Kitchener Pop-Up Park
8 80 Cities and the City of Kitchener came together to launch the first-ever pop-up park in downtown Kitchener to build excitem...
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.
In the Fall/Winter 2021 8 80 Cities’ Board of Directors and staff began the journey to sunset our previous five-year Strategic Plan and to move towards the creation of this new 2022-2027 Strategic Plan. During this time, we worked in collaboration to develop strategic priorities to propel 8 80 Cities into the future.
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?
8 80 Cities and the City of Kitchener came together to launch the first-ever pop-up park in downtown Kitchener to build excitem...
The Lending Library Project sought to create autonomous and flexible recreation and fitness opportunities for WoodGreen’s sen...
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Location: The 8 80 Office is located at 364-401 Richmond Street West, Toronto. We are looking for a candidate based in the Greater Toronto Area. This is a hybrid position. Work is a mix of remote and in-office. Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed, and candidates contacted on......
January 22, 2024We 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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