Our mission is to ignite action and challenge the status quo to create healthier, more equitable, and sustainable cities for all people.
We work with community partners to put neighbourhoods back at the center of city development.
We co-create inclusive engagement strategies with community partners that activate public space.
We provide unique training and capacity building workshops on creating equitable and age-friendly cities and public spaces.
We work with partners and clients to create attractive and accessible public space resources and toolkits.
We develop custom-made programs in collaboration with funders and partners that break the mold.
8 80 Cities is thrilled to announce that the 2025 Knight Emerging City Champions fellowship and micro-grant program application is now open! We are looking for young civic innovators between 18 – 35 years old in the U.S. with bold ideas to transform their cities. Applications close May 28, 2025. Apply Now! 8 80 Cities leads KECC with support from Knight Foundation.
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?
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)The City of Brampton, the Downtown Brampton Business Improvement Area and 8 80 Cities partnered again to transform the Nelson S...
Canada, Brampton, ON– Gil Penalosa, Founder
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8 80 Cities announces the launch of a new round of applications for the 2025 Knight Emerging City Champions Fellowship program to support young civic innovators with bold ideas to transform their communities TORONTO – April 16, 2025 8 80 Cities is excited to announce......
April 16, 2025
8 80 Cities is excited to announce that teams from Kingston, Burlington, Hamilton and Yellowknife have been selected as the winners of a National Healthy Cities Grant competition focused on implementing healthy urban policy. Teams will join us for an immersive workshop in Helsinki, Finland......
April 03, 2025
This is a guest contribution by Ronika Postaria Cover image by Emma Mulligan on Unsplash Toronto, Calgary, and Ottawa – some of Canada’s largest cities are applauded for their bustling streets, cultural events, lively restaurants and dynamic nightlife. However, young girls and women are excluded......
March 24, 2025We have a growing library of videos featuring the work we do. Get familiar with scenes of our 8 80 adventures.
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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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