LEADER 03985nam 2200589 450 001 9910811456003321 005 20231206231330.0 010 $a1-927356-09-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000519836 035 $a(EBL)1575666 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001150883 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12552961 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001150883 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11106256 035 $a(PQKB)10207165 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4839973 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11376426 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL550333 035 $a(OCoLC)872601135 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1575666 035 $a(OCoLC)812064556 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/rrzbmn 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4839973 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1575666 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3291025 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000519836 100 $a20170510h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDevelopment derailed $eCalgary and the CPR, 1962-64 /$fMax Foran 210 1$aEdmonton, [Alberta] :$cAU Press,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations, maps ; digital, PDF file(s) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-927356-08-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aList of tables, maps, and figures --Acknowledgements --Introduction --1 Setting the stage: the city's personalities and agendas, 1953 to July 1962 --2 Heady days of hope: two announcements, June 1962 to April 1963 --3 From arrangement to agreement: dodging the negotiation potholes, April 1963 to January 1964 --4 Temperature rising: the project under public scrutiny, February to June 1964 --Conclusion --Epilogue --Appendix A: Heads of arrangement --Appendix B: Agreement of intent --Appendix C: Major participants --Appendix D: Calgary City Councils, 1962-64 --Notes --Bibliography --Index. 330 $aIn June of 1962, the Canadian Pacific Railway announced a proposal to redevelop part of its reserved land in the heart of downtown Calgary. In an effort to bolster its waning revenues and to redefine its urban presence, the CPR proposed a multimillion dollar development project that included retail, office, and convention facilities, along with a major transportation centre. With visions of enhanced tax revenues, increased land values, and new investment opportunities, Calgary?s political and business leaders greeted the proposal with excitement. Over the following year, the scope of the project expanded, growing to a scale never before seen in Canada. The plan took official form through an agreement between the City of Calgary and the railway company to develop a much larger area of land and to reroute or remove the railway tracks from the downtown area?a grand design for reshaping Calgary?s urban core. In 1964, amid bickering and a failed negotiating process, the project came to an abrupt end. What caused this promising partnership between the nation?s leading corporation and the burgeoning city of Calgary to collapse?What, in economic terms, was perceived to be a win-win situation for both parties fell prey to a conflict between corporate rigidity and an unorganized, ill-informed, and over-enthusiastic civic administration and city council. Drawing on the private records of Rod Sykes, the CPR?s onsite negotiator and later Calgary?s mayor, Foran unravels the fascinating story of how politics ultimately undermined promise. 606 $aEconomic development$xPolitical aspects$zAlberta$zCalgary$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aEconomic development$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 676 $a385.0971 700 $aForan$b Maxwell$0887177 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811456003321 996 $aDevelopment derailed$92180541 997 $aUNINA