8 80 Streets
Read the 8 80 Streets Project Reports containing insights and recommendations from the pilot-projects implemented in Toronto in...
Toronto, ON (Canada)
We are a non-profit organization. We bring citizens together to enhance mobility and public space so that together we can create more vibrant, healthy, and equitable communities.
WHAT IS 8 80 CITIES?
We believe that if everything we do in our cities is great for an 8 year old and an 80 year old, then it will be great for all people.
NEWS
8 80 Cities takes part in a new Healthy Communities Initiative!
The Healthy Communities Initiative is a $31 million investment from the Government of Canada to support communities as they create and adapt public spaces to respond to the new realities of COVID-19. We are proud to be working with Community Foundations of Canada and the Canadian Urban Institute with the support of the Government of Canada to support organizations that are showing creativity and resourcefulness in creating solutions that enable people to connect and access public spaces safely while still respecting public health measures.
The application portal is now closed and Round 2 applicants will receive results by September 16th, 2021.
Healthy Communities Initiative: Round 1 Results: See the interactive map and dive into the projects taking place in your community.
Visit healthycommunitiesinitiative.
OUR SERVICES
We don’t do boring.
Work with us. Have fun again!
Our team can help your community’s streets and public spaces thrive.
Unconventional Engagement
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.
Idea Labs
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.
Open Streets Planning
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.
Special Projects
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.
FEATURED PROJECTS
This is 8 80 Cities 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.
Toronto, ON (Canada)
My City Too
My City Too is an initiative by 8 80 Cities and EcoKids to develop a strategy that advances outdoor free play and independent m...
Toronto, ON (Canada)“Post-COVID People and Cities. People: healthier and happier.
Cities: equitable and sustainable.”
– Gil Penalosa, Founder & Chair of the Board
Stories & Insights
From the world of 8 80 Cities.
Like cities we’re always evolving! Keep up to date with the latest stories and thoughts from 8 80.
NewsNews Release: Twenty Young Leaders from Ontario Selected as Ontario Community Changemakers to Improve Their Communities
20 young leaders from Ontario will receive $ 5,000 microgrant and leadership development and training to implement their idea to activate public space, enhance civic engagement and foster social inclusion in their Ontario communities. TORONTO— July 21, 2021 — 8 80 Cities announces the 20 winners of their new Ontario-based leadership and microgrant program to support residents aged 19-35 with......
July 21, 2021
Insight8 Questions with 8 80 Cities: In Dialogue with Maureen Healy, Executive Director of the Bronte BIA in Oakville, ON
In 8 Questions, 8 80 Cities asks amazing partners we’ve worked with, or amazing people doing amazing work eight questions about their passions, their history and their amazing-ness. And then we ask them to suggest a question for our next interviewee. 8 80 Cities Project......
July 15, 2021
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