In 1952, Calgary’s growth was on an upswing: 151,000 people lived here — 10,000 more than the previous year — and traffic was getting worse every day. So, city hall decided it was time for a new major thoroughfare plan. Pictured below is the map that appeared on the front page of the Calgary Herald […]
In 1952, Calgary faced increasing traffic congestion with a population of 151,000. City planners proposed a major thoroughfare plan including east-west routes like 16th, 17th, and 33rd Avenues, and north-south routes like Macleod Trail, 14th, and 24th Street. A precursor to Deerfoot Trail, named "New Edmonton Trail," was suggested to alleviate the "traffic trap" Calgary was experiencing.
