Saving You Time and Money

AccelerateU is being delivered in Calgary’s busiest office complex, Bow Valley Square. With 190 tenants and thousands of business and community leaders within a few minutes walk, AccelerateU is designed to remove the barriers. between learners and our community.

Bow Valley Square was also chosen because it overcomes one of the biggest challenges you face as a Mount Royal student - not having campus on the CTrain line. Bow Valley Square is one block from 1st Street SW CTrain station and connected via the Plus 15 Skywalk network. Even better, traveling to AccelerateU classes via Calgary Transit is FREE with your UPass.

 

The UPass

The UPass provides full time postsecondary students in Calgary access to the public transit through your student fees. To qualify for the UPass you must have the following:

  • Must have a @mtroyal.ca email address.

  • All eligible students taking three courses (minimum of nine credits) in each semester are assessed a fee for the UPass.

  • Must have a handheld device that supports either Google Play (Android) or App Store (iOS).

For more information on how to access your UPass, click HERE.

Calgary Transit Park and Ride

Driving is both expensive and time consuming. This is why we encourage students who have a car to use the Calgary Transit Park and Ride lots available at many CTrain Stations. These lots have both free parking and reserved parking. Reserved parking spaces become free after 10 a.m. on weekdays.

Red line Park & Ride

South Park and Ride

North Park and Ride

Blue Line Park & Ride

North East Park and Ride

West Park and Ride

Bus Terminal Park & Ride

Direct Bus to and from Campus

Though we encourage you to take all your classes in a single day downtown, if your schedule requires you to travel to or from Mount Royal, there is FREE door to door bus service to and from campus on routes 304, 66, and 13 with your UPass.

Parking Downtown

Photo Credit: CMLC

We understand that parking can be expensive, and we encourage you to save your money and take public transit. If you would like to drive to the Lab, your best option is parking in the East Village. Street parking is only $1 per hour. You can than walk or take the CTrain to Bow Valley Square.

Parking is free at The CORE Shopping Centre after 3:00 p.m. for the first three hours and just $2.00 after that.

Cycling Downtown

Photo Credit: CMLC

Did you know that with 1000km, Calgary has the largest pathway and bikeway system in North America?

It is not surprising that there are over 17,000 cycle trips in and out of the downtown daily. To maximize safety, Calgary has now introduced cycle tracks across the downtown area. A cycle track is a bike lane protected by a physical barrier from moving cars, parked cars and sidewalks. It provides a predictable space and minimizes potential conflicts between people who walk, cycle, and drive.

Downtown cycle tracks are on:

  • 5 Street (on the east side from 3 Ave. S.W. to 17 Ave. S.W.)

  • 12 Avenue (on the north side from 11 St. S.W. to 4 St. S.E.)

  • 8 Avenue / 9 Avenue (on the north and south sides from 11 St. S.W. to 3 St. S.W. and Macleod Trail to 4 St. S.E.)

  • 7 Street S.W. (on the east side from the Bow River Pathway to the alley between 8 and 9 Avenue S.W.)

  • Edmonton Trail (on the west side from Memorial Drive to 2 Avenue N.E.)

Additionally, cycling is allowed on Stephen Avenue (from 3 St. S.W. to 1 St. S.E.) and Olympic Plaza although no physical track has been built. Between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. people walking and cycling share the space. Between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. people walking use the sidewalk, and bicycles and cars share the roadway.

Best of all Bow Valley Square includes access to a secure underground bike lock-up.