Northwest sector · Established 1994
Tuscany
A 6.8 km² 2000s community in Calgary’s Northwest sector, served by one CTrain station.
About
13% of the ground is under tree canopy and 30% is parkland; canopy is below the Calgary community median and parkland above it.
Getting around
One CTrain station (Tuscany Station) and 78 bus stops sit inside the boundary.
Schools
- Eric Harvie School · PublicElementary
- St. Basil Elementary/Junior High School · SeparateElementary/Junior High
- Tuscany School · PublicElementary
- Twelve Mile Coulee School · PublicElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
41 km of pathways and trails, 9.2 km of bike routes and two off-leash areas. The city counts 6,655 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1990s
Established 1994
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 13.5%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 29.5%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 23.7%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 41 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 9.2 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
107 building permits, 25 development permits and 2 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $3.3M.
Housing stock
The city lists 76 registered secondary suites and 15 licensed short-term rentals.
Tuscany — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Tuscany in?
- Tuscany is in the Northwest sector of Calgary.
- Is Tuscany on the CTrain?
- Yes. Tuscany Station sits inside the Tuscany boundary.
- What schools are in Tuscany?
- Tuscany has 4 schools inside its boundary: Eric Harvie School, St. Basil Elementary/Junior High School, Tuscany School, and Twelve Mile Coulee School.
- How big is Tuscany?
- Tuscany covers about 6.8 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Tuscany?
- Tuscany borders Arbour Lake, Haskayne, Rocky Ridge, Royal Oak, and Scenic Acres.
- How many historic resources are in Tuscany?
- Tuscany has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Tuscany good for walking and cycling?
- Tuscany has 9.2 km of bike routes and 41 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Tuscany?
- Every home for sale in Tuscany 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.