In June 2019, Council passed a Notice of Motion to close Richmond Green Golf Course after the 2019 golf season as part of the Golf Course Sustainability Strategy. This decision was aimed at addressing sustainability and operational challenges.

In November 2020, Council directed The City’s real estate division to submit a land use application to enable the redevelopment of 5 acres of land on the north-west portion of the park site. At the same time, Council directed the assessment of the remaining 48 acres.

In July 2021, the Richmond Green Needs Assessment was conducted to determine current issues and concerns within the park and note potential areas for improvement. In addition, the former golf course was converted to a disc golf course in 2021 for interim use, which overlays drinking water reservoirs. 

In May 2022, Council directed City Administration to market and sell a 5.5-acre parcel of land at Richmond Green Park. The purchaser application process opened on October 3, 2022. Proceeds of land sale, minus real-estate costs of approximately $1.5M, were directed to be reinvested into replacing the baseball diamonds and improving the park.

In August 2024, the sale of the 5.5-acre parcel of land at Richmond Green Park was finalized at a price of $12 million.

The first phase of construction of the Richmond Green Regional Park redevelopment is anticipated to begin in Spring 2025 and will include abatement and demolition of the former City of Calgary operations workplace centre.  

The two small baseball diamonds on the development parcel have been relocated off site. We anticipate the existing access road to be enhanced to provide vehicle and transit connections with the Currie community to the south. 

With the re-purposing and incorporation of the former golf course (+17.5 acres) and the former City of Calgary operations workplace centre (+10 acres), an increase of approximately 22 acres will become open park space available for free public use, despite the loss of the development parcel (-5.5 acres).  

A total of 48.5 acres will become a publicly accessible park that will exist in conjunction with drinking water infrastructure. Pedestrian safety, connectivity and the park experience are important aspects for the park redevelopment.

Public engagement for this project was held in 2021, 2022 and 2023. To view engagement information, visit the Richmond Green Park engagement webpage.

Richmond Green Regional Park is a 48.5-acre redevelopment project in southwest Calgary that will transform three distinct areas into a cohesive and vibrant regional park featuring both active and passive recreational opportunities. 

Currently, the park offers a variety of recreational amenities, including a temporary disc golf course (on the former golf course), tennis/pickleball courts, a baseball diamond, toboggan hill, and playground. The site also includes underground water reservoirs and a 10-acre parcel of land formerly used as a City of Calgary Operations Workplace Centre.

With the closure of the Richmond Green Golf Course and the decommissioning of the Operations Workplace Centre, the park is now being reimagined as a connected and inclusive destination. The redevelopment aims to:

• Expand greenspace and restore natural amenities 
• Improve and diversify recreational amenities for all ages and abilities
• Enhance pathways and connections in the park, as well as to surrounding communities
• Incorporate sustainable design features, such as bioswales and low-impact stormwater management

The park redevelopment will focus on addressing feedback we heard from the public regarding access to the park, additional open green space, additional pathways, and park connectivity to better serve park users as a welcoming regional park.

Public engagement for the Richmond Green Park redevelopment project was held in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Feedback received through public engagement is considered and balanced in conjunction with other factors such as design principles, technical feasibility, and site constraints, as well as environmental, operational, and financial considerations.

Through the engagement process for Richmond Green Park, we heard from Calgarians that the current park space was underutilized for various reasons. The new park design focuses on addressing feedback we heard from the public regarding access through the park, additional open green space, improving amenities, additional pathways, and park connectivity to surrounding communities.

To view engagement information, visit the Richmond Green Park engagement webpage.

The Richmond Green Park redevelopment project went through several design stages and included multiple versions of the park design as part of the master plan process. Through this process we learned some amenities we originally hoped to include in the redevelopment were not feasible due to financial constraints, as well as functional and technical evaluations.

The final park design also reflects valuable input gathered through public engagement in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Community feedback played an important role and was considered and balanced in conjunction with other factors such as design principles, technical feasibility, and site constraints, as well as environmental, operational, and financial realities.

A summary of the park design refinements can be downloaded.

While we received many great ideas, not all could be included due to budget constraints and practical limitations. We worked to find a thoughtful balance between what the community asked for and what could realistically function, be built and maintained cohesively.

The park redevelopment aims to improve accessibility, protect natural features, enhance the quality of amenities offered and balance recreational needs to ensure the park serves a wide range of users for years to come. To achieve this, public feedback is considered and balanced in conjunction with other factors such as design principles, technical feasibility, and site constraints, as well as environmental, operational, and financial considerations.

As a result of the above factors, some design amenities were refined or removed.

With limited dedicated pickleball courts in Calgary, The City is responding to high community demand and a city-wide amenity gap by introducing new courts at Richmond Green Park. The park’s layout, surrounding land uses, and capacity to accommodate this amenity make it a rare inner-city opportunity to introduce dedicated pickleball facilities of this scale.

The park redevelopment project team, along with internal experts from The City’s Recreation and Social Programs team, reviewed available tennis facilities in close proximity to Richmond Green Park and found there were multiple tennis facilities nearby, while there were limited pickleball facilities. Our available usage data shows that the tennis courts in the area have sufficient capacity to absorb the additional tennis players who typically use the existing Richmond Green Park tennis courts. With limited dedicated pickleball courts in Calgary, The City is responding to high community demand and a citywide amenity gap by introducing new courts at Richmond Green Park and removing existing tennis courts.

The City of Calgary offers over 160 outdoor tennis courts across various communities. Near Richmond Green Park you can find tennis courts at:

• Killarney tennis courts
• Glenmore Athletic Park
• North Glenmore Park
• Signal Hill tennis courts

We recognize the importance of maintaining access to tennis while also responding to emerging sport needs.