As part of the Sarcee Bow Functional Planning Study, The City is exploring ways to enhance safety and traffic flow at Sarcee Tr and Bow Tr S.W. In Fall 2024, during Phase 2 public engagement, The City shared concept options for the Sarcee Tr and Bow Tr intersection and corridors and asked for public feedback.

Wildwood Community Engagement

In the concept options presented, the project team proposed a new access to Edworthy Park from Bow Tr S.W. Based on the feedback, the project team determined that further engagement is needed to better understand the Wildwood Community’s preferences.

As a continuation of the Phase 2 engagement process, we sought your feedback on proposed options for Edworthy Park access.

We are also coordinating with the Spruce Drive Improvements project in the area.

To learn about the work that has been completed on the Sarcee Trail/Bow Trail Functional Planning Study, visit www.engage.calgary.ca/sarceebowstudy

During the public engagement process, Option 2 received the highest preference from respondents.

Below is a high-level summary of key themes we heard from the public about each option.

We value and will consider the public's preferences and ideas when selecting a plan for Edworthy Park access. However, please note that public feedback is just one of several inputs we will consider. Our final plan will be determined based on a complete review that includes technical requirements, city policies, budgets, and best practices.

The option chosen for Edworthy Park access will be presented as part of the final plan for the Sarcee Tr and Bow Tr S.W. interchange and corridor design, to be shared in Spring 2025.

During Phase 1 & Phase 2 engagement for the Sarcee Trail/Bow Trail Functional Planning Study, we heard the following feedback about Edworthy Park access and traffic patterns in the area.

Phase 1:

• Many participants indicated interest in providing direct access to Edworthy Park from one of the corridors to help reduce traffic in the Wildwood community.
• Some respondents were concerned about speeding on 45 Street S.W., Spruce Dr S.W. and Windermere Road S.W. by drivers going to Edworthy Park.
• Some respondents were concerned about non-local shortcutting through the Wildwood community by drivers going to Edworthy Park.

Phase 2:

Feedback was mixed regarding the proposed direct access to Edworthy Park from Bow Trail S.W.

• Many participants indicated direct access would greatly improve entry to the park and reduce non-local traffic in Wildwood.
• Feedback also indicated that direct access may make it harder for Wildwood residents to access the park. Some respondents suggested The City consider multiple vehicular access points or leave the current access as it is.
• Concern that the lights for this direct access will cause congestion and negatively impact traffic flow.

Feedback from Phases 1 and 2 helped shape the initial proposal for direct access to Edworthy Park from Bow Tr. Now, we're presenting more options for your input.

• This option adds a new road from Bow Tr S.W. to Edworthy Park, while removing vehicle access from Spruce Drive S.W.
• Pedestrian access from Wildwood remains unchanged.
• The Thomas Percival parking lot will be relocated.
• Access to Woodcliff United Church is preserved, and Worcester Drive S.W. will now be one-way southbound/eastbound instead of northbound/westbound.

• This option adds a new road from Bow Tr S.W. to Edworthy Park, while keeping the road access from Spruce Drive S.W.
• There is no direct road connection between Bow Trail S.W. and Spruce Drive S.W.
• Medians are added to restrict movements.
• Pedestrian access from Wildwood stays the same.
• Worcester Dr S.W. will now go one-way southbound/eastbound.
• The Thomas Percival parking lot will be relocated.

• This option adds a new road from Bow Trail S.W. to Edworthy Park and keeps the road access from Spruce Drive S.W.
• There is also a direct road connection between Bow Trail S.W. and Spruce Drive S.W. This means that this new road could be used by vehicles to travel in and out of Wildwood.
• Pedestrian access from Wildwood stays the same.
• Worcester Drive S.W. will now go one-way southbound/eastbound.
• The Thomas Percival parking lot will be relocated.

• This option keeps access to Edworthy Park the same as it is today through the Wildwood community.
• Since the U-turn will no longer be needed with the interchange design, we will review whether a grade separated pedestrian connection into the park could be provided and the existing traffic signal could be eliminated.