City eyes upgrades to Stephen Avenue

The City of Calgary wants to spruce up Stephen Avenue and make it a more lively place, especially on evenings and weekends. Officials are asking design and landscape architecture firms to submit proposals until April 19 that reimagine the well-known pedestrian hub in the downtown core. Created in the 1990s as a way to preserve heritage buildings from demolition, the Stephen Avenue Mall runs along 8th Avenue from Macleod Trail S.E. to 11 St. S.W. and has grown to include shops, restaurants, bars