CLICK TO RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY How do we make healthy places – communities that allow people to grow up, live, work, play, and remain healthy – that are also safe and stimulating environments? This encompassing vision of healthy places is inspiring, but needs long-term, holistic solutions that connect specific professional paradigms to successful implementation. The article explores the nexus of planning and built form in Currie, a community in Calgary developed by Canada Lands Company (CLC) that has championed innovative planning and design strategies for healthy places. Building great neighbourhoods: Recalibrating Currie By Sasha Tsenkova and Chris Elkey RÉSUMÉ Comment aménager des espaces sains? Des collectivités qui permettent aux gens de grandir, de vivre, de travailler, de se divertir tout en conservant une bonne santé et qui soient en même temps des milieux sûrs et stimulants. Ce concept global des espaces sains est inspirant, mais a besoin de reposer sur des solutions holistiques et à long terme rassemblant des paradigmes professionnels qui permettront leur mise en œuvre. L’article aborde l’interrelation entre l’urbanisme et le milieu bâti à Currie, un quartier de Calgary aménagé sous la direction de la Société immobilière du Canada (SIC) qui s’est fait championne de l’urbanisme innovant et de stratégies de conception favorisant des collectivités saines. A PLANNING VISION FOR CURRIE The redevelopment of the former Currie Barracks military base advances a vision for a healthy, walkable and sustainable community. The design integrates important heritage resources – buildings, landscapes, and interpretive resources – into a new urban mosaic of neighborhoods designed to foster a sense of place. A primary goal of the plan, adopted by Calgary City Council in 2015, is to create planning and design frameworks that promote healthy living, walkability, and integration of the natural environment. To further advance a sustainable urban future, the density and land use mix is calibrated to generate transit ridership, vibrant retail and amenity services in neighbourhood nodes, and a balanced mix of employment uses that compliments a variety of residential options. The urban form promotes higher density (45 units per acre), connectivity on multiple fronts, small urban blocks, a network of pedestrian mews (over 1.5% of the area), underground parking, and a street network fostering pedestrian and bike SPRING • PRINTEMPS 2018 | PLAN CANADA 17