CALGARY'S 7th AVENUE HEADED FOR RENAISSANCE

Calgarys Sturgess Architecture and Graham Edmunds Cartier, along with the Calgary Transit, announce a seven-year plan to revamp downtowns C-Train stations and pedestrian environment.

Calgary, AB, Canada (PRWEB) January 27, 2004 --Calgarys Graham Edmunds Cartier and Sturgess Architecture, along with the Calgary Transit, announce a seven-year plan to revamp downtowns C-Train stations and pedestrian environment. The multi-phased plan will include platform and sidewalk upgrades from 11th Street West to 4th Street East along 7th Avenue -- Calgarys busiest pedestrian route.

Various improvements under consideration include increased shelter on C-Train platforms, improved comfort for transit riders, raised sidewalks that will be level with current platform height and platform extensions to accommodate the longer four-car C-Trains needed to meet the projected growth in ridership over the next 10 years.

The first phase will involve removal of the station currently located between 1st and 2nd Streets West, which will be replaced by a new station between 1st Street West and Centre Street. It will also include sidewalk improvements and upgrades to street furnishings and bus bays, as well as increased tree planting in both blocks.

Easy, convenient transportation, coupled with improvements for pedestrians, will attract new investment by businesses and families into the community, which will lead to a renaissance in this section of our downtown," said Jeremy Sturgess, Principal and Partner of Sturgess Architecture.

The Transportation Project Office, a public-private entity created by the City of Calgary to manage major transportation infrastructure, has been appointed to manage the 7th Avenue upgrade program.

For more information, please contact Christine Gillies at 403.263.5700 or send an email to Christine@sturgessarchitecture.com.

About Sturgess Architecture
Established in 1993, Sturgess Architecture is an award-winning design firm with over 26 years of experience in architecture, interior design and urban planning. The Calgary-based design firm is led by Principal Architect and Partner, Jeremy Sturgess, member of the Alberta Association of Architects, and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Sturgess is widely-recognized for creating unique, publicly renowned buildings across Western Canada and around the world. www.sturgessarchitecture.com

About Graham Edmunds Cartier Architecture Interior Design Urban Planning
Graham Edmunds Cartier is an interdisciplinary team of professionals including architects, interior designers, urban designers, planners, and facility programmers. Graham Edmunds Cartier has completed over 1,350 buildings in 35 years of practice. The firm has designed many of Calgarys most significant, landmark buildings including the Pengrowth (Olympic) Saddledome, the Olympic Speed Skating Oval and the TELUS Convention Centre. Graham Edmunds Cartier has extensive LRT experience, including the Centre Street Station and the Somerset-Bridlewood LRT Station, opening in spring 2004.www.gecarch.com.
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