Centre sector · Established 1911
Rideau Park
A 0.3 km² inner city community in Calgary’s Centre sector.
About
41% of the ground is under tree canopy and 23% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
1 bus stop inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Rideau Park School · PublicElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
1.4 km of pathways and trails and 1.3 km of bike routes. The city counts 577 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
Established 1911
- Lindsay's Folly · Romanesque Revival1913
- 1920s
- 10th Calgary Troop Boy Scout Hall (Sara Scout Hall) · Vernacular1927
- 1930s
- Rideau Elementary and Junior High School · Collegiate Gothic1930
- 1950s
- Rideau Towers · International1955
- Southern Alberta Pioneers' Memorial Building · Vernacular1955
5 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 40.6%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 23.3%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 17.9%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 1.4 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 1.3 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
3 building permits and 1 development permit in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $1M.
Rideau Park — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Rideau Park in?
- Rideau Park is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Rideau Park on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Rideau Park boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Rideau Park?
- Rideau Park has 1 school inside its boundary: Rideau Park School.
- How big is Rideau Park?
- Rideau Park covers about 0.3 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Rideau Park?
- Rideau Park borders Cliff Bungalow, Elbow Park, Mission, Parkhill, and Roxboro.
- How many historic resources are in Rideau Park?
- Rideau Park has 5 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Rideau Park good for walking and cycling?
- Rideau Park has 1.3 km of bike routes and 1.4 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Rideau Park?
- Every home for sale in Rideau Park is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.