Our mission is to ignite action and challenge the status quo to create healthier, more equitable, and sustainable cities for all people
The Healthy Urban Policy Workshop is a program designed by 8 80 Cities in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Healthy Cities Research Initiative. This program aims to bring researchers and city decision-makers together to collaborate, design, implement, and evaluate healthy city programs related to active transportation and the design of public spaces. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from good practices in public space and active transportation to support health and well-being, including a study trip and policy implementation workshop in Copenhagen in Fall 2023!
Our team can help your community’s streets and public spaces thrive.
Everyone has a voice, we provide the megaphone. Our expertise is in creating unconventional engagement strategies that get people informed, involved, and excited about new initiatives in their cities.
Changing cities starts by harnessing exceptional new ideas and taking action. That’s what 8 80 Idea Labs are all about. We will share our knowledge of best practices from cities around the world to generate new and exciting ideas and action plans for your community.
We are international experts in Open Streets design and implementation. ‘Open Streets’ are community-based programs that temporarily open selected streets to people, by closing them to cars. Streets become places where people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds can come out and improve their health.
We love to break the mold. That’s why we take on Special Projects- these are projects that go beyond our other services. Our Special Projects incubate new strategies and ideas to elevate people-centred urbanism. We develop these projects in collaboration with our partners and clients.
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.
School Streets are programs that create a car-free environment in front of schools at the start and end of the school day to pr...
GlobalThe Seniors’ Outdoor Activation Toolkit is a compilation of best practices on programming parks and public spaces for seniors...
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Ontario Community Changemakers is a fellowship and micro-grant program for young civic innovators with bold ideas to activate public space, enhance civic engagement and foster social inclusion. This program is powered by 8 80 Cities and funded by Balsam Foundation. Visit ontariocommunitychangemakers.org to learn more.......
November 30, 2022
Ontario Community Changemakers is a fellowship and micro-grant program for young civic innovators with bold ideas to activate public space, enhance civic engagement and foster social inclusion. This program is powered by 8 80 Cities and funded by Balsam Foundation. Visit ontariocommunitychangemakers.org to learn more.......
November 23, 2022Ontario Community Changemakers is a fellowship and micro-grant program for young civic innovators with bold ideas to activate public space, enhance civic engagement and foster social inclusion. This program is powered by 8 80 Cities and funded by Balsam Foundation. Visit ontariocommunitychangemakers.org to learn more.......
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