Behind the Scenes of a Cleaner Beltline: What RadiCare Helped Us Achieve in 2025
- BLOX Business Improvement Area
- 17 hours ago
- 2 min read
As the year comes to a close and the Beltline settles into the quieter rhythm of the holidays, it's a meaningful moment to reflect on the people and partnerships that help keep our district safe, welcoming, and cared for every single day. One of the most integral of those partnerships is our ongoing work with RadiCare.
Throughout 2025, RadiCare's dedicated street team played a critical role in maintaining the public realm across our BLOX district. Their work is often unseen, but its impact is felt daily by businesses, residents and visitors alike.
The numbers behind the care
This past year, RadiCare delivered measurable, hands-on support across our neighbourhood:
Behind each of these figures is time, labour, and care -- work that contributes directly to cleaner streets, safer public spaces, and stronger confidence for our local businesses.
From data to action
Beyond day-to-day maintenance, RadiCare's steet team has helped us take a more strategic, informed approach to neighbourhood care. Over the past year, their on-the-ground insights allowed us to map recurring hotspots across the district where issues such as cigarette litter, street feces, graffiti, and discarded sharps occur more frequently.
This data-driven understanding has strengthened our collaboration with The City of Calgary, allowing us to advocate more effectively for targeted responses, improved infrastructure, and longer-term solutions. It's a reminder that care work is not only reactive -- it can also shape smarter, more compassionate city-building.
A partner rooted in community
RadiCare's impact extends far beyond street maintenance. As a BuySocial-certified organization, they play an important role to Calgary's local economy by creating employment opportunities for individuals who face barriers to traditional employment. Their work supports dignity, stability, and pathways forward; these values align deeply with our BIA's commitment to inclusive economic growth.
For our ratepayers, RadiCare is an essential service partner. For our city, they are a reminder that community well-being and economic opportunity can, and should, go hand-in-hand.
We're grateful for RadiCare, their team, and the impact they continue to make in the BLOX district. As we move into the new year, we do so with renewed hope, clearer insight, and a shared commitment to a cleaner, safer, and more compassionate Beltline.
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