Forest Lawn Maps 70 Amenities, Led by 41 Transit Stops

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Market summary

Forest Lawn has 70 mapped amenities. Transit stops dominate the count with 41 locations.

Central finding

Forest Lawn contains 70 mapped amenities, led by 41 transit stops and 7 schools. Sources: [Holy Trinity School]

Amenity Inventory in Forest Lawn

Forest Lawn contains 70 mapped amenity points across six categories. The largest group is transit stops, which account for 41 of the total points. Schools represent the next largest category with 7 mapped locations within the neighbourhood boundary. Parks number 8, while recreation facilities also total 8 points. Grocery stores appear 5 times, and a single childcare facility is mapped.

Specific named amenities include Holy Trinity School, Patrick Airlie School, and Forest Lawn High School. Grocery options include No Frills, White Nile Grocery Store Corporation, and Calgary Co-op Forest Lawn Food Centre. Recreation sites include Ernie Starr Arena, Bob Behan Aquatic & Fitness Centre, and Forest Lawn Outdoor Pool. These names identify the presence of services but do not confirm operating hours, capacity, or quality. The data reflects point locations rather than service coverage or accessibility metrics. Sources: [Holy Trinity School]

Transit Stop Distribution

Forty-one transit stops are mapped within Forest Lawn, making them the most numerous amenity type. Named stops include 44th Street SE Station (WB), 44th Street SE Station (EB), and 36th Street SE Station (EB). Other stops reference intersections such as SB 44 Street SE @ 17 Avenue SE and WB 17 Avenue SE @ 42 Street SE. The high count suggests multiple route alignments intersecting the neighbourhood grid.

The distribution includes stops along 17 Avenue SE, 44 Street SE, 36 Street SE, and 41 Street SE. Specific directional labels like NB, SB, EB, and WB indicate bidirectional service at various intersections. For example, NB 44 ST SE @ 19 AV SE and SB 44 ST SE @ 14 AV SE are both listed. This granularity supports the existence of a dense local transit network. Yet, without schedule data, the practical commute impact remains unverified. Sources: [Holy Trinity School]

The strongest counter-case

The amenity counts are point locations from OpenStreetMap and do not establish service quality, catchment boundaries, or buyer demand. Sources: [Holy Trinity School]

City market context

From the Calgary market article, 22 September 2026:

Calgary's August 2026 real estate data reveals a market where falling supply is outpacing falling demand, pushing the sales-to-new-listings ratio above 60 percent. Despite this apparent tightness, apartment prices have corrected 13 percent from their 2024 peak, signaling a segment-specific softening that complicates the overall outlook. Calgary's August 2026 market shows a divergent signal: while total residential sales fell 16% year-over-year to 1,660 units, the sales-to-new-listings ratio pushed above 60% due to a sharper 10% drop in new listings. This suggests a short-term absorption spike rather than a broad-based demand recovery, as apartment prices remain 13% below their 2024 peak.