8 80 Tower Pops
Transforming Underused Spaces to Support Health Equity in Tower Neighbourhoods is a 3-year multi-disciplinary project led by 8 ...
Canada, Mississauga, ON (Canada), Toronto, ON (Canada)
Our mission is to ignite action and challenge the status quo to create healthier, more equitable, and sustainable cities for all people.
We are guided by the simple but powerful idea that if everything we do in our cities is great for an 8 year old and an 80 year old, then it will be better for all people.
OUR SERVICES
8 80 Neighbourhood Diagnostic
We work with community partners to put neighbourhoods back at the center of city development.
8 80 Community Engagement & Public Space Activations
We co-create inclusive engagement strategies with community partners that activate public space.
8 80 Workshops & Training
We provide unique training and capacity building workshops on creating equitable and age-friendly cities and public spaces.
8 80 Resources & Toolkits
We work with partners and clients to create attractive and accessible public space resources and toolkits.
8 80 Tailored Programs
We develop custom-made programs in collaboration with funders and partners that break the mold.
WHAT’S NEW
Thirty Local Leaders from Ontario Selected As 2025 Ontario Community Changemakers
Thirty local leaders from Ontario have been selected to receive $5,000 in grant funding, leadership development training and peer-to-peer networking to implement their project idea through the Ontario Community Changemaker (OCC) program.
Powered by 8 80 Cities, this multi-generational leadership and micro-grant program is designed for people with bold ideas to activate public space, enhance civic engagement, and foster social inclusion in their communities. The 2025 program will run from October 2025 to October 2026, including a 2-day Studio in Toronto. Changemakers will have 12 months to implement their projects while receiving ongoing training and capacity building from the team at 8 80 Cities, as well as a network of local public space experts.
FEATURED PROJECTS
This Is 8 80 in Action
The 8 80 concept is universal. From communities of 5,000 to 5 million, our projects always start at the same place: how do we meaningfully engage people in urban transformation?
Canada, Mississauga, ON (Canada), Toronto, ON (Canada)
Nelson Square Pocket Park
The City of Brampton, the Downtown Brampton Business Improvement Area and 8 80 Cities partnered again to transform the Nelson S...
Canada, Brampton, ON“We should create 8 80 Cities for everyone. Where all can live healthier and happier.”
– Gil Penalosa, Founder
STORIES & INSIGHTS
From the world of 8 80 Cities
Like cities, we’re constantly evolving! Keep up to date with the latest stories and thoughts from 8 80.
InsightThe Paradox of Proximity: Building Connection in Toronto
By Aysha Teja, 8 80 Cities Collaborator This Fall, 8 80 Cities and BLOXHUB, Denmark’s Nordic hub for sustainable urbanism, teamed up to explore a simple but timely question: Why do people in cities designed for proximity still feel so disconnected, and what can we......
October 29, 2025
InsightThirty Local Leaders from Ontario Selected As 2025 Ontario Community Changemakers
TORONTO — October 8, 2025 — Thirty local leaders from Ontario have been selected to receive $5,000 in grant funding, leadership development training and peer-to-peer networking to implement their project idea through the Ontario Community Changemaker (OCC) program. Powered by 8 80 Cities, this multi-generational......
October 08, 2025
8 80 Videos
We have a growing library of videos featuring the work we do. Get familiar with scenes of our 8 80 adventures.
8 80 Streets Mountview
Toronto’s Risky Roads
Cities for Everyone. The Webinar: 8 80 Cities
Land Acknowledgement
8 80 Cities acknowledges that the land on which we are situated is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, the Huron-Wendat, and Petun First Nations. These lands are the site of Treaty 13 and the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant — an agreement forged between the Anishinaabe Nation and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to peaceably share resources around the Great Lakes.
We are mindful of broken covenants, violations of human and treaty rights, and affirm the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It is our responsibility to actively interrogate and challenge settler-colonial systems of oppression through our work. We are committed to strengthening our relationships with Indigenous Peoples and Lands.
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