Outdoor routines community signal

Recreation variety and access across Calgary communities

Relative access to City-listed recreation facilities and community centres, combined with mapped outdoor amenities, sport surfaces, playgrounds, park space, pathways and off-leash areas.

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Published formula

Recreation-facility reach 27%, mapped outdoor-amenity breadth 20%, sport-surface variety 12%, playground assets 10%, mapped park area 9%, pathway network reach 10%, community-centre proximity 8%, off-leash areas 4%. Within the facility-reach component: facilities within 1 km 20%, within 3 km 25%, within 5 km 20%, facility-type breadth within 5 km 20%, nearest-facility proximity 15%.

Radius counts and distances are straight-line measures from the official community point. Mapped records do not measure route quality, fees, capacity, booking availability, maintenance, accessibility, operating hours or facility quality.

Evidence used

This is a direct comparison. The current ingredients include recreation-facility reach at 1, 3 and 5 km, facility-type breadth, nearest community centre, outdoor amenity breadth, sport surfaces, playgrounds, park area, pathways and off-leash areas.

Communities with stronger measured support

Charleswood: 79/100; Facility reach: 2/10/27 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 11 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Triwood Community Association at 0.5 km Dover: 74/100; Facility reach: 1/6/10 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 5 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Valleyview Spray Park at 0.4 km Hillhurst: 78/100; Facility reach: 3/14/25 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 10 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Riley Park Wading Pool at 0.4 km Huntington Hills: 75/100; Facility reach: 4/6/11 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 7 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Murray Copot Arena at 0.5 km Montgomery: 86/100; Facility reach: 4/8/25 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 10 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Shouldice Arena at 0.2 km Mount Pleasant: 80/100; Facility reach: 3/14/27 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 10 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Mount Pleasant Sportsplex at 0.1 km Ogden: 76/100; Facility reach: 3/3/10 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 7 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Millican-Ogden Outdoor Pool at 0.2 km Renfrew: 74/100; Facility reach: 3/6/18 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 10 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Renfrew Aquatic & Recreation Centre at 0.7 km Silver Springs: 77/100; Facility reach: 1/6/12 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 7 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Silver Springs Outdoor Pool at 0.5 km West Hillhurst: 75/100; Facility reach: 2/12/30 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 11 facility types within 5 km; nearest is West Hillhurst Community Association at 0.8 km

These examples come from the stronger end of the measured-support range and are shown alphabetically. The score applies only to this named lens and is not an overall neighbourhood ranking.

Charleswood: 79/100Facility reach: 2/10/27 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 11 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Triwood Community Association at 0.5 km | Community centre: Triwood Community Centre - 0.5 km from the official community point
Dover: 74/100Facility reach: 1/6/10 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 5 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Valleyview Spray Park at 0.4 km | Community centre: Dover Community Centre - 0.5 km from the official community point
Hillhurst: 78/100Facility reach: 3/14/25 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 10 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Riley Park Wading Pool at 0.4 km | Community centre: Hillhurst/Sunnyside Community Centre - 0.1 km from the official community point
Huntington Hills: 75/100Facility reach: 4/6/11 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 7 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Murray Copot Arena at 0.5 km | Community centre: Huntington Hills Community Centre - 0.8 km from the official community point
Montgomery: 86/100Facility reach: 4/8/25 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 10 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Shouldice Arena at 0.2 km | Community centre: Montgomery Community Centre - 0.2 km from the official community point
Mount Pleasant: 80/100Facility reach: 3/14/27 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 10 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Mount Pleasant Sportsplex at 0.1 km | Community centre: Mount Pleasant Community Centre - 0.2 km from the official community point
Ogden: 76/100Facility reach: 3/3/10 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 7 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Millican-Ogden Outdoor Pool at 0.2 km | Community centre: Millican/Ogden/Lynnwood Community Centre - 0.3 km from the official community point
Renfrew: 74/100Facility reach: 3/6/18 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 10 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Renfrew Aquatic & Recreation Centre at 0.7 km | Community centre: Renfrew Community Association - 0.4 km from the official community point
Silver Springs: 77/100Facility reach: 1/6/12 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 7 facility types within 5 km; nearest is Silver Springs Outdoor Pool at 0.5 km | Community centre: Silver Springs Community Centre - 0.4 km from the official community point
West Hillhurst: 75/100Facility reach: 2/12/30 facilities within 1/3/5 km; 11 facility types within 5 km; nearest is West Hillhurst Community Association at 0.8 km | Community centre: West Hillhurst Community Centre - 0.8 km from the official community point