city’s river basin.
ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE
Designed with thoughtful accessibility features that make it easier for visitors of different ages and abilities to play and gather
PLAYFUL FAMILY FUN
Offers a mix of games and play elements from shuffleboard, ping pong, ladder toss, and tether ball to the hill slides and friendship swing
ARTFUL & IMMERSIVE SPACES
Provides a visually rich environment with strking murals and the bamboo jungle that sparks curiosity and encourages exploration
A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE
Improved visibility after dark with creative high‑impact lighting making Flyover Park feel vibrant and alive throughout the day and into the evening
Park Location
Flyover park is located in the community of Bridgeland-Riverside.
Address: 651 McDougall Rd NE, Calgary
Our Major Donors & Partners
This project was made possible through the generosity and support of our donors and partners:
The Flyover Park project was brought to life by Parks Foundation Calgary.
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Parks Foundation is a civic partner and qualified donee, which makes your donation eligible for charitable tax credits. For more information, please see our Receiving Donations and Issuing Tax Receipts Policy found here.
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Parks Foundation is a civic partner and a qualified donee.
225 – 13 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2R 1N8
info@parksfdn.com